1794 1/2C, BN MS (PCGS#1003)
December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1003
- 等级
- XF45BN
- 价格
- 62,920
- 详细说明
- 1794 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-9. Rarity-2. High-Relief Head. EF-45 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.
Handsome autumn-brown patina is seen on both sides, and the surfaces exhibit a generally hard, satiny texture. Minor planchet fissures along the lower reverse border are as made and require a loupe to discern. The central reverse is typically soft for the variety as Liberty's portrait is executed in uncommonly high relief, but even so the denomination HALF CENT is fully legible. Most of the wispy marks in the center of the reverse represent original planchet texture, and most handling marks on the obverse are also easily forgiven. We do note shallow scrapes in the left obverse field behind the cap and on the reverse at the letters LF in HALF. The detail is pleasingly sharp for the assigned grade, and the eye appeal is superior for a lightly circulated early copper. Cohen-9 is an excellent candidate to represent the High-Relief Head Guide Bookvariety of the 1794 half cent in a type set, as it is the most available die marriage of the issue after only the C-2a Normal Head (a.k.a. Low-Relief Head). Manley Die State 1.0, described as "rare" by the author.
Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection.
PCGS# 1003. NGC ID: 2223.
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