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1794 1C Head of 1794, S-41, B-30, R.3, VF35 Bland, VF35 Noyes; XF45 PCGS Secure. ...
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Description
1794 S-41 Head of 1794 Cent, XF45
Tied for Fourth Finest Known
1794 1C Head of 1794, S-41, B-30, R.3, VF35 Bland, VF35 Noyes;
XF45 PCGS Secure. Both sides exhibit numerous small circulation
marks on the hard olive-brown surfaces of this sharply struck and
nicely centered cent. Slight strike doubling appears on RTY and
Liberty's profile. The reverse has a small iridescent toning spot
trapped between the outer leaves below IC in AMERICA, and a small
area of light copper color on the rim over the E of that word.Variety Equivalents: Maris 14, Frossard 24, Doughty 34, Hays 19, Chapman 9.
Obverse 18: Truncated Hair Locks. Several hair locks are cut short just above and below the point where the cap meets the hair. Additional incomplete areas are noted in the hair behind the jaw and neck. This obverse is found on S-41 and S-42.
Reverse Q: Notched Ribbon. A triangular notch appears on the inside edge of the left ribbon just below the left stem end. This reverse is found only on S-41.
Die State V: The reverse has prominent cracks through the D and the wreath to the tops of CE, and from the border between AT of STATES to the wreath and the O in ONE.
Rarity and Census: The ANS Collection has a Mint State coin that is far the finest known. Following that piece are two that Del Bland grades XF40, and three others, including the present piece, that grade VF35. These three are tied for fourth finest in the Bland Condition Census. Bill Noyes also grades this piece VF35, and places it alone as fifth finest in his census.
Commentary: The die faces were out of alignment (not parallel) in the press, causing stress on the left side of the reverse die. That die stress accounted for the die cracks that are seen on late state coins such as this piece from the Boka Collection.
Boka Commentary: A lovely mid-range grade for this interesting variety with its extremely interesting reverse die break pattern.
Biography: Walter J. Husak operated a manufacturing company in the aerospace industry in Burbank, California. A collector since he was a teenager, Husak, who was born in 1942, purchased his first large cent in 1980. After that purchase, an 1804 S-266 cent, he continued to form an extraordinary collection that included the famed 1799 "Abbey" cent. Heritage Auctions handled his collection in February 2008, and he immediately began forming another outstanding large cent collection.
Provenance: Chris Victor-McCawley (c. 2002); Walter J. Husak (6/2005); Jon Alan Boka.
From The Jon Alan Boka Collection of 1794 Large Cents.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 223P, Variety PCGS# 35588, Base PCGS# 901374, GSID# 76765)
Metal: 100% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
Weight: 0.48oz
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Auction Info
2016 September 7 - 11 Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction - Long Beach #1239 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2016
7th-11th
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