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Lot:1017 1795 Liberty Cap Cent. NC-1. Rarity-8-. Jefferson Head, Lettered Edge. VF-30 (PCGS).

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1795 Liberty Cap Cent. NC-1. Rarity-8-. Jefferson Head, Lettered Edge. VF-30 (PCGS).<strong>Type:</strong> Liberty Cap.<p><strong>Design:</strong> Obv: A head of Liberty faces right, the word LIBERTY above, the date 1795 below, and a liberty cap and pole behind the portrait. Libertys hair is combed out almost straight, and there is no hair ribbon. Rev: A wreath of long, lanceolate leaves surrounds the denomination ONE CENT, the base of the wreath bound by a ribbon tied into a bow with three loops. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border and another expression of the denomination 1/100 is below.<p><strong>Weight:</strong> Unknown, but struck on a large, thin planchet. The only other thin planchet example of the 1795 NC-1 variety weighs 168.9 grains (10.94 grams).<p><strong>Diameter:</strong> Approximately 29 mm.<p><strong>Die Variety:</strong> NC-1, Breen-10b. Obv: The Jefferson Head, readily identifiable by the lack of hair ribbon with the individual strands combed out almost straight. This obverse is also used for the S-80 and 1795 NC-4 varieties. Rev: Also readily identifiable, in this case by the long lanceolate leaves that make this wreath unlike any other in the Liberty Cap cent series. On this particular die, the ribbon ends are short and do not extend below the fraction bar, there are two outer berries on a long stem below the letters IT in UNITED, there are triple leaf clusters below the letters STA in STATES and MER in AMERICA, and the right stem end of the branch is centered below the final letter A in AMERICA. This is the only use of this reverse die.<p>Along with NC-4, NC-1 corresponds to the Jefferson Head, Lettered Edge <em>Guide Book</em> variety of the 1795 Liberty Cap cent.<p><strong>Die State:</strong> Noyes A/B, Breen I. Obv: Perfect. Rev: Cracked through the letters NI in UNITED to the border above the I, second crack from the border between the letters AT in STATES through the TE, die swell has weakened the area at and below the letters EN in CENT, as well as the corresponding area on the obverse.<p><strong>Edge:</strong> Lettered ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR followed by a single leaf pointing up.<p><strong>Mintage:</strong> Unknown.<p><strong>Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety:</strong> Rarity-8-: Only three examples are known.<p><strong>Strike:</strong> Sharply struck where allowed by the die state, the lowest strands of Libertys hair are crisply delineated, most leaves in the wreath are bold, and the date, fraction and all peripheral letters are sharp. Aforementioned reverse die swell explains the softness at and around the letters EN in CENT, as well as on the top of Libertys head. Obverse impression drawn to just before 9 oclock with the denticulation broad and pronounced along the upper, right and lower borders, but also evident along the left border. The reverse is better centered with more uniform denticulation around the border.<p><strong>Surfaces:</strong> Dominant crimson-copper patina to both sides with an intermingling of olive-brown in and around the central reverse. Mottled charcoal-russet in the right obverse field is associated with light surface scale and shallow pitting, light scaling on the reverse at the final letter A in AMERICA. Faint planchet roller marks in the center of the reverse were not effaced by the strike, which is soft in that area, as above. There are no marks of consequence, and the appearance is fairly smooth and the eye appeal strong.<p><strong>Commentary:</strong> Counterpart to the Plain Edge example offered above, the Lettered Edge Jefferson Head cent is even rarer with just five specimens known. Interestingly for such an elusive variety, the five known examples represent two different die marriages and five different subvarieties which, in essence, makes each piece unique. The five specimens, by variety and subvariety, are as follows:<p>Sheldon NC-1, Breen-10a: Obverse and reverse dies as described above; small, thick planchet; Edge of 1793 (ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR followed by a single leaf pointing down).<p>-<strong>PCGS Fine-15</strong><strong>.</strong> Ex Anthony Terranova, discovered June 1974 in a lot of coins purchased by Harmer Rooke Numismatists, Ltd. Joseph H. Rose; Harmer Rookes sale of September 1976, lot 311; William R.T. Smith; our (Bowers and Merenas) Rare Coin Review #32, 1979; William R.T. Smith, February 8, 1980; Dan Holmes; Ira & Larry Goldbergs sale of the Dan Holmes Collection, Part I, September 2009, lot 129. Sharpness of VF-25, net Fine-12 in the Bland census, Noyes says VG10 (VF30).