1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar for my Birthday!

That is a nice one. I have gone though several of these coins as a type collector. I had a couple when I was dealer. They were nice for the grade, and sold less than two hours after I bought them at a show.

This is my "end game" piece. I won't get a better one. PCGS graded it AU-58. At one time NGC graded it MS-62. Thank goodness CAC rejected it. If they had put a bean on it, I could not have afforded it. It's an O-120, a rare variety, and the finest known.

 

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Did CAC reject it at 62 or at 58? Any idea why they rejected it? That is a beautiful piece! I love the obverse toning.

 

CAC rejected it in the PCGS AU-58 holder. When I look at some of stuff they throw to which they award a sticker, scratch my head. I’ve a photo file of them. But like I said, I’m glad they rejected it.

 

Physics, here is my 'pedestrian' 1795 if I may. I forgot what variety it is...? Had it since 1986.
It's a little bit like yours, but not as good from a cursory comparison, and suffers from smallpox.
I can certainly understand your happiness at having bought your coin - I was when I got mine .

 

Yeah, the G6 on GC is worn, but looks rather wholesome. I looked through a bunch of recent HA sales in F-VF and there are only 2 coins I like. I think attractive is going to be the bigger challenge than grade once you decide it's time. After that, the 96 and 97.

 

Haha... the 96 and 97... I'm likely to get an original Libertas Americana before I get one of those!