1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, With Mint-Inserted Silver Plug. PCGS grade Very Fine Details
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1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, With Mint-Inserted Silver Plug. PCGS grade Very Fine Details.
$11,750.00
Here is the description from my website:
1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, With Mint-Inserted Silver Plug. PCGS grade Very Fine Details.
Bolander-7, BB-18. A super-cool coin, totally original, with a bold and obvious mint-made silver plug easily visible on both sides. While no one knows for certain, it seems likely that these plugs (which were inserted into blank planchets before the coins were struck) were likely done to raise the coin to the proper weight. Sometime after striking but long before the coin acquired it's attractive, original toning, the initials WB or WFB were discreetly carved into the center of the obverse. (Could this have been William F. Buckley's pocket piece when he was a child? Perhaps; we may never know for sure). In any case, original coins with obvious mint-made plugs and this much detail routinely sell in the $30,000 range. Five minutes spent with a pocket knife done 200 years ago has made this coin much more affordable to today's collectors. And for that I thank you Mr. Buckley, or whomever did the deed. PCGS #6854.
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$11,750.00
Here is the description from my website:
1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, With Mint-Inserted Silver Plug. PCGS grade Very Fine Details.
Bolander-7, BB-18. A super-cool coin, totally original, with a bold and obvious mint-made silver plug easily visible on both sides. While no one knows for certain, it seems likely that these plugs (which were inserted into blank planchets before the coins were struck) were likely done to raise the coin to the proper weight. Sometime after striking but long before the coin acquired it's attractive, original toning, the initials WB or WFB were discreetly carved into the center of the obverse. (Could this have been William F. Buckley's pocket piece when he was a child? Perhaps; we may never know for sure). In any case, original coins with obvious mint-made plugs and this much detail routinely sell in the $30,000 range. Five minutes spent with a pocket knife done 200 years ago has made this coin much more affordable to today's collectors. And for that I thank you Mr. Buckley, or whomever did the deed. PCGS #6854.
For more gut-bustingly hilarious descriptions of cool coins like this, sign up for my e-newsletter. Once or twice a month I email out a list of new purchases and (occasionally) interesting articles.
Just drop me a PM or an email at: davewnuck@gmail.com and say: "Sign me up!"
See my website for more photos of the coin.
7 day return for any reason (or no reason at all). Postage is included.
See similar coins at: DaveWcoins.com Inventory Page
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