Help with Variety - 1795 Flowing Hair dollar 2 leaves
AndyK
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I've been searching for a nice 2 Leaves variety flowing hair dollar for some time now and I made the purchase yesterday. I'd love any advice / help I can get on finding out the specific variety (or a link/referral to a book that would help type it). Also, I'd love to hear opinions on grade. Thanks!
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@AndyK -- nice coin, is it slabbed?
Regarding attribution, the book The United States Early Silver Dollars 1794 to 1803 by Jules Reiver is excellent.
@Higashiyama - yes, it's PCGS slabbed. I purposely left that photo off as to not give away the grade. I'll add that photo at some point soon. And thanks for the book recommendation, just ordered a copy!
For the grade, let me try xf45.
BB-21, B-1, R-1
http://www.earlydollars.org/wizardhome.htm
http://www.earlydollars.org/wizarddata.asp?ID=18
@yosclimber - thank you, that was very helpful!
Here's the slab picture - at the very least I feel this is an amazing coin for the grade, perhaps it even should have been a bit higher - XF-40? Either way, I can't wait to take possession!
I agree, it’s an amazing coin for vf35. The obverse seems to be very strongly struck.
Mine is also 35.
Have seen worse 40-45's.
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Very nice! A coin anyone should be proud to own.
According the PCGS Price Guide that coin is worth almost twice as much in a 40 holder than in its current 35. I think it be worthwhile to resubmit to PCGS under “regrade” service.
One aspect to these coins is that some varieties are more sharply stuck than others. I have one that is not quite as sharp as this one, but it has traces of mint luster within the devices. PCGS graded it EF-40.
Was gonna say 40..
Super coin!
Amazingly I would have on with the grade, as my first thought was VF35, maybe 40.
That coin is gorgeous! WTG!!
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@FrankH Also a very nice coin, great eye appeal!
Simply B E A U T I F U L!!!
Really can't go wrong with Early Dollars. The grade is much less significant than their history.
Don’t go down that road too far. As previously mentioned, small differences in grade can make big differences in price. Collectors need to appreciate the esthetics, but they also need to keenly aware of the business and marketing aspects too.
Paying too much for an over graded or problem piece can take the fun out of it.
@AndyK... Very nice coin... I thought it was XF40... That is such a great coin.... Cheers, RickO
I think that the above mentioned price guide jump is a glitch... not seeing any auction record to support that.
There seem to be quite a few of these big guide jumps in early stuff right now.
Check auction records, early dollars generally hammer well below guide.
Guide price may reflect what a really exquisite piece will fetch, but these are rare... for average, and even nice ones, if you over pay it's hard to get that back.
This is graded EF-40.
This was also graded EF-40, which is too high IMO.