1794 Large Cent Price List

1794 LARGE CENTS FIXED PRICE LIST

Lot 1 1794 S-17a R-5 Head & Edge of 1793 PCGS F15. Attractive glossy medium steel brown and chocolate. There are a few contact marks including a rim bruise left of the cap and a fine diagonal pin scratch from the front edge of the neck to the hair near the base of the cap. M-LDS, Breen state III, with a bold die crack connecting the end of the pole to the rim and a clearly defined wave from the rim to the left base of the L in LIBERTY and then lightly to the hair below. The date and legends are all bold, surfaces are smooth. Graded F12 and tied for CC#9 in the Bland census. Noyes says F15 net VG10 and tied for CC#7, his photo #28456. A very nice mid-grade example of this tough Head of 1793 variety, and it comes with a great provenance. 35504.15/36222096 $ 17,500 Ex John Story Jenks, Henry Chapman 12/1921:6105 - Henry C. Hines - Dr. William H. Sheldon - Dr. Charles L. Ruby 12/1972 - Superior Stamp & Coin - Superior auction 2/11/1974:336 - Dr. Robert A. Schuman - Myles Z. Gerson - Dr. Philip W. Ralls - Del Bland 5/13/1986 - Herman Halpern, Stack’s 3/16/1988:17 - Jim Neiswinter Collection - Chris Pretsch

Lot 2 1794 S-17a R-5- NGC VF Details (Burnished). Glossy olive brown and steel with a subtle streak of slightly lighter toning from the temple to the shoulder. Mostly smooth but a glass reveals extremely faint roughness under the attractive glossy toning. The only notable marks are a very shallow planchet lamination meandering through the top of STATE and a thin diagonal planchet fissure under the T in CENT into the ribbon below (both as struck). The date and legends are all strong and the edge lettering is bold. A very nice mid-grade example of a die variety that nearly always comes with planchet flaws and/or environmental damage. Later die state, Breen state III (similar to but slightly earlier than the preceding example). The die crack at the end of the pole is strong and the field below this crack is lower than that above. The radial die crack left of the L in LIBERTY is faint but present. Graded F12 by Del Bland and tied for CC#9 in his census. Comes with a great provenance that includes many very significant large cent collections that were formed over the last century. 6357149-014 $ 15,500 Ex; Virgil M. Brand - Carl Wurtzbach 1947 - Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/1972 - R. E. Naftzger, Jr. - John W. Adams 5/1975 - Del N. Bland - Jack H. Robinson 3//1987- Del N. Bland 9/1987 - Jack H. Robinson - Douglas F. Bird (via Denis W. Loring) 4/1999 - Robert C. Clark, 2000 ANA Sale (Bowers & Merena):213 (as F15) - Larry A. Bland Collection

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