Early Dollars
1795 $1 Flowing Hair, Three Leaves, B-5, BB-27, R.1, AU50 NGC. Bowers Die State III. The common variety with the diagnostic die line behind Liberty's top hair curl. The die line from the left stem nearly reaches the border, with light flowlines and hints of die rust or spalling at the lower reverse. This is an intermediate die state like nearly all examples of this variety. There are no obverse clash marks on this piece. Faint evidence of a reverse die crack in its beginning stage appears at the upper reverse. The crack begins at the lower leaf of the top inside pair over the right wing to the terminal leaves and the second T of STATES. This piece retains considerable luster with light gold toning at the lower right obverse, and splashed on the reverse.
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