1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. O-113a, T-14. Rarity-3. Two Leaves, A/E in STATES. AU-53 (PCGS). An exceptionally well preserved and uncommonly attractive example of this significant <em>Guide Book</em> variety. Warmly toned pearl-gray and olive surfaces reveal more vivid antique gold, power blue and pale mauve undertones as the coin dips into a light. Direct viewing angles also call forth appreciable remnants of satiny mint luster. Impressively smooth for an early half dollar that saw light commercial use, bold to sharp striking detail in all but a few isolated areas is also a praiseworthy attribute. Tompkins Die Stage 5/2.<p>Overton-113 is the only variety of the date with the letter A in STATES punched over an erroneous E. This is one of the more frequently encountered die pairings of the issue, which provides many collectors with the opportunity to own a pleasing example of the A/E variety, although we stress that coins which approach Mint State are rare from a condition standpoint. Tompkins Die Stage 5/2 represents a remarriage of these dies struck after the obverse coined after all known examples of O-114. The offered coin also exhibits a clash mark from Libertys portrait in the reverse field below the eagles right wing that is not mentioned in Tompkins. PCGS# 39254. NGC ID: 24E7. From Heritages sale of the Lake Goodwin Collection, September 2018 Long Beach Signature Auction, lot 3073.
