1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar
2 Leaves
Five major categories of 1795 half dollars are recognized by PCGS. Three of these represent varieties with interesting mistakes: the 1795/1795 Recut Date with the Two Leaves reverse, the 1795/1795 Recut Date with the Three Leaves reverse, and the variety with A in STATES punched over an errant E. Another of the five categories includes three different die varieties whose obverses depict a distinctive looking head of Liberty called the Small Head. The final category is a catch-all, encompassing 26 different die varieties under the title “Two Leaves,” referring to the number of leaves inside the reverse wreath under each wing of the eagle. Among 1795 half dollars of all of the foregoing categories, just three have been certified as MS-65 by PCGS, two representing the “Two Leaves” category and one additional specimen of the A over E in STATES reverse.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the D. Brent Pogue Part I Auction, where it realized $411,250.
1795 2-Leaves Flowing Hair Half Dollar Auction Highlights
 PCGS MS-65 Sold for $411,250 View Lot 1096 |  PCGS MS-64 Sold for $144,000 View Lot 7028 |  PCGS MS-63+ Sold for $129,250 View Lot 3116 |
