1794 50C MS(PCGS#6051)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4088

等级

AU53

价格

289,820

详细说明

1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. O-105. Rarity-5. AU-53 (NGC). Rare in all high grades and ever popular as these 1794 half dollars were struck in limited numbers and very, very few survive in high grades. The surfaces are silver-steel with traces of blue and gold at the rims. Adjustment marks, usual for this era, are found crossing Liberty's head which blend into her hair strands. These adjustment marks were imparted prior to the coin being struck to bring the planchet to precisely the correct weight. As adding silver to a planchet that was found to be too light, most were melted and redrawn, a long and multi step process. Thus, most of the planchets used show some degree of the these adjustment marks where a file removed a few grains of silver, then the coin was struck. Liberty shows strong definition in her hair which boasts five curls and a pleasing appearance on her face as she looks onward and upward. On the reverse the eagle has incredible feather definition in his wings, while his highest breast feathers are worn down by circulation. Moderate circulation marks are present when closely examined. For the die pairing, this is the second finest known and alone at this grade level behind the AU-58 Eliasberg example. One other is reported as AU-50, then the Census drops to VF grades for this variety.<br /> <br /> <strong>Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers</strong><br /> This is a very lovely representative of the first year of issue of the Flowing Hair design. As coins are apt to do in today&rsquo;s market, this piece has surfaced at least two times before in recent years, perhaps moving from dealer to dealer or investor to investor. Gone are the days when the typical auction buyer would take his or her coins home and keep them hidden away for years or even decades. The Teich Family Collection offered by us last year and continuing this year, is a poster example. The coins were bought from Stack&rsquo;s in the 1950s and early 1960s and have been unavailable