Lot 615
1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. Lovely gold and blue toning. Valentine-2 is quickly identified by the slender but prominent straight crack from 12:30 through the R in LIBERTY that travels most of the way across Liberty's hair. This handsome representative has distinctive toning, sharp stars on the right and mostly sharp stars on the left, with a weak area (as made) from the first star to the 1 in the date. Centers are also lightly struck in keeping with the times. There is a distinctive second teardrop shaped dot below the center dot on the neck. The eagle's eye, mouth, and nasal opening are sharp but some moderate weakness occurs on the left wing and body. However, all legends are clearly defined on this splendid AU58 example (PCGS # 4251) .
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000.
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| Realized $12,650 |
