Variety Equivalents: Breen 1641

Notes:
The obverse die of this variety was also used on:
1793 Sheldon 9
1793 Sheldon NC-4
  

Images courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.

Significant examples:
PCGS MS-68 Brown (illustrated above).  Ex - Howard R. Newcomb, Lot 8 - Starr Collection, Lot 13 - Roy E. Naftzger - Jay Parrino ("The Mint") - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 1394,"Sheldon-8"  

Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-63 Brown.  Ex - Henry Chapman, June 1909, Lot 730 - S. H. Chapman - George H. Earle, Jr. - Henry Chapman, June 1912, Lot 3360 - John H. Clapp, February 6, 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. - Bowers & Merena May 1996, Lot 488 - Spectrum Numismatics - Superior Galleries "The Pre-Long Beach Fall Sale 2002", September 23-24, 2002, Lot , illustrated, where it was described as follows: "1793 Flowing Hair Cent. S-8 R3. PCGS graded Mint State 63 Brown. Glossy steel brown with frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas, especially on the reverse. There are two small rim nicks under the lowest curls, a light nick right of Y in LIBERTY, and a thin planchet void at F-A, as struck. Otherwise this cent is choice. MDS, the bisecting reverse die crack clear but not yet strong. Sharply struck very slightly off center to K-5 on the obverse and K-2 on the reverse. A beautiful Wreath Cent. Called MS60 and CC#2 in the Breen/Bland condition census. Noyes says AU55 and tied for second finest known. The Eliasberg pedigree is noted on the PCGS grading label."

PCGS AU-50.  Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003, Lot 357, sold for $12,650.00 Ex Jim McGuigan-Dr. Wallace Lee. 

PCGS EF-45.  Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 1396, "Sheldon-8"

PCGS EF-40.  Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries "The Rarities Sale", July 31, 2002, Lot 20, "...VF-20, sharpness of EF-40 or nearly so, corrosion removed...", illustrated, unsold

NGC EF-40 Brown.  Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 12, "B-13", illustrated, sold for $10,120.00

NGC EF-40 Brown. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries "The Rarities Sale, Orlando", January 8, 2002, Lot 23, "S-8, Breen-13, Rarity-3-. Wreath, Vine & Bars," illustrated, sold for $5,750.00, From the Dr. Roy Sturgeon Collection

VF-30, Corroded.  Ex - Heritage's "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 5360, "Vine and Bars", plated, unsold

PCGS VF-20.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5464, "Sheldon-8", illustrated, sold for $3,450.00 From the Dr. Jeff Hosford Collection

Fine-15.  Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 68, "Sheldon-8, Vine and Bars", illustrated @ $2,530.00

Net grade Fine-12, sharpness grade VF-20.  Ex - Auctions by Bowers and Merena, Inc.'s "The Norweb Collection: Early American and U.S. Coins, Part III", November 14-15, 1988, Lot 2691  Purchased from Kendrick on November 20, 1909 for $15

Fine-12.  Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 69, "Sheldon-8, Vine and Bars", illustrated @ $1,380.00

Net G-6.  Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 70, "Sheldon-8, Vine and Bars", not illustrated @ $460.00

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"United States Large Cents 1793-1814" by William Noyes

"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen