Lot 1725
1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. . O-107. PCGS graded Fine-12. This is the nicest example to be auctioned in some time. It is tied with a few others at the lower end of the Condition Census, with the best seen a VF-25, and another single VF-20 coin below that. The next listing are the third finest known coins as Fine 12, which includes this example. The surfaces of this are quite nice, but we note a disturbance at the center of Liberty's hair, below and behind her ear where a mark or some other detraction was removed. There is also a circular stain on the back of Liberty's throat (this is not a silver plug) just below the center point of the coin, and this is likely the result of something that was stuck to the coin for years, like a small sticker. Faint adjustment marks can be seen between the letters of LIBERTY, and there is a very shallow dull scrape up from Liberty's head to the L. There are adjustment marks at the center of the reverse, criss-crossing the eagle. Wonderfully free of rim marks or other detractions, and with natural silvery gray toning, this coin is a delight to behold and perfect for the variety specialist who wants a high grade condition census example of the variety.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,000.
Purchased in March of 1992 from an unknown source.
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