1795 $1 Flowing Hair, 2 Leaves MS(PCGS#6853)

February 2025 Showcase Auction - U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1106

Grade

VF30

Price

11,700

Lot Description

Boldly defined overall from a well centered and nicely executed strike, we note only moderate wear that is in keeping with the Choice VF grade assigned by PCGS. Light hairlining and a touch of glossiness betray an old cleaning, but the surfaces have retoned naturally and attractively in warm olive and mauve-gray shades; there is even a nice circulated cameo appearance to both sides. The second of only two dates in the Flowing Hair silver dollar series, 1795 is the preferred type candidate for the design given the rarity of the 1794 in all grades. Bowers-Borckardt 21 is the second most available die marriage of the issue after BB-27, and examples are particularly popular for type purposes. A readily attributable die, the obverse of BB-21 exhibits more or less bold remnants of a 1 underdigit beneath the primary digit 7 in the date. This die was also used to strike examples of the BB-22 and BB-23 varieties.