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Here is my 1795 Flowing Hair half dollar. I have tentatively attributed it as Overton variety O-110 based on the following: 1) The loop of the 9 does appear to be recut. 2) I see fine raised lines between the hair tips above Star #2. These are not visible in my photo. 3) There are 2 berries under each wing and only the upper right one has a stem. 4) There is a center dot visible near the junction of the right wing and body. 5) The left base of the "R" is touching the wing. On O-110 the #5 star is supposed to be recut at the lower points but I can't see this on my coin. Can anyone confirm whether O-110 is the correct attribution? Thanks!   Edited by Jaobler
10/23/2009 2:11 pm
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I love the toning on your Silver Half Dollar.
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02/11/2010 4:56 pm
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Thanks Condor! I appreciate the confirmation. O-110 it is; too bad it's one of the most common varieties, but it does fill that slot in my type set.
Thanks, Silver Turtle, the toning is nice and original. I wish it were a silver dollar since it would be more valuable than the half dollar. I still need the Flowing Hair dollar for my set.
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Common variety?
Who cares, it looks very nice.
What did PCGS grade it?
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jaobler:
Nice piece, and a great addition to your set.
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Jaobler, the statement of "too bad it's one of the most common varieties" is interesting to me. With a total mintage of less than 300,000 coins, divided among 32 die pairings with an additional 13 designated die states, totals 45 varieties for that year. (That averages out to less than 10,000 coins per die pairing). There is no such thing as a 'common variety' for 1795, and any one of them in a PCGS VF-25 holder is a real prize. Consider this: Three R-3s, eighteen R-4s, thirteen R-5s, eight R-6s, one R-7, and two R-8 (and one of those R-8s may not even exist). There are no R-1s or R-2s. Yours, being an R-4, is hardly a 'common variety', and is a 'rare' coin in that holder.
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