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***Auction Highlight*** 1795 O-105 R-4 Flowing Hair Half Dollar 50c Graded au58 By SEGS (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1795 O-105 R-4 Flowing Hair Half Dollar 50c Graded au58 By SEGS (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1795 O-105 R-4 Flowing Hair Half Dollar 50c Graded au58 By SEGS. 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar, o-105 R-4 au58 SEGS. Two points of star 1 are attached solidly to the lowest curl, and the point of star 2 lies entirely across the end of the second curl from the bottom. On the reverse the berries are arranged 10 and seven, and there is one berry above, one below the R in AMERICA. After the considerably smaller mintage of 1794 Flowing Hair, Small Eagle half dollars, recorded as 23,464 coins, the fledgling U.S. Mint produced a much larger quantity of 1795 half dollars, recorded as 299,680 pieces. Those recorded mintages are, of course, the numbers of coins produced in each year -- not the number of coins dated in each of those two years. While 1794's emission produced a total of 11 Overton varieties seen to date, the 1795 mintage, which was 12 times larger, produced only three times as many die marriages -- 33. While it is understandable that as mint personnel gained experience in coining the new denomination they would manage to achieve a greater number of coins struck per die, it still appears that the numbers of known varieties compared to the recorded mintages are somewhat askew. Perhaps there were more 1794-dated pieces produced in 1795, making the 1795 rarer than generally acknowledged. While this is speculation, it does seem to square with the available evidence. However, the fact remains that the 1795 half dollars are much less rare than the 1794 pieces, making the 1795-dated pieces the obvious choice to represent the Flowing Hair, Small Eagle type. The present coin offers original lustrous, mostly untoned surfaces with a light cast of multi color toning over each side. Slight weaker strike in the centers, but full detail in the outer devices. A piece destined to form the centerpiece of an advanced date or type collection. This piece occupies the sixth slot among top-grade O-105's. Tied for 6th finest in the Variety. We have included an ms61 o-105 for your comparison. I think you will agree based on the ms61 example, our au58 is soundly graded. It is worth noting that the variety is so scarce that the highest ever graded by PCGS was a vf30. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin. I give this coin my highest recommendation