<p>Sheldon NC-1, Breen-10b: Obverse and reverse dies as described above; large, thin planchet; Edge of 1794 (ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR followed by a single leaf pointing up).<p>-<strong>PCGS VF-30</strong><strong>.</strong> Ex Harold P. Newlin; John W. Haseltines sale of the Harold P. Newlin Collection, April 1883, lot 286; Dr. Edward Maris; Harlan P. Smiths sale of the Dr. Edward Maris Collection, lot 271; Waldo C. Newcomer; B. Max Mehl; James G. Macallister, 1935; Henry C. Hines; Lillian Scheer (Hines housekeeper), 1948; Homer K. Downing; New Netherlands Coin Co.s 1952 ANA Sale, lot 1713; Dr. William H. Sheldon, April 19, 1972; R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr., February 23, 1992; Eric Streiner; Jay Parrino, August 17, 1995; Anthony Terranova; ESM Collection. EAC grade of VF-20 in the Bland census, F15(VF25) Average in the Noyes census. <em><strong>The present example</strong></em>, and the plate coin for the variety in both the Breen large cent encyclopedia and the 2007 edition of the Noyes large cent reference.<p>Sheldon NC-1, Breen-10b: Obverse and reverse dies as described as above; large, thin planchet; Edge of 1793 (ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR followed by a single leaf pointing down).<p>-<strong>Fair-2. </strong>Ex Clayton L. Wallace; our (Stacks) sale of December 1963, lot 458; Bradbury K. Thurlow; Mayflower Coin Auctions sale of December 1967, lot 126; R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr., July 1971; Denis W. Loring, May 1974; Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz; John W. Adams; Kagins Beverly-Hilton Sale of January 1975, lot 477; John W. Adams; Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Superiors sale of the Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Collection of Large Cents, September 1986, lot 106; Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Superiors sale of the Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Collection of Large Cents, January 1996, 113; Dan Holmes; Ira & Larry Goldbergs sale of the Dan Holmes Collection, Part I, September 2009, lot 130. Graded Fair-2 by both Bland and Noyes.<p>Sheldon NC-4 (Sheldon-80a), Breen-11a: Obverse die as described above, reverse of Sheldon-80; thin planchet; lettered edge (ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR followed by a single leaf that apparently points up).<p>-<strong>Good-5. </strong>Ex Curtis R. Whitson, discovered unattributed, August 1991; Superiors Clark E. Adams and Duncan MacMillan Collections sale, October 1992, lot 75; Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Superiors sale of the Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Collection of Large Cents, January 1996, lot 114; Dan Holmes; Ira & Larry Goldbergs sale of the Dan Holmes Collection, Part I, September 2009, lot 133. Sharpness grade of Fine-12, net grade of Good-5 in the Bland census, Noyes says AG3(VG7).<p>Sheldon NC-4 (Sheldon-80a), Breen-11a: Obverse die as described above, reverse of Sheldon-80; thick planchet, apparently overstruck on a 1795 NC-1 cent; edge possibly lettered at one time, now with crude reeding.<p>-<strong>Fair-2. </strong>Ex Homer K. Downing; New Netherlands Coin Co.s 1952 ANA Sale, lot 1716; Harold Bareford, September 12, 1985; Herman Halpern; Denis W. Loring, February 1989; Dan Holmes; Ira & Larry Goldbergs sale of the Dan Holmes Collection, Part I, September 2009, lot 132. Graded AG-3 for sharpness, "X" due to a hole in the Bland census, Noyes says Fr2(G6).<p>As the foregoing census listing makes clear, the ESM specimen offered here is the finest known example of the Jefferson Head, Lettered Edge <em>Guide Book</em> variety. It is our first offering for this variety since 1979, and the first time that we have had the privilege of bringing the present specimen to auction. We anticipate keen bidder interest and strong competition for this outstanding rarity.PCGS# 1389.From the ESM Collection. Earlier ex Harold P. Newlin; John W. Haseltines sale of the Harold P. Newlin Collection, April 1883, lot 286; Dr. Edward Maris; Harlan P. Smiths sale of the Dr. Edward Maris Collection, lot 271; Waldo C. Newcomer; B. Max Mehl; James G. Macallister, 1935; Henry C. Hines; Lillian Scheer (Hines housekeeper), 1948; Homer K. Downing; New Netherlands Coin Co.s 1952 ANA Sale, lot 1713; Dr. William H. Sheldon, April 19, 1972; R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr., February 23, 1992; Eric Streiner; Jay Parrino, August 17, 1995; Anthony Terranova. The plate coin for the variety in both the Breen large cent encyclopedia and the 2007 edition of the Noyes large cent reference.

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