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

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3137

等级

MS62

价格

635,609

详细说明

Prooflike Uncirculated 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar BB-21 Two Leaves Variety 1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar. BB-21, B-1. Rarity-2. Two Leaves. MS-62 (NGC). Offered is a truly remarkable example of both the type and variety that is sure to find its way into another advanced cabinet. Both sides reveal considerable prooflike reflectivity in the fields and, in fact, this coin was cataloged as a possible "Presentation Specimen" when offered in Hollinbeck-Kagin's sale of May 1969. The striking detail is no less impressive with all devices fully rendered apart from trivial softness to the finer elements of Liberty's hair and the high points of the eagle's breast and left leg. The obverse impression is perfectly centered within a uniformly denticulated border, while the reverse is trivially off center to 9 o'clock, yet with full denticulation also present on that side. Wispy handling marks are easily overlooked and the overall appearance is one of iridescent silver-gray toning. As one of the finest and most visually appealing Flowing Hair dollars that we have offered in recent memory, strong bids are expected from high grade type and variety collectors alike. The second of only two dates in the United States Mint's premier silver dollar series, 1795 is the preferred type candidate for the Flowing Hair 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. Extremely Fine examples are scarce, and AU coins are considerably rarer. Writing in the 2013 edition of his early dollar encyclopedia, Q. David Bowers states that "a dozen or more true Mint State coins exist in private hands" - confirming the importance of the opportunity that this example represents. Off the market from May 1969 to March 2018 and only certified by NGC prior to the latter appearance, this coin is a newcomer to Bowers' list of "Notable Specimens" for the 1795 BB-21 variety, comprising predominantly Mint State coins, along with a pair of silver plug examples in AU. 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. On the reverse of BB-21, there are four berries on the branch below the eagle's left wing, three inside and one outside, and a leaf ends directly below the first letter S in STATES. This reverse was also used in the BB-20 and BB-24 die pairings. Provenance: From Hollinbeck-Kagin's 283rd Mail Sale, May 1969, lot 399; A.J. Vanderbilt Collection; our sale of the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection, March 2018 Baltimore Auction, lot 10250. PCGS# 6853. NGC ID: 24WZ. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com Click hereto see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]