Lot 1308
1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. 3 leaves beneath each wing. . BB-27, B-5. NGC graded EF-45. Light greyish-violet with slight iridescense. Possibly dipped at some time in the past, the color is now uniformly pale dove gray with accents of color around the head and eagle and providing contrast to the date, stars, and letters in the legends on both sides. Clear rims and equally smooth, blemish free surfaces attest to its careful storage and handling all these many years. There is a small raised dash line behind Liberty's first head curl. This is a diagnostic feature of BB-27, found on all specimens and the die's "signature" as it were. It is believed that the die maker, holding his engraving tool during the hair strengthening process to finish making the die, let his hand slip, causing this slight graze line in the die. The result is a raised line on the struck coins. Desirable Flowing Hair silver dollar variety with 3 leaves under each wing. Pop 10; 21 finer. (PCGS # 6852) .
Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000.
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