1816 LARGE CENT -
NEWCOMB 5
Rarity: ScarceVariety Equivalents:
Breen 1790
Notes:
No Proofs are known of this variety.
This was the only use of the obverse and reverse dies.
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Images courtesy of
Superior Stamp & Coin
The coin illustrated above
is ex - H. Lee Martene - 1987 EAC Sale, Lot 265 - Tom Reynolds - Dennis
Mendelson - R.E. Matthews - Superior Stamp & Coin, May 28, 1989, Lot
530 - March Wells - Superior Stamp & Coin's "Pre-Long Beach"
sale, February 7-8, 2000, Lot 1731, "EF45+...called AU-50 by Noyes,
EF45 by Bland"
Recent appearances:
NGC AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 186, "Newcomb-5,
Brown" @$195.50
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The
Cent Book 1816-1839" by John D. Wright
"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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