1795 50C MS(PCGS#6052)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4160

Grade

VF25

Price

4,440

Lot Description

1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. O-104, T-24. Rarity-4-. Two Leaves. VF-25 (PCGS). A predominantly pewter-gray coin with rich steel-olive iridescence outlining most of the design elements. Crisply denticulated borders confirm a well centered strike, the overall detail bold with some sharper definition in the protected areas of the central devices. Overton-104 is one of the more readily obtainable die marriages of the 1795-dated half dollar issue, and it represents the only use of this obverse die, which is readily identifiable by tiny die lumps at the base of the B in LIBERTY and within the upper loop of the same letter. The example offered here would do nicely in a circulated type set. Tompkins Die Stage 2-3/2. Provenance: From the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911. To view all items from the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911 click here. To view supplemental information pertaining to the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911 click here. PCGS# 6052. NGC ID: 24E7. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.