Lot 593
1795 B-9, BB-13. Rarity 4 2 Leaves. Rarity 4. PCGS graded VF-30. Light to medium gray patina with the deepest saturation around the lower obverse rim. The reverse is one stage lighter in overall color. Three short parallel marks in the field below Liberty's chin will serve to identify this handsome, lightly circulated coin. Rims are choice; central devices nicely detailed. Despite Bower's estimation of the variety's rarity, the PCGS census is clearly very low. Perhaps others will be encapsulated in years to come, but for now (December 2008): Pop 1; 1 finer in 55. Only 2 examples graded for this variety at PCGS. (PCGS # 39980) .
Two leaves under each wing. 17 berries, nine on left branch, eight on right. A berry is on outside of the wreath midway between S and T of STATES, the only variety in which this occurs; the arrangement is similar to that used on the 1794 dollar. Reverse die used to strike 1795 BB-13 and BB-14. In the years since Bolender suggested a rarity rating of R-5 (31 to 75 coins, if he meant R-5 on the Sheldon Scale), or the 1881 Type-Table designation of "very rare", more specimens have come to light. Bowers now puts the possible census between 300 and 500 pieces.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.
Ex; Hesselgesser Collection.
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