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1794 1C Head of '94. AU58 PCGS. S-42, B-29, R.4....
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Description
Second Finest 1794 S-42 Cent
1794 1C Head of '94. AU58 PCGS. S-42, B-29, R.4. Bland AU50; tied for CC-2. Noyes AU50; CC-2. Photo #20370. Our EAC Grade XF45.Equivalents. Maris 46; Hays 20; McGirk 3-B; Ross 13-M; Chapman 10; EAC 28; Encyclopedia 1668; PCGS #901374.
Variety. Hair locks above and below pole terminate abruptly. Short spine from leaf right of base of E in ONE; usually weak at OF. The obverse appears on S-41 and S-42. The reverse appears on S-42 and S-43. Lettered Edge, leaf points up.
Surfaces. Lovely medium brown surfaces that are problem-free. Both sides are glossy, with some remaining cartwheel luster. A few field marks on each side remain from the original planchet prior to striking, along with a few others that occurred later. The edge is marked HALL and 46.
Die State I. Apparently perfect dies, with no visible evidence of cracks or clash marks. A number of hair strands are attenuated, indicating that the obverse die has been lapped.
Appearances. The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Frossard-Hays and in Noyes (2006). The obverse is illustrated in Morley as XF45. The plate coin in Breen's Large Cent Encyclopedia is identified as this coin, although the plate is a different specimen.
Census. This specimen, second finest known, follows a remarkable Mint State piece in the Census, and is slightly finer than the St. Oswald example.
Commentary. A scarce variety that Sheldon considered Rarity-5 in 1949, and it remained at this rating in 1958 when he commented that it was probably in the upper range of R-5. In Penny Whimsy, Sheldon specifically mentioned this coin: "A previously unreported AU-50 came to light in one of the remnant lots from the Brand hoard sold in 1951."
Provenance. Lorin Parmelee (7/1891); Dr. Thomas Hall (9/1909); Virgil M. Brand; New Netherlands (10/1951), lot 590, $165; Dr. William H. Sheldon (4/1972); R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (New Netherlands, 11/1973), lot 363, $1,500; John W. Adams (Bowers and Ruddy, 1982 FPL), lot 33, $3,500; Denis W. Loring (5/1983); Jack Robinson (Superior, 1/1989), lot 69, $7,975; Dr. Allen Bennett (1/1998).
Personality. A Boston physician, Dr. Thomas Hall (1841-1909) was an active collector of Colonials and large cents, assembling an excellent collection of 1793 and 1794 cents. He published a monograph on Connecticut coppers in 1892. The Hall Collection was sold to Virgil Brand in September 1909.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 223P, Variety PCGS# 35591, Base PCGS# 901374, Greysheet# 76766)
Weight: 13.48 grams
Metal: 100% Copper
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Auction Info
2008 February Long Beach, CA Signature Coin Auction #460 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2008
14th-16th
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