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1796 1C DRAPE BUST, BN
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Sold on Sep 11, 1997 for:
$1,897.50
Bid Source: Live: Floor bidder
Description
Scarce Sheldon-119, Ex: Chapman-Hines-Downing-Brown
1796 Draped Bust S-119, R.3. Sharpness of AU 50 Lightly Porous, net VF 35. The surfaces appear to have been slightly burnished to reduce porosity on both sides, now all is toned a dark brown, nearly black, with glossy fields. Boldly struck with full device detail and thick dentils. Identifiable by a small pit left of the L of LIBERTY. One of the Nichols find varieties, this one apparently exposed to the elements a bit too long, but still very desirable overall, and with an illustrious pedigree.Ex: An owner with the initial "M"; S. H. Chapman; S. H. Chapman, (6/13), lot 481; "Able"; Henry C. Hines; Homer K. Downing; 1952 ANA, (New Netherlands #38, lot 1759); Benjamin Stack, (Stack's); Lawrence O. Ross; Stack's, (10/53), lot 448; F. Dabney Caldwell, Jr.; Stack's, (4/88), lot 2099; Robinson S. Brown, Jr., (Superior Galleries, 1/96), lot 166.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 223W, PCGS# 1401, GSID# 747)
Metal: 100% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
Weight: 0.47549oz
Mintage: 363,375
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: 4
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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