1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. O-103, T-10. Rarity-6. VG Details--Damage (PCGS).Dominant lavender and olive-gray patina with iridescent lilac and reddish-gold undertones provides strong eye appeal relative to the assigned grade. The surfaces are also quite smooth overall, light adjustment marks on both sides as made and the only explanation for the PCGS qualifier a pattern of indentations at the lower left obverse. Boldly to sharply defined from a nicely centered and well executed strike, this coin is worthy of serious consideration. Our nations first half dollar issue, and one of just two in the brief Flowing Hair series, the key date 1794 has an approximate mintage of 23,464 pieces with survivors scarce to rare in all grades. Overton-103 is one of the more elusive varieties of the issue, unknown in Mint State and virtually unobtainable above VF.
