1795 FH $1 for the Registry Set

I've wanted one of these for some time now. This was my big ticket purchase for the year. It's graded PCGS VF30. I always wonder what transactions these suckers witnessed in their lifetime... maybe part of a land purchase on the wild West frontier (say, near Pittsburgh)? The images are by Bob Campbell, and I think he did an excellent job.

 

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Sy,
Kudos to you and Bob!
Best wishes for the holidays.
Chris

 

A very Merry Christmas in deed! She's beautiful!

 

Nice one Sy, she's a real looker......two thumbs up

 

That is definately a stunner.

Imagine where this coin has been throughout its life. Very well could have passed through the hands of some of our Founding Fathers for sure. Awesome! Thanks for sharing it with us.

I wish the Mint would release some coinage in the classic designs such as this. Alot of the modern designs can't hold a candle to ones like this IMO.

 

What an addition Sky!

The transactions this coin has seen and the hands it has touched.

I wonder when it was pulled from circulation and was officially in collecting hands. And the collectors who it has passed to generation to generation. Fantastic piece. I am sure it was well worth the wait! Thanks for sharing!

 

Very nicely done!! Amazing bit of Americana right there!!

 

One of my all time favorite coins! OH THE HISTORY!!!

Some events of the time:

• President George Washington delivers the first "State of the Union Address" on January 8, 1790.
• Benjamin Franklin dies on April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia, PA.
• Washington, DC, is established as the capital of the United States, in 1791.
• The U.S. Post Office Department is established on February 20, 1792.
• In October 1794, federal troops put an end to the "Whiskey Rebellion," after distillers in the Appalacian region of the United States resisted paying a tax on distilled spirits.
• Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin, which cleans seed from cotton, on March 14, 1794.
• The USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") launches as part of the U.S. Navy in 1797 and sails to the Mediterranean Sea to protect American merchant vessels from Barbary pirates.
• Construction begins on Fort McHenry in 1798. Sixteen years later, Francis Scott Key pens "The Star Spangled Banner" during its bombardment by British forces.
• George Washington, first President of the United States, dies at Mount Vernon, VA, on December 14, 1799.

In 1790 the population of the United states was under 4 million:

Population of the 24 Urban Places: 1790
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
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Rank | Place | Population
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1 New York city, NY *..................... 33,131
2 Philadelphia city, PA *................. 28,522
3 Boston town, MA *....................... 18,320
4 Charleston city, SC..................... 16,359
5 Baltimore town, MD...................... 13,503
6 Northern Liberties township, PA *....... 9,913
7 Salem town, MA.......................... 7,921
8 Newport town, RI........................ 6,716
9 Providence town, RI *................... 6,380
10t Marblehead town, MA..................... 5,661
10t Southwark district, PA *................ 5,661

12 Gloucester town, MA..................... 5,317
13 Newburyport town, MA.................... 4,837
14 Portsmouth town, NH..................... 4,720
15 Sherburne town (Nantucket), MA *........ 4,620
16 Middleborough town, MA.................. 4,526
17 New Haven city, CT *.................... 4,487
18 Richmond city, VA....................... 3,761
19 Albany city, NY......................... 3,498
20 Norfolk borough, VA..................... 2,959
21 Petersburg town, VA..................... 2,828
22 Alexandria town, VA *................... 2,748
23 Hartford city, CT *..................... 2,683
24 Hudson city, NY......................... 2,584
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Here's mine, also 3 Leaves. PCGS AU50

 

Gorgeous and original. You have a good eye and good taste.

 

A WORK OF ART!

 

A WORK OF ART!

 

Superb coin! Very nice strike and original surfaces. Excellent! And the eye that chose it, excellent as well! One of the most beautiful designs in U.S numismatic history, imho. But then again, im biased

 

A beautiful flowing hair dollar, Skyman!
A very appealing, original example with superb toning of the B-5 'Bar' variety (note the short bar behind head).

Here is my example of the same variety:
(ex Bowers & Merena 1986).

 

Nice coin, Skyman!

Here is a picture of my coin:
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(wait... I don't have one...)

 

They did, about 225 years ago.

Frankly I would like to see classic designs, but not copies of what we have already done. Copies of what has already been done simply says "This is when we were at our peak, and we haven't been able to do any better since then."

I do worry about what classic style designs would look like with the low flat relief that we use on our coinage today though. I don't think it would be all that attractive.

 

Wow

 

Well, there is something to be said for truthfulness...

 

That is one of the most attractive, original FH $1 I've ever seen. The toning on the obverse is simply spectacular.

Congrats on the pickup.

 

Beautiful crusty original. Love the surface on it nice pickup

 

Mine pcgs 30. 2 leaves. A better die variety Don’t feel it’s original surface. Been dipped years ago and retoned my call