Lot 865
1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime. . LM-8, V-5. NGC graded AU-55. Nice even toning with some residual luster in the stars and around the legends. Sharp hair definition, though not "razor-edged" as on some, yet still a defining featuring on this very attractive AU55 example. There are a few faint old hairlines in the fields with a rounded-V-shaped line between the 6th star and the back of Liberty's head. On the reverse can be seen a few light scratches and/or faint adjustment in the right wing. A short scratch parallels the left side of the first A in AMERICA. The eagle's eye and beak are full-detailed, suggesting a much better than average strike.
LM-8 (V-5) is one of the "common" 1795 varieties and it is always in demand by type, date, and variety collectors. The obverse, which was shared with two different reverse dies, has a prominent crack from the rim through Y to the nose, face, neck, and the top of the 7 in the date. There is no evidence of reverse die defects. There are no berries beneath either wing (on LM-9, which shares the same obverse, a single berry appears). Pop 2; 7 finer, 5 in 58, 1 in 62, 1 in 65.
Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000.
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