1796 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON 116
Rarity: Rare |
Recent appearances:
VF-35. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 70, "Sheldon 116, 6 High, Rarity-5",
illustrated, sold for $5,175.00(EAC:
Very Fine-25. Third Finest Known). Previous Sales: Ex
John Whitney Collection; earlier, from Dr. George P. French; B. Max
Mehl's 1929 FPL, lot 134; T. James Clarke in 1944; B. Max Mehl; B. Max
Mehl's April 1949 mail bid sale, lot 2327; B. Max Mehl; Mehl's 1950 mail
bid sale, lot 2326; William Sheldon in April 1972; R.E. Naftzger in
February 1992; Eric Streiner in December 1993."
VG-8. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 71, "Sheldon 116, 6 High, Rarity-5",
illustrated, sold for $2,875.00 Ex John Whitney Collection; earlier, from Coin Galleries' sale
of August 1989, lot 2254"
Del Bland graded AG-3. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin &
Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale",
May 28-30, 2001, Lot 146, illustrated, sold for $195.00
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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