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Lot:5100 1794 Liberty Cap Cent. Sheldon-71. Head of 1795. Rarity-2. Mint State-65 RB (PCGS).

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SBP-苏富比2017年3月波格集藏V

2017-04-01 07:30:00

2017-04-01 12:30:00

USD 199750

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A great quantity of copper still remains on hand, part not yet refined. This will occasionally be wrought, so as not to interfere with the silver coinage. - David Rittenhouse to George Washington, October 28, 1794Cartwheel luster brings original mint color to the fore as it spins around both sides, locating and enlivening the abundant red that remains, somewhat sublimated and mellowed to steel and chocolate brown away from light and luster. Spectacularly well defined from denticles to center on both sides, the portrait of Liberty rises like an island from the even and smooth fields that surround it. The devices of the reverse echo the firmness and detail of the obverse rendering this among the most perfect examples of the Head of 1795 in existence. Some applied gloss, something similar to lacquer, remains on the surfaces, most evident above LIBERTY but chipping away from Libertys cheek and neck. No significant marks are present, and even the minor ones that are visible near the obverse periphery remain from before striking; the small one near Libertys lowest curl is the most obvious of these.Clash marks seen on both sides are particularly bold and eye-catching, with AMER of AMERICA seen in clear retrograde near the denticles before Libertys profile. Other impressions of reverse design elements, including leaf clusters near Libertys chin and a ribbon end beneath LI of LIBERTY, are easily noted. The reverse clash marks are most evident at the base of the wreath. A series of nearly parallel linear flaws, perhaps overzealously applied lapping lines, are seen across the bridge of Libertys nose and onto her forehead. A faint die crack crosses Libertys hair from the top of her forehead to the back of her head adjacent to the cap. A more subtle crack crosses the tip of the pole. This state roughly approximates Breens State III.The Head of 1795 cents of 1794 appear to have been struck late in the year, after the long hiatus in copper production that spanned from the end of August until mid-November. During that interval, the Mint turned its attention to silver coins. The entire mintage of 1794 dollars was delivered on October 15, 1794, while 1794 half dollars were delivered on December 1. Half cent production had been completed by the end of July; no 1794-dated half dimes were struck until 1795. Thus, December was left entirely for the coining of cents, and about 100,000 pieces were delivered between December 16 and December 30. The majority of those were probably Heads of 1795, including this coin. It is perhaps no coincidence that December 1794 was the month William Strickland arrived in Philadelphia.Long held as one of the most perfect of the Lord St. Oswald cents, this coin has been included as finest known in the Bland census with a remarkable grade of MS-68 and finest known in the Noyes census with an assignment of MS-67. It brought $2,940 at the 1964 St. Oswald sale, significantly outpacing the $1,736 price Stacks bid for the second finest known Sheldon-71, later sold to E. Yale Clarke. The only Lord St. Oswald cent that brought more was the Sheldon-Naftzger-Husak Sheldon-69, now graded MS-65 BN (PCGS).

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