1808 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON 279
Rarity: Very Common |
Recent appearances:
Net VF-20, sharpness of EF-45.
Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M.
LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 2513,
"B-3" sold for $207.00
Del Bland graded Sharpness
VF-30 but tooled. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16,
18-20, 2001, Lot 374, "Sheldon-279, Rarity-1. Ex: Ira S.
Reed, privately circa 1945 as "Unc." at $40.",
illustrated, sold for $391.00
VF-20. Ex - Superior
Galleries "Pre-Long Beach Coin Sale", May 27-29, 2001, Lot 1150,
illustrated, sold for $431.25
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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