1794 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON 18b -
Edge device of 1794
Rarity: Very Scarce |
Images courtesy of WH
Significant examples:
Choice EF-45. Ex - Stack's
"The Marvin Taichert Collection of U.S. Type Coins", May 9,
2001, Lot 8, "Sheldon-18b", plated, sold for $14,950.00 Ex:
Zabriskie Collection (Henry Chapman, June 1909, lot 734); Henry Miller
Collection (Elder, April 1917, lot 655); Howard Newcomb Collection (Morgenthau,
February 1945, lot 458); Dr. Sheldon; Homer K. Downing; 1952 ANA Sale (New
Netherlands, lot 1636); Harold Bareford; Herman Halpern; Stack's sale of
March 17, 1987, lot 107
Recent appearances:
PCGS VF-25 and Del Bland graded
Very Good 8. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 255, " 'Head of 1793', Sheldon-18B, Rarity-4, illustrated, sold
for $3,680.00, Ex: Chris
Victor-McCawley 2/87"
ANACS Fine-12. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 7483,
"S-18b", illustrated, sold for $1,552.50
VG-7. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame Sale",
March 20-21, 2001, Lot 75, "Sheldon-18b", sold for $1,150.00
G-4, Sharpness of F-12,
heavily granular surfaces. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries
"The Rarities Sale, Orlando", January 8, 2002, Lot 80,
"S-18b, Breen-2b, Rarity-4, Head of 1793," illustrated, sold for
$460.00. From the Dr. Roy Sturgeon
Net AG-3, sharpness of VG-10, heavy corrosion. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II",
March 15-17, 2001, Lot 2415, "B-2b, head of 1793", sold for
$414.00
Net Fair-2, sharpness of AG-3. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries'
"The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001,
Lot 1332, "S-18b", not illustrated, not sold
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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