1796 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON NC-1
Rarity: Very Rare |
Recent appearances:
VG-10. Ex - Stack's
"65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 72,
"Sheldon NC-1, Close 96, Rarity-6", illustrated, sold for $4,830.00 (EAC: Very
Good-8) Tied with eight others for Fourth Finest Known
Ex John Whitney Collection;
earlier, from Milford H. Bolender's sale of the John P. Young
Collection, September 1951, lot 74; R.E. Naftzger; New Netherlands's
sale of the Naftzger Collection, November 1973, lot 412; Superior's sale
of the Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Collection, September 1986, lot 122;
Superior's sale of the Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Collection, January 1996,
lot 128.
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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