1795 $1 Flowing Hair Dollar Sells For $210,000

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 10992 Posts	Posted 11/14/2023 7:47 pm Was watching this auction at StacksBowers' Rarities Night. It is a 1795 flowing hair dollar which is normally relatively common with a mintage of 160,295. However this coin is uncirculated [PCGS MS61] and has a silver plug, an indication that it was struck upon an underweight planchet that had to be drilled, holed and plugged with an overweight plug to bring it within tolerance. Only flowing hair silver dollars were plugged at the mint and only 4 uncirculated, plugged 1795 flowing hair silver dollar are known. The Cardinal specimen is the only known plugged silver dollar dated 1794. It was $22,000 until a couple days ago and thought I had a chance but it had a $170,000 bid [not including buyer's premium] reserve and it hammered just above the reserve tonight. Beautiful coin nevertheless. Stacks also sold the finest known plugged 1795 flowing hair dollar in 2015 which is graded PCGS MS 65+ for $705,000. The finest known and unique 1794 Cardinal flowing hair dollar is graded PCGS SP66 and was also sold by Stacks in 2013 for over $10 million. https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/l...g-ms-61-pcgs IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS My coin e-commerce website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 11/14/2023 8:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 18722 Posts	Posted 11/14/2023 8:02 pm Fantastic coin and history, Numismatic Student! I can only dream of owning such a beauty. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10975 Posts	Posted 11/14/2023 9:33 pm I wondered why it had a silver plug. Makes sense now. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 59676 Posts	Posted 11/14/2023 11:11 pm Very interesting read, thank you for posting. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 164334 Posts	Posted 11/15/2023 11:00 am Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3729 Posts	Posted 11/16/2023 02:00 am This is what the coin looks like in hand, took this photo with my iPhone. Stack's photography team is phenomenal and highly skilled, so the auction photos depict the coin accurately, as opposed to the TruView which washes the surfaces away with unrealistic lighting conditions. This coin, although bright and unnatural in appearance, has a clear central plug that is the center of attraction. Neat piece. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
DOCC Pillar of the Community United States 1257 Posts	Posted 11/16/2023 08:35 am Quote: This is what the coin looks like in hand Beautiful coin - congrats if you are the buyer, seller, or auction house for that matter. I'll just lie back and start dreaming again. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/16/2023 09:06 am Super coin indeed. Doesn't look unnatural to me. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 164334 Posts	Posted 11/16/2023 10:08 am Quote: This is what the coin looks like in hand, took this photo with my iPhone... Very impressive! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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