Lot 2774
1795. 3 leaves beneath each wing. BB-27. NGC graded EF-40. Struck on a problem free planchet with pleasing natural antique toning. The obverse exhibits lighter golden hues highlighting Liberty while the reverse is a uniform greyish-violet with lighter golden highlights withing the devices.
On this popularly-collected variety, Liberty's flowing hair is in six curls, the 3rd and 4th close together; the 4th has a tiny curved "tail" extending downward, and visible on higher grade pieces. Lowest curl distant from star. A "bar" over 2 mm. long extends diagonally from close to top curl toward point of 5th star. Look for the "bar" near uppermost curl. (By contrast, BB-20 has the bar near 4th star.) Wide date, the 1 and 7 farthest apart. First star about as close to 1 as 7 is to 9. Most early die states show striking weakness at the centers. As is the case with the obverse die used to coin BB-21, BB-22, and BB-23, the present obverse had the head of Miss Liberty deeply impressed into the die, causing it to be in slightly higher relief than other varieties of the year; because of this, the hair details wore away quickly as the coins circulated, even only lightly as in this Extremely Fine specimen. This obverse die used to strike 1795 BB-27 only.
Reverse J: Three leaves under each wing. 13 berries, seven on left branch, six on right. Three leaves under each wing of eagle. Two berries under first T in STATES, one on inside and one on outside of wreath. With four leaves below first S of STATES. Used previously with BB-25. Most specimens of BB-25 and BB-27 examined show a fine die crack from end of left stem downward, in BB-27 extending to border.
Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000.
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