A monumental specimen for the most advanced collector as so few Flowing Hair silver dollars are truly Mint State today, especially at the Choice level. The strike is sharp on Libertys hair curls with full separation on the seldom seen waves above her ear, as well as on the eagles tiny breast feathers which show details seldom seen as most are worn away after the briefest time spent in circulation. The 3 Leaves reverse refers to the number of leaves in the branch below the eagles wings, some dies have two, others have three as seen here. Moderate adjustment marks are noted on the obverse rim as these early planchets were often made a bit too heavy only to be adjusted with a file to remove the excess silver weight to within the narrow tolerance allowed. Toned somewhat deeply with a blend of gunmetal-blue with green and gold traces in the fields, hints of lilac and crimson also add to the visual display.The 1795 Flowing Hair dollar represents the final year of a two-year type coin, with the rare 1794 solidly out of reach for most collectors. Later in October of 1795 the design was changed to the Draped Bust type and that brought to a close this classic Federal period style. A stellar example for the connoisseur.,,PCGS# 6852. NGC ID: 24WZ.,PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Three Leaves variety): just 4; 11 finer (MS-66 finest).,
