1796 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON 106
Rarity: Rare |
Recent appearances:
MS-60. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 67, "Sheldon 106, Date Slants Right,
Rarity-5", plated, illustrated (EAC: About Uncirculated-55. Tied with one
other for finest known.) Previous Sales: Ex John Whitney
Collection; earlier, from Stack's (privately) in March, 1959; C.
Douglass Smith, in September 1959; William Sheldon in April 1972; R.E.
Naftzger in February 1992; E. Streiner in May 1992."
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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