1795 $1 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves, B-10, BB-22, R.7, VF30 PCGS....

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1795 B-10, BB-22 Silver Dollar, VF30
Important Early Dollar Rarity

1795 $1 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves, B-10, BB-22, R.7, VF30 PCGS. Bowers Die State I with perfect dies, the only die state recorded, although the reverse shows signs of lapping including disconnected leaves. This reverse die has 18 berries, nine on each branch, as John W. Haseltine reported in the 19th century. Later, M.H. Bolender discussed a 19th berry and wrote that "Capt. Haseltine was in error." Today, we believe that it was actually Bolender who erred, as we are unable to find his 19th berry on any example that we have encountered.

The obverse die was used for the plentiful BB-21 silver dollar, the present BB-22, and the rare BB-23. The reverse is exclusive to this die pair. Bowers writes that nine examples of BB-22 have been positively identified and he speculates that as many as 25 to 50 are known, although that seems a rather high number. This piece has hints of blue toning on the medium gray surfaces with light silver gray evident on each side. This is a pleasing example for the advanced variety collector.
From Professor Robert M. Stark's Yolanda Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24WZ, Variety PCGS# 39987, Base PCGS# 6853, Greysheet# 199066)

Weight: 26.96 grams

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper

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