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1795 1C Jefferson Head, Plain Edge -- Environmental Damage -- NGC Details. VF. S-80, B-11b, R.5....
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Description
1795 S-80 Jefferson Head Cent, VF Details
The Downing-Rasmussen Specimen
1795 1C Jefferson Head, Plain Edge -- Environmental Damage --
NGC Details. VF. S-80, B-11b, R.5. The Jefferson Head cent was
first described by coin dealer Ebenezer Locke Mason, Jr. in 1869,
referring to a coin in the J. Colvin Randall Collection. Over more
than 140 years since its discovery, the variety is rated R.5, with
only about 50 to 60 examples known. This lightly corroded specimen
has ebony patina on the obverse, with intermingled olive-tan and
steel on the reverse. Our EAC grade VG8.Ex: Homer K. Downing (1952 ANA, New Netherlands, 8/1952), lot 1714; M.L. Kaplan; Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris (5/1972); Del Bland; Dr. Dane B. Nielsen; Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr. (10/2/1981); G. Lee Kuntz (Superior, 10/1991), lot 91; Wes Rasmussen (Heritage, 1/2005), lot 3092.
From The Phillip Clover Collection of U.S. Large Cents.
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Auction Info
2012 September 6-9 US Coins Signature Auction- Long Beach #1174 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2012
6th-9th
Thursday-Sunday
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