1800 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON 194
Rarity: Scarce
Notes:
Overdate 1800/179. Style 2
hair.
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Images courtesy of Superior
Stamp & Coin
Recent appearances:
Fine-15 (illustrated
above). Ex - Superior Stamp & Coin's "Pre-Long Beach
Sale", February 7-8, 2000, Lot 1669, "LDS, the cud breaks at the
bottom of the reverse are strong", illustrated, sold for $1092.50
Del Bland graded VG-7. Ex -
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 326, "80 over
79. Sheldon-194, Low Rarity-3", not illustrated, sold for $126.00
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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