Completed the Flowing Hair Half Dollar section of my site....

[MBA101]

The Flowing Hair Half Dollar coins are rare, interesting, and expensive for the most part, but fun to learn about, or even Oggle. In fact all Flowing Hair coins are neat. It was fun putting this together over the past month or so, and now it's mostly complete. May add a few things here and there as time goes on, but for those who want to attribute or confirm authenticity, pics are mostly complete for every die marriage and state (there are a few way too rare,,,,)

 

If you have some, post your Flowing Hair coins of any denomination. Otherwise feel free to oggle!

 

http://maibockaddict.com/flowing-hair-half-dollars.shtml

[physics-fan3.14]

I really want one of these. I'll settle for a 95. Someday....

[WoodenJefferson]

Ogling candy

[disme]

Very impressive website.

 

There is a minor correction to be noted, however. The fineness of the 1794

and 1795 half dollars was 900/1000, not .8924.

 

The law specified .8924 but the mint director changed this to .900 before

silver coinage began in 1794. It was changed to the legal standard in late

October 1795 but this was after all of the halves had been struck.

 

[$ilverHawk]

Dave,

 

Great site and the information for attribution is very well presented. I hope, that you have BHNC link to your to your site.

 

Carl

 

 

[MBA101]

Very impressive website.

 

There is a minor correction to be noted, however. The fineness of the 1794

and 1795 half dollars was 900/1000, not .8924.

 

The law specified .8924 but the mint director changed this to .900 before

silver coinage began in 1794. It was changed to the legal standard in late

October 1795 but this was after all of the halves had been struck.

 

Are you certain (it sounds like it)? The redbook is where I got the info from (2009)

 

Here is an O-105 while I am here

 

Keep posting the Flowing Hairs!

[disme]

Very impressive website.

 

There is a minor correction to be noted, however. The fineness of the 1794

and 1795 half dollars was 900/1000, not .8924.

 

The law specified .8924 but the mint director changed this to .900 before

silver coinage began in 1794. It was changed to the legal standard in late

October 1795 but this was after all of the halves had been struck.

 

Are you certain (it sounds like it)? The redbook is where I got the info from (2009)

Yes, this is definite. Oddly enough, the Redbook has it right for the silver dollars

of 1794–1795 but wrong for the half dimes and half dollars of these two years.

 

The rationale for this illegal change of standard is believed to have come from Melter

& Refiner Albion Cox. He claimed that silver coins of less than .900 purity would turn

black in daily use.

 

When Elias Boudinot became mint director in late October 1795 he was told of the

illegal standard and ordered that the proper fineness be used in the silver coins..

 

One of the major depositors of silver, John Vaughan, claimed that he had been cheated

out of more than $2000 by the illegal standard but it took an act of Congress to get his

money back.

 

[MBA101]

OK I will update the site tomorrow.... thanks for the info!!!!!!