Post Your Flowing Hair $1/2

Treashunt · January 21, 2013 11:43PM

Well, we have a Capped Bust $1/2 thread, how about Flowing Hair $1/2's:

1795
O-105
2 Leaves

R-4

Treashunt · January 21, 2013 11:49PM

And, my only other one (at present):

1794
O-109
R-4

That's all, folks.

AnkurJ · January 22, 2013 12:01AM

PCGS F15 CAC

Treashunt · January 22, 2013 12:04AM

Ankur

That is a beauty.

Do you think either of mine will CAC?

SmEagle1795 · January 22, 2013 12:55AM

These were both cherrypicks at the last ANA show, exactly the two varieties I was looking for:

1795 STATES/STATED (a mint engraver misspelling), PCGS VG10, R5

1795 STATES/STETES (another engraver misspelling), PCGS F12, R4

AnkurJ · January 22, 2013 1:07AM

<< <i>Ankur

That is a beauty.

Do you think either of mine will CAC? >>

Based on the images....no.

yellowkid · January 22, 2013 1:37AM

Very nice coins! Maybe someday I will get an example into the box of twenty.

Treashunt · January 22, 2013 2:05AM

SmEagle:

Nice ones!

WingedLiberty1957 · January 22, 2013 4:40AM

A rare PCGS-graded "color" Flowing Hair Half Dollar ... PCGS F15

WingedLiberty1957 · January 22, 2013 4:44AM

I thought I would provide the estimated field population (coins remaining in existence) for all the major Half Dollar types --
these numbers were interesting. (Numbers were gleaned from the Guidebook of U.S. Type Coins)

Total Field Population:

Flowing Hair = 3,500 to 6,000 (very rare)
Draped Bust = 11,000 to 15,000 (very rare)

Capped Bust = 1.2 million+ (scarce)
Seated Liberty = 1.5 million+ (scarce)
Barber = 2 to 4 million (scarce)

Walking Liberty = 100 million+ (common)
Franklin = 100 million+ (common)
Kennedy = 1 billion+ (common)

So if you want a Flowing Hair Half Dollar in your collection there are probably less than 6,000 out there to choose from. And probably well less than 500 to 1000 for sale at any given moment.

stman · January 22, 2013 5:07AM

<< <i>I thought I would provide the estimated field population (coins remaining in existence) for all the major Half Dollar types --
these numbers were interesting. (Numbers were gleaned from the Guidebook of U.S. Type Coins)

Total Field Population:

Flowing Hair = 3,500 to 6,000 (very rare)
Draped Bust = 11,000 to 15,000 (very rare)

Capped Bust = 1.2 million+ (scarce)
Seated Liberty = 1.5 million+ (scarce)
Barber = 2 to 4 million (scarce)

Walking Liberty = 100 million+ (common)
Franklin = 100 million+ (common)
Kennedy = 1 billion+ (common)

So if you want a Flowing Hair Half Dollar in your collection there are probably less than 6,000 out there to choose from. And probably well less than 500 to 1000 for sale at any given moment. >>

I can appreciate the research you did but. Without checking the remaining coins estimated left...... I'd have to disagree with what they are calling very rare and scarce.

stman · January 22, 2013 5:08AM

DP

Treashunt · January 22, 2013 5:32AM

Interesting comments, and yes, I agree that the use of the word 'rare' is very overused.

WingedLiberty1957 · January 22, 2013 5:36AM

agreed! rare and scarce and common are relative terms

BillJones · January 22, 2013 5:39AM

Here is a very nice Flowing Hair half dollar, which just misses making the "extremely nice" category. The variety is O-104, and it grades EF-45.

JRocco · January 22, 2013 6:35AM

1795/1795 O-111, R4+
Also known as the 3 leaf variety.
Aside from the unique 3 leaf reverse there is a heavy reverse die break on this variety.

Treashunt · January 22, 2013 6:36AM

love it!

lkeigwin · January 22, 2013 11:38AM

Again, not mine. Just a caretaker.
Lance.

Treashunt · January 23, 2013 5:33AM

Lance

Those are beauties.

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