1793 Flowing Hair

DeArmitt Pa · Sep 26, 2009

Well thanks to Mach 1 Pilot, I was able to recover this amazing find. The property we were at has a house that might only go back to around 1900. The yard is loaded with junk and trash. Definitely small coil territory the whole way. As cold and rainy as it was today, I was being followed by wasps. So it was very annoying when your listening to a good signal and hear buzzing by your ear. Mach 1 Pilot also found a KG of some sort, dated as 1771-1778, The last didget is up for debate. We were actally headed back to the corner of the property when I heard this signal, rang in loud and clear. Read as 12-45 on my E-trac and was 6 inches deep. I was expecting another piece of junk, which I though I had because there was no green in the dirt. I checked the hole and no signal, check the dirt and its there. I finally found it in the dirt and was excited. I showed my companions and they said to wash the loose dirt off in the creek by the house. I did. I was shocked when I saw 1793 staring back at me and "One Cent" on the back. I did the happy dance. Needless to say this is a find of a lifetime. This will be hard to top. It is a 1793 Wreath type Flowing Hair with Vine and Bars Edge. Simply amazing. :icon_sunny:

. Also notice the die crack running across the top of the coin and her hair. MINT ERROR.

relic lover · Sep 27, 2009

You need to put that back and let me find it!!

It is so great that it is readable what a find!

civilman1 · Sep 27, 2009

I'll trade you a couple 3-ringer's for it

........Awesome Coinage :thumbsup:

pjroo33 · Sep 27, 2009

1793 flowing hair is such a beautiful coin. Probably my favorite. Amazing find! Congratulations on the banner!

DeArmitt Pa · Sep 27, 2009

Iv have been looking at the varieties, and the Sheldon 10 and the NC-4 are very similar, what is the difference bewtween the two? (Besides the rarity)

Don in SJ · Sep 27, 2009

DeArmitt Pa said:
Iv have been looking at the varieties, and the Sheldon 10 and the NC-4 are very similar, what is the difference bewtween the two? (Besides the rarity)

The NC-4 is not similar, the NC-5 and the Sheldon 10 have Identical Obverses (date side) but the reverses are from different dies and it matches from what is showing in details(see my first response) on the coin the reverse of the Sheldon 10.

The NC-4, the date is different, the 3 leafs and stem are entirely different.