1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime. LM-3. Rarity-5. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).

1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime. LM-3. Rarity-5. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).，Pretty olive and cobalt blue peripheral toning adorns both sides and enhances the appearance of this more affordable 1795 half dime. It is well struck for an early half dime with sharp to full detail to most design features. A touch of glossiness explains the PCGS qualifier, but this is still a pleasing example with much to offer the high grade type or variety collector.<p>Half dimes were the first denomination struck by the United State Mint. After the "small beginning" of 1792, the next issue of half dimes came a couple of years later with the Flowing Hair type designed by Robert Scot. While the dies for the 1794 half dimes were ready by years end, they were not put into service until 1795. All told, 86,416 Flowing Hair half dimes were struck, of which 78,660 were dated 1795. In 1796, the obverse was replaced with the Draped Bust, resulting in a brief tenure for the design. The Logan-McCloskey 3 die pairing is distinctive due to a bisecting crack through the R of LIBERTY, which no doubt prompted this obverse die to be replaced. As a consequence, this variety is scarce in all grades.<p>，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) Lee S. Miller Collection sale, June 1966, lot 788. Lot tag included.，