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1793 1C Wreath Cent--Vine and Bars--MS62 Brown NGC....
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NGC MS62 1793 S-8 Wreath Cent
1793 1C Wreath Cent--Vine and Bars--MS62 Brown NGC. S-8, Low R.3. After the Chain cents were released to the public and received criticism for their design, the fledgling United States Mint went into quick action and developed an entirely new design to satisfy public demand. It is generally conceded that the Chain cents were produced in early March and were included with the coinage deliveries dated from March 1 through March 12. After that, the first delivery of Wreath cents was dated April 9, thus the Mint's reaction to the public commentary took less than a month. This included the development of a new design concept and preparation of new dies. This was a short period of time to accomplish these tasks with the technology in place 200 years ago.The actual person who engraved the dies for the different Wreath cent varieties is not specifically known. Walter Breen believed that it was either Adam Eckfeldt or the artist named Birch who prepared the large size 1792 cent patterns. In his Large Cent Encyclopedia, he stated: "The actual diesinker is uncertain. It was not Voigt as the style is too different from the Chains. Neither Joseph Wright nor Robert Scot had yet been hired. This leaves only two likely candidates: Birch and Adam Eckfeldt. In favor of Eckfeldt is the close kinship between these reverses and those of the half cents of 1793, which Eckfeldt claimed as his own work. In favor of Birch is the kinship between the seven cent reverses and that of the Birch and Voigt cents of 1792." Alternatively, R.W. Julian suggested that Voigt probably prepared the Wreath cent dies, perhaps with some help from Eckfeldt. In his note to the editor of the Breen cent book, Julian stated his opinion that Eckfeldt was probably not the actual engraver who did the dies, for if he had been, he would have filled the engraver's position at the mint and received the appropriate salary.
This example is the Sheldon-8 die combination, which is moderately scarce, although several high quality examples survive. This has smooth olive-brown surfaces with hints of orange color and grayish-brown toning on the high points. This is a strong and evenly centered impression with complete border details on both sides and an excellent margin all around, outside the border beads. A tiny reverse rim scrape below the fraction is the only significant flaw.(#1347) (Registry values: N7079)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 223H, PCGS# 1347, GSID# 1220)
Metal: 100% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
Weight: 0.47549oz
Mintage: 63,353
Auction Info
2004 November Palm Beach, FL Signature Sale #358 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2004
4th-6th
Thursday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 4
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