1795 $1 Flowing Hair, BB-25 MS(PCGS#39975)

February 2015 Americana Auction U.S Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2184

Grade

VF35

Price

7,050

Lot Description

1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar. BB-25, B-6. Rarity-3. BB Die State III. Three Leaves. VF-35 (NGC). CAC. A mottling of golden and olive tones saturate the smooth surfaces of this delightful Three Leaves dollar. The obverse is tenderly bisected by diagonal adjustment marks (as struck), revealing themselves mostly at Miss Liberty's jawline. The motifs are uniformly bold and remarkably intricate for the assigned grade, even harboring suggestions of Mint luster in some areas. The present example serves as a benchmark for character and originality on this iconic second-year issue. Furthermore this is somewhat of a scarcer variety which is found in far fewer numbers than the more commonly seen BB-27, B-5 die pairing. Handsome in quality and technically finer than many examples, which combine to offer any specialist a memorable coin for their collection. PCGS# 6852. NGC ID: 24WZ. Provenance: From the Highland Collection.