1796 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON 119
Rarity: Scarce
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Significant examples:
MS-64 Brown. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001,
Lot 22, "B-40", illustrated, sold for $5,980.00 The
Nichols Find Cent
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-63 Red & Brown. Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long
Beach Coin Sale", May 27-29, 2001, Lot 1128, illustrated,
"...EAC graded MS60+.", not sold
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite
Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003, Lot 415, sold for $7,187.50 Ex Gary
Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/19/95:159-Dr.
Wallace Lee.
NGC MS-62. Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 93, "Sheldon-119, Rev. of
1797, Brown", illustrated @ $5,290.00
PCGS MS-62 Brown and Del Bland
graded AU-55. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 294, "Draped Bust, reverse of 1797. Sheldon-119,
Rarity-3. Ex: Henry Chapman: Henry Chapman 6/09:745: A.J.
"Alvin" Fink; H.O. Granberg; William H. Woodin; The United States
Coin Co. 5/15:203; George E. Chatillon; B. Max Mehl M.B.S. #92 11/38:1716:
Milton A. Holmes: Stack's 10/60:1391; Dr. E. Yale Clark; Stack's 10/75:48;
Paramount International Coin Corp. F.P.L. #12, 1976; Paramount International
Coin Corp. F.P.L.'s 1977-1978; Paramount International Coin Corp. 9/78:8;
Paramount International Coin Corp F.P.L.'s 1979; Paramount International Coin
Corp 4/79:4; Paramount International Coin Corp; Paramount International Coin
Corp. 11/79:1046.", illustrated, sold for $6,037.00
NGC MS-61 Brown. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin &
Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May
28-30, 2001, Lot 145, illustrated, sold for $4,600.00
MS-60. Ex - Stack's "The Marvin Taichert Collection of U.S.
Type Coins", May 9, 2001, Lot 21, plated, sold for $6,612.50 Ex:
Stack's sale of January 14, 1987, lot 840; earlier ex New Netherlands/Seaby
sale of November 15, 1973, lot 434, pedigreed there as ex David Proskey,
Henry Hines, Homer K. Downing, Scheer (1949), Dr. William Sheldon
About Good-3. Ex -
Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach Coin Sale", May 27-29, 2001,
Lot 1130, not illustrated, not sold
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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