1794 HALF CENT - COHEN 2a
Rarity: Common
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Images courtesy of Hanks
and Associates
Significant examples:
PCGS MS-63 Brown (illustrated
above). Offered by Hanks and
Associates in July 2000 for $25,000.00
Recent appearances:
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Ira &
Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "The Benson
Collection - Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 160, "Del
Bland graded VF-20", illustrated, sold for $2,185.00 Ex 1978
ANA Sale, Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, lot 88, unknown; Jim McGuigan
VF-30. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 1392,
"Cohen-2a, Breen-2b"
PCGS VF-30. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auction, Inc.'s "2001
Atlanta ANA Signature Sale", August 8-11, 2001, Lot 5129,
"B-2b", not illustrated, sold for $1,552.50 From the
Eric A. Kreuter Collection
VF-20. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 2336,
"Breen-2b" sold for $1,150.00
Del Bland graded Good-6. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "The Benson Collection - Part I", February
16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 162, illustrated, sold for $345.00
Del Bland Good-5. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin &
Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May
28-30, 2001, Lot 101, illustrated, sold for $265.00
Del Bland graded Good-4. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "The Benson Collection - Part I", February
16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 161, not illustrated, sold for $345.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"American Half Cents - The 'Little Half Sisters' (Second
Edition)" by Roger S. Cohen, Jr.
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
Relevant collector
organizations:
Early American Coppers Club
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