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1795 S$1 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves VF35 PCGS. B-10, BB-22, R.7. Die State I. This specimen was last s

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1795 S$1 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves VF35 PCGS. B-10, BB-22, R.7. Die State I. This specimen was last s
1795 S$1 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves VF35 PCGS. B-10, BB-22, R.7. Die State I. This specimen was last sold in our April 2002 CSNS Signature Sale as lot 7167, where it realized $13,800, and was described as, "This Rarity-7 die marriage was the subject of a detailed article titled "The 1795 B-10 Silver Dollar - Much Rarer than Thought?" in the John Reich Journal (Volume 13 / Issue 1, July 2000, pages 12-21). Over the years, the 1795 B-10 Dollar has been called R-6, R-7, R-8 and even R-5 in various reference books, as well as by catalogers and specialists. The author concluded that in over 10 years of research "I have only been able to trace 8 different specimens of the 1795 B-10 die marriage offered in the last 120 years!" M. H. Bolender originally called this die marriage Rarity-6 (13-30 specimens known) in the original 1950 publication of his book The United States Early Silver Dollars 1794 to 1803. (Yet Bolender was most likely aware of only 2 or 3 specimens - Bolender's own, the Haseltine Specimen and possibly one other). [For information on membership in the John Reich Collector's Society or acquiring back issues of the John Reich Journal, please contact Bradley S. Karoleff, Editor, JRCS, P.O. Box 135, Harrison, Ohio 45030-0135; or visit the JRCS website at www.jrcs.org] The finest known specimen of this die variety known has to be the F.C.C. Boyd specimen from the World's Greatest Collection sale, January 1945. It was graded Uncirculated in that sale. The next finest specimen known grades XF40, followed by a number of specimens in the VF range. One of the known specimens is counterstamped, with the date '1793' on the obverse. It was "cherry picked" in an E-Bay auction by an astute Northern California early Dollar specialist in early 2000. The coin offered here is one of three new specimens of 1795 B-10 discovered since the publication of the above article, bringing the total known to this cataloger to 11, with one of these possibly being the same as the Haseltine Specimen, last offered publicly in 1881. This specimen was first offered at public auction in the Goldberg Coins' sale of The Fairchild Family Trust Collection, May 18, 29, 30, 2001:843, where it was described as having "a dark arc of toning through LIBERTY and a couple of stars on the right, and is silvery gray on the rest of the obverse, the reverse is the opposite, dark tones ranging through greens, golds and dark gray on the lower eighty percent, lighter at the top. Identifiable by a small nick on the right side of the eagle's neck, and a tiny ding over the I in AMERICA. There is a small field mark above the highest curl on the back of Liberty's head and a tiny dig in the lower right obverse field. In the PCGS holder it is hard to see if the rims are clean, but they certainly have no significant bumps or bruises." This Dollar realized $13,225 in the Fairchild sale, in very spirited bidding."Fairchild Family Trust Collection, (Goldbergs, 5/01), lot 843; to The Cardinal Collection; The "Elite" Sale (Superior, 1/02), lot 1177.From the Albany Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Premier live bid software cannot keep up with that pace, so we strongly recommend that you place a realistic proxy bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Also please note that all Heritage/CAA lots purchased through eBay Premier carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions.