1795 $1 Flowing Hair, BB-27 MS(PCGS#39977)

The Regency Auction 47

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

303

等级

MS62

价格

493,240

详细说明

FROM THE ERIC H. TEMPLETON COLLECTION A wonderful Brilliant Uncirculated example of this first silver dollar type. The B-5, BB-27 is among the most available of all early dollar die marriages. Easily identified by the short "bar" in the field behind Liberty's head at the highest tress of her flowing locks. While a "common" variety in lower grades, it is quite scarce in AU and finer grades, and it is VERY RARE in any Mint State grade. Both sides show a bold, satiny mint brilliance, shimmering and glimmering with a strong lustrous glow. The reverse shows some, semi-reflective flash which comes to life in a light. The central obverse shows a number of planchet adjustment marks, an artifact of the early minting process, where overweight planchets were hand filed to bring them into the legally prescribed weight tolerance. These adjustment marks made the planchet microscopically thinner at the central areas, which may account for the slight weakness on the eagle's breast feathers. Otherwise the devices are very crisp, with both sides precisely centered. Struck from an earlier die state with natural die roughness seen on the obverse, displaying numerous light, raised "dots" that appear under a glass. A blush of the faintest champagne-gold and iridescent blue patina adds to the eye appeal. Ex J.P. Tatum Collection, Heritage, April 2015, lot 5126. PCGS 7, NGC 16. The most recent example realized $90,000 in October 2020, which is the current PCGS Price Guide value. Clearly anything finer will enter the six figure territory, with MS63s being valued at $165,000; in the PCGS Price Guide; and MS64s selling for a quarter million dollars or more! This is a fantastic opportunity for the Type or date collector. Do not let this handsome coin pass you by! Cert. Number 25605206 PCGS # 6852.00