1794 O-107 R6 Flowing Hair Half Dollar
Obverse: 4
Reverse: A (Third Marriage, may not have been third use)
Reverse: A (Third Marriage, may not have been third use)
An extremly tough marriage with maybe 20 or so examples in existance. The finest to appear is an XF45 in the May 2017 Central States sale at Heritage. Below are images of said coin, courtessy of Heritage Auctions and Mark Borckardt
This example is uncataloged by Steve Thomkins in his recent Tome, Early United States Half Dollars Volume 1 (see home page for a link)
Variety Attribution : Obverse-Star 1 has point embedded in lowest curve of curl but does not entirely pierce it. Star 15 is very close, less than 1/4 mm. to the extreme end of the bust.
Reverse -21 berries, 10 left and 11 right. The only reverse with 21 berries.
1794 Emission Sequence Number for O-107: 5
Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records :
12/19 Heritage (Dec Signature) NGC AU50 det (Scratched)
05/17 Heritage (CSNS-Chicago) NGC XF45 (Obverse Adjustment Marks)
01/18 Heritage (FUN-Tampa) NGC VF Details (Scratched)
01/18 Heritage (FUN-Tampa) ANACS VF Details (Scratched)
06/18 Heritage (Long Beach) NGC F15