1798 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON 169
Rarity: Very Scarce
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Recent appearances:
"AU-50". Ex - Superior
Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003,
Lot
460, sold for $7,475.00 Ex
Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale, New Netherlands Coin Co. #38, lot 1820-C.
Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman.
NGC EF-45 Brown. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II",
March 15-17, 2001, Lot 2466, "2nd Hair Style" sold for $1,610.00
VF-25. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 109, "Sheldon-169, Second Hair
Style", illustrated, unsold
Del Bland graded
Fine-12. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 313, "Style 2 hair. Sheldon-169, Low Rarity-3. Cleaned
and nicely retoned decades ago.", illustrated, sold for $632.00
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"Penny Whimsy" by Dr. William Sheldon
Relevant collector
organizations:
Early American Coppers Club
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