Lot 2864
1795 Flowing Hair Dollar 2 leaves. Rarity 3. PCGS graded VG-10. Toned on both sides, possibly cleaned long ago and allowed to retone. Once thought of as a rare variety, experts in the bust dollar series believe that somewhere between 100 and 150 exist; curiously, most of them are in relatively high grades for a 1795 issue. Liberty's flowing hair ends in six curls, with the third and fourth close together; lowest curl barely misses a point of the first star, but continues on to touch and slightly pass a second point of same star. Wide date, 79 closest. E in LIBERTY punched over an earlier erroneous R. The Y in LIBERTY is higher than the adjacent T. Foot of R in LIBERTY shortened from a broken punch. This obverse die was used to strike 1795 BB-24 (early state) and BB-25 (early and late states). It is paired to an earlier reverse used on BB-20, two leaves under each wing (PCGS # 6853) .
Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600.
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