Lot 1261
1794 Flowing Hair Half Dime. . Valentine-2, LM2. PCGS graded MS-63. Encapsulated in PCGS holder 10909789. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. The multicolored hue reciprocates between levels of frost and satin-texture which propels the lovely gold, amber and greenish blue hues into your eyes with a mighty force! Lustrous and well struck, which is most unusual, plus rocking-fresh surfaces, making it doubly so. In addition, the coin possesses a crisp, clear-cut detail for all areas with outstanding detail at the hair waves and on the eagle's wings. Pop 15; 9 in 64; 8 in 65. (PCGS # 4250) .
V-2 is the second rarest variety of 1794, and it was struck second in the V-1 to V-4 sequence. On the obverse, star 2 points between curls 3 and 4 while the reverse has a double leaf below the final S in STATES, confirming the identity of the variety. A short die crack from a dentil into the field between A and M is about the same as found in later die states of LM-1 which shares this reverse.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000.
Ex. Dr. Hesselgesser.
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