THE UNITED STATES EARLY SILVER DOLLARS 1794–1803
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The One Hundred Greatest Items Of United States Numismatic Literature Rank: Number 31
Clain-Stefanelli 12246, Davis 107
The silver dollar, although the most iconic of American coins, necessarily trailed early copper in strength of variety attribution. While large cents existed in the millions by the end of the eighteenth century, the first cartwheels were more elusive, and more expensive. Thus, while Sheldon, in Early American Cents (#16), was examining bulk lots of hundreds of early American cents, Bolender had to patiently wait for the occasional pieces which crossed his path. This book, then, is the result of forty years of study, as Bolender verified the Catalogue Of John W. Haseltine's Type Table Of U.S. Dollars, Half Dollars & Quarter Dollars (#95) while noting new discoveries. Over one hundred varieties in all are detailed and photographed. Unlike Sheldon, Bolender is not an effusive leak of pen on paper, and the text is narrowly focused on variety description and finding guides. A necessary “go-with” item is Bolender’s 183rd auction sale (1952), featuring Bolender’s reference collection. J. Hewitt Judd’s copy of Bolender, signed by the author, resides in the ANA library.
1st Edition
Photo courtesy of Wayne K. Homren Numismatic Library.
BOLENDER, M. H. THE UNITED STATES EARLY SILVER DOLLARS 1794–1803.
Freeport, IL: 1950
75pp, 9 Collotype plates, illustrated
Quarto: 31.5 x 23.4
Hardbound: Blue cloth, lettered in gilt, spider web dust jacket
An errata slip, erratum illustrations, 1950, 1956, and 1961 valuation lists are available.
2nd Edition
Photo courtesy of Mark Borckardt Numismatic Library.
Omaha, NE: Beebees, n.d. (c.1969)
71 or 5pp, 9 plates, illustrated
Quarto: 31.5 x 23.4
Hardbound: Blue cloth, lettered in gilt
A 1969 valuation list is available.
2nd Revised Edition
Omaha, NE: Beebees, 1975
75pp, 9 plates, illustrated
Quarto: 31.5 x 23.5
Hardbound: Blue cloth, lettered in gilt
A 1971 valuation list is available.
3rd Revised Edition
Photo courtesy of NBS Member.
Iola, WI: Krause, 1980
75pp, 9 plates, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Blue cloth, lettered in gilt
4th Revised Edition
Iola, WI: 1982
75pp, 9 plates, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Blue cloth, lettered in gilt
5th Revised Edition
Photo courtesy of Steve Shupe Numismatic Library.
Iola, WI: 1988
75pp, 9 plates, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Blue cloth, lettered in gilt
1989 rarity ratings are included.
1999 Successor Edition
Photo courtesy of Steve Shupe Numismatic Library.
REIVER, Jules. THE UNITED STATES EARLY SILVER DOLLARS 1794–1803.
Iola, WI: 1999
115pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards