2017-06-01 Thu

A 1794 Flowing Hair dollar graded AU 58+ with a green CAC sticker was sold at Stack’s Bowers Galleries Baltimore Expo auctions for $910,625. It belonged to the famous Blue Moon Collection and had hit the market after 40 long years.

Another 1793 Flowing Hair, Chain cent, Very Fine Details, Scratch was sold for $8,225. These coins are struck on not-so-perfect planchets. The coin belongs to the Sheldon 4 variety. It has two parallel planchet flaws and has a major die break. These flaws were present on the coin when it was struck. The coin also has many obverse scratches. A similar coin without these problems could fetch $30,000.