Flowing Hair Silver Dollar

Condition Census 1795 BB-21 Flowing Hair Dollar

1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar. BB-21, B-1. Rarity-2. Two Leaves. AU-58 (NGC).

Here is an impressive quality example of this historic silver dollar design type from the earliest years of U.S. Mint operations. Boldly struck and well centered on the planchet, both sides are sharply defined apart from light wear to isolated high points. The appearance is largely warm pewter-gray, with an irregular swirl of variegated steel-gray toning in the left obverse field. Vivid undertones of golden-apricot and powder-blue are seen, as well as appreciable remnants of original luster. Two faint grazes at the rear of Liberty's neck, below the earlobe, are mentioned solely for provenance concerns. The second of only two dates of the United States Mint's first silver dollar design, 1795 is the preferred type candidate for the Flowing Hair type 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. Extremely Fine examples are scarce, while AU coins such as this are considerably rarer. Although not included therein, this NGC AU-58 qualifies as Condition Census for the die marriage per the listing in the Winter 2020 revision to Stephen J. Herrman's Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized for Early Silver Dollars: 1794-1803.

PCGS# 6853. NGC ID: 24WZ.

Estimate: 20000