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1795 S$1 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves. B-8, BB-15, R.7--Ob 1795[S$1] Flowing Hair, Two Leaves. B-8, BB-1

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1795 S$1 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves. B-8, BB-15, R.7--Ob 1795[S$1] Flowing Hair, Two Leaves. B-8, BB-1
<B>1795<S$1> Flowing Hair, Two Leaves. B-8, BB-15, R.7--Obverse Repaired--NCS. F Details.</B></I> E closer to hair than border; Die scratch from denticle left of A2. Reiver die state a. Bowers-Borckardt die state II. This is the Reiver plate coin for the variety, both obverse and reverse. On the obverse, this coin has been repaired by buffing down an "X" or an "A" which was on Liberty's face and neck, and also to a much lighter degree in the lower right obverse field. We also note a small rim dent above star ten, and this will further serve to identify this very rare coin. The reverse has no significant distractions. Fairly bright silver in color from a recent dipping. The strike is sharp throughout, and the reverse lettering is drawn towards the edge. A classic rarity which remains a solid Rarity-7 despite being published in the original Haseltine Type Table in 1880s. <BR>The condition census on this variety reflects half a dozen coins, the Bolender-Ostheimer-Matthews coin remains the finest; second is the Blevins coin which is damaged on the obverse and repaired by buffing out something in the right field; next is this particular coin which is similarly damaged and repaired; the Spies coin which has a high technical grade but is marred by several deep punch marks on the obverse and reverse; Reiver's second example which is double struck and counterstamped; one or two more are rumored in very low grade, one of which has a hole. This variety is very much like the 1795 B-11, B-16, B-18, B-19, B-20, B-21 and B-22 each of which are very rare and are represented by less than a dozen or so coins, and in the majority of cases, the surviving coins are damaged with holes, scratches and repairs, and several of these varieties have at least one example that is <I>double struck.</B></I> Just what was going on at the Mint in late 1795 may never be understood, but the coiners certainly created a nightmare for variety collectors as so few coins are known to represent the above rare varieties, in some cases only a single example is known (B-18, B-19, B-21 and B-22. Given that so few double struck Bust dollars are known, it is truly curious that at least one double struck example is known of the B-8 (in this auction), B-16, B-21 and B-22 (in this auction). <BR><I>Ex: Jim Matthews (June, 1989).</B></I> Envelope Included.