1795. O-116, Rarity-4. NGC graded MS-61. A decent strike on a problem-free planchet and loaded with frosty mint luster. The surfaces are overlaid with delicate violet hues deepening at the borders. On this desirable and scarcer variety, most notable on the obverse is that UNITED is clash marked under star 8 and LIBE of LIBERTY. An additional die crack is from the milling to star 7. On the reverse (Reverse M), the berries are arranged 7-9, with 4 berries below the right wing, 3 inside, and 1 out. A leave is close below RI and points to the lower right tip of R. The left base of T and left base of R are embedded in the wings, while a center dot on the right wing is near the body. The milling is incused outside UNITED on this interesting variety, probably due to the clashing of the dies which injured the obverse die opposite this position. The significance of this Mint condition example for the Flowing Hair specialist should be emphasized. After the small mintage in 1794, the Philadelphia Mint increased production markedly in 1795, when the half dollars coinage recorded 299,680 pieces. The 1795 mintage, which was 12 times larger, produced only three times as many die marriages -- 33. Since 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollars are more plentiful than the rare 1794 issue, this issue has become the obvious choice to represent the Flowing Hair, Small Eagle style. Pop 9; 41 finer. Estimated Value $25,000-UP. Categories: Flowing Hair Half Dollars
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