1795 $1 Flowing Hair, 3 Leaves MS(PCGS#6852)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5045

等级

XF45

价格

91,750

详细说明

Dramatically Toned 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar Scarce BB-13 Die Pairing 1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar. BB-13, B-9. Rarity-4. Two Leaves. EF-45 (PCGS). OGH. This visually stunning piece exhibits mottled olive-russet overtones on a base of smoky pearl-gray. The obverse really lights up when viewed with direct lighting, displaying a bold array of vivid cobalt blue, antique gold and rose-apricot undertones. The more reserved reverse shows iridescent champagne-apricot undertoning as the coin rotates under a light. Boldly defined for the grade with significant frosty luster remnants. BB Die State II, with bold clash marks (as made) from the eagle and wreath in the obverse field surrounding Liberty's portrait. The obverse is also quite granular (again, as made) with considerable roughness imparted from the texture of the die face. Once regarded as a significant rarity among 1795 Flowing Hair dollar die marriages, BB-13 was described in the 1881 Haseltine Type Table as "very rare." It is no longer classified as such, but with only 300 to 500 examples known in all grades (per Q. David Bowers, 2013), it still a scarcer attribution of this issue. Far more elusive than BB-21 and BB-27, the fact that the variety remains all but unknown in Mint State highlights the significance of this stunning Choice EF coin. The old style PCGS insert uses coin #6852, which is now reserved for the Three Leaves Guide Bookvariety of the 1795 Flowing Hair dollar. Provenance: From the Legacy Collection. Earlier from Heritage's FUN Signature Auction of January 2021, lot 4158. PCGS# 6853. NGC ID: 24WZ. Click here for certification details from PCGS.