1796 LARGE CENT -
SHELDON NC-2
Rarity: 7 known |
Recent appearances:
Good 6. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 73, "Sheldon NC-2, Hyphenated 7-9, Rarity-7",
illustrated, sold for $4,830.00
(EAC: About Good-3) The Sixth Finest Known Ex John Whitney Collection; earlier, from J.J. Teaparty in
August 1973; Denis Loring in August 1973; Robinson S. Brown, Jr. in
November 1973; Denis Loring in May 1974; Dr. Robert Shalowitz; Dr.
Chambers; Dennis Mendelson in March 1989; Superior's sale of the
Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Collection, January 1996, lot 133.
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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