Lot 1301
1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. 2 Leaves. . B-1, BB-21. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck with lovely golden toning. Full detail on Liberty's hair curls unlike on some varieties where even the highest grade pieces lack definition in this key area. Full sharp stars as well, and the rims are impressive for their choiceness and freedom from marks. The fields display a smooth surface with variegated toning whose shades run from light to darker "old silver" color. Here and there, some steel gray iridescence, mainly around Liberty and the stars, but also in several patches on the reverse above, below and to the right of the eagle. The eagle shows outstanding detail for this two-year Flowing hair style dollar. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for this variety.
Flowing hair in five prominent curls, with a thin faint additional curl below the third curl from the top. The head of Liberty deeply impressed into the die, causing it to be in slightly higher relief than most other varieties of the year. 1795 BB-21 is an affordable variety. It is second only to BB-27 in terms of its availability and perhaps 1,500 to 2,500 exist. However, bear in mind that BB-21 is plentiful only in lower grades, with the average being in the range of Very Fine 20 to 35. Extremely Fine specimens, while scarce, are not rare. About Uncirculated specimens are only occasionally seen.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 23,000.
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| Realized $18,400 |
