1794 1C Head of 1794, BN MS(PCGS#901374)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2017

Grade

VF35BN

Price

3,000

Lot Description

Heck DS4. Dressed in ruddy brown and russet patina with tinges of pale olive, both sides exhibit a few dull marks that are most noticeable on the obverse in the date area, reverse at the letter N in CENT and below the first letter A in AMERICA. The obverse is the more boldly defined of the two sides, just a bit soft at upper right, reverse softer overall, yet with the design appreciable in all areas save for at lower right, where the final A in AMERICA is not evident. Hard and tight, a faint spot of old verdigris at the upper reverse border hardly detracts. A readily obtainable variety that is popular for type purposes, the 1794 Sheldon-65 is thought to comprise all or most of the Mint's large cent deliveries from July 9 through August 14, 1794, for an estimate mintage from these dies of 150,000 coins.