Lot 2770
1795. 3 leaves beneath each wing. BB-27. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck on a problem-free planchet. Untoned with plenty of luster remaining. An especially well made and carefully preserved early flowing hair dollar with the distinctive 3 leaves under each wing of the eagle.
1795 BB-27 is by far the most affordable variety of 1795. A couple thousand or more exist; the Bowers encyclopedia estimates the population to be 2,500 to 3,500 in all grades combined. However, in his 1881 Type-Table, J.W. Haseltine called this variety rare if "strictly Uncirculated." In its day, this die combination may have struck 100,000 or more coins. The die steel must have been extremely well tempered.
Due to the depth of the Miss Liberty portrait in the die, the resultant coins were in high relief. Because of this, the hair wore quickly at the center of the obverse, with pieces grading Very Fine or lower usually have little detail still remaining. On some (but not all) higher grade coins the hair detail at the center of the obverse and the eagle's breast feathers are well defined. This is one of the better made examples and worth a premium because it is. (As many as 50 to 100 Mint State coins may exist.).
Estimated Value $18,000 - 21,000.
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| Realized $20,125 |
