1796 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON 91
Rarity: Scarce |
Images courtesy of Heritage
Numismatic Auctions
Recent appearances:
"XF-40" (illustrated
above). Ex - Liberty, Texas collection - Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s "2000 Santa Clara" Sale, November 16-17,
2000, Lot 5044, "Sheldon-91, Rarity-3", illustrated, sold
for $2,530.00
"VG-8". Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13,
2000, Lot 64 "Sheldon-91" @$276.00
PCGS AU-53 and Del Bland graded
VF-35. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s
"Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 286,
"Liberty cap. Sheldon-91, Rarity-3. Ex: W.W.C. Wilson;
Wayte Raymond for the Anderson Galleries #1996 11/25:206; Carl Wurtzbach;
unknown; L & B Coins 4/77; Thomas D. Reynolds 5/7/92; Robinson S. Brown,
Jr.; Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/96:126", illustrated, sold for $6,037.00
Del Bland graded Sharpness of
VF-30 but tooled and burnished. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins
& Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16,
18-20, 2001, Lot 287, "Liberty cap. Sheldon-91, Rarity-3. Ex.
James G. Macallister 6/6/44 at $42", illustrated, sold for $1,035.00
Net VF-25. Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 87,
"Sheldon-91", sold for $690.00 From the Herbert D. Spencer Collection,
June 1996, Lot 72
VG-8. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13,
2000, Lot 64 "Sheldon-91" sold for $276.00
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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