Lot 1056
1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. Obverse Graffiti. A popular first year of issue, the low mintage pretty much explains this year's rarity in all grades. Toned. 10 x 11 berries in wreath. Curl at First Star, Star pierces Curl. This is the most obtainable variety from this scarce year, and is a real prize as such. It is also a later die state, with a die break from the rim to the wreath between UNITED and STATES. The subvariety O-101(a), to which this piece belongs, is most easily distinguished by an additional die crack (as struck) on the reverse, with this die break extending from the rim through the F in OF, then turning upward at a sharp angle to just miss the outer berry, ending at the last S in STATES.
Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900.
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| Realized $2,530 |
