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1794 1C, BN
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Description
Scarce and Desirable S-61 Grading VF 20
1794 S-61, R.4. Sharpness of VF 25, net VF 20. Dark-brown fields offset the lighter devices. There is one minor intermittent scrape from the right edge of the cap into Liberty's hair, and on the reverse there are three similar scrapes, one from the wreath to the C of CENT, another through the I of AMERICA, the last from the numerator extending right to the rim below the ribbon end. A glass will locate minor roughness, but still a charming specimen to represent this variety. The obverse die is clashed below LIB of LIBERTY.Ex: Formerly #128 in an old collection (probably formed in the early 1900s); W. E. Johnson; Alfred Bonard; Henry J. Berube, (New England Coin Company, 12/65); Philip Van Cleave, (Kagin's #340, 1/86), lot 5065; Walter Dudgeon; Early American Copper Auction #9, 7/93, lot 550.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 223M, PCGS# 1365, GSID# 717)
Metal: 100% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
Weight: 0.47549oz
Mintage: 918,521
Auction Info
1997 September Long Beach Sale #178 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 1997
11th-13th
Thursday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 3
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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