1793 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON 14
Rarity: Rare |
Images courtesy of WH
Recent appearances:
Net EF-40, sharpness congruent. Ex
- Auctions by Bowers and Merena, Inc.'s "The Norweb Collection: Early
American and U.S. Coins, Part III", November 14-15, 1988, Lot 2697 Purchased
privately from Fred Baldwin on May 26, 1954
Fine-12. Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 76, "Sheldon-14, Bisecting Die Crack", illustrated,
$5,750.00
VG-10. Bowers and
Merena Galleries "The Rarities Sale, Orlando", January 8, 2002,
Lot 66, "S-14, Breen-17, Rarity-5-, Bisecting Die Crack,"
illustrated, sold for $8,050.00. From the Dr. Roy Sturgeon
Collection. Purchased from Christopher Young (Chesapeake Bay Rare
Coins). Ex. R.T. Davis; Stack's sale of February 1968, Lot 13; NERCA's
1979 ANA sale, Lot 1413; Dr. William Rubin; Superior Galleries' sale of
January 1985, lot 44; Tom Morley, Superior Galleries' sale of the G. Lee
Kuntz Collection (though not consigned by GLK), October 1991, Lot 672;
Superior Galleries' sale of the Robinson S. Brown Collection, January
1996, Lot 19.
Del Bland VG-8. Ex -
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 254, "Liberty
cap, Sheldon-14, Low Rarity-5, illustrated, sold for $5,250.00, Ex. Ira S Reed, privately, 11/13/44 at
$100"
VG-7. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries "The Rarities Sale, Orlando", January 8, 2002,
Lot 67, "S-14, Breen-17, Rarity-5-," illustrated, sold for
$4,830.00. From the Dr. Roy Sturgeon Collection. Purchased from
Christopher Young (Chesapeake Bay Rare Coins)
VG-7, sharpness of VG-20,
rough surfaces. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries "The Rarities
Sale, Orlando", January 8, 2002, Lot 68, "S-14, Breen-17,
Rarity-5-," illustrated, sold for $2,645.00. From the Dr.
Roy Sturgeon Collection
G-6. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries "The Rarities Sale, Orlando", January 8, 2002,
Lot 69, "S-14, Breen-17, Rarity-5-," illustrated, sold for
$3,220.00. From the Dr. Roy Sturgeon Collection
G-4, sharpness of VG-8,
finely pitted. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries "The Rarities
Sale, Orlando", January 8, 2002, Lot 71, "S-14, Breen-17,
Rarity-5-," illustrated, sold for $3,105.00. From the Dr.
Roy Sturgeon Collection
Net G-4, sharpness of G-7. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries'
"The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17,
2001, Lot 2414, "B-17" sold for $2,070.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Penny Whimsy" by Dr. William H. Sheldon
"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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