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1799 1C, BN
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Description
* 1799 Good 6 Dark and Porous. S-189, High R.2. The Perfect Date variety. The 1799 cent is easily one of the most famous and highly coveted of all U.S. coins. Unknown above XF, the vast majority of survivors are in the Good to Fine grade range. This is the date that began Joseph Mickley on his collecting odessey in the 19th century. The story goes that 17-year old Mickley wanted a coin of his birth year, 1799. He found it to be a very difficult task even in 1816, and the pursuit of this coin led him along other numismatic avenues and he eventually became known as the "Father of American Coin Collecting."
This piece has the sharpness of a Fine 12, but it is uniformly porous. The color is a dark olive-steel with tan colored highpoints. Like the 1794 dollar, the 1799 cent was also struck on a press that was too small for the dies, causing the coins so struck to either have a strong LIBERTY and weak date, or vise versa. Sure to be of great interest to a wide range of collectors.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2246, PCGS# 1443, GSID# 780)
Metal: 100% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
Weight: 0.47549oz
Mintage: 42,540
Auction Info
1994 ANA Sale #122 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
July, 1994
27th-30th
Wednesday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 5
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 162
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