1794 1C Shielded Hair, S-65, BN MS(PCGS#35654)

The August 2012 Philadelphia ANA World's Fair of Money Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

11185

Grade

AU58

Price

21,150

Lot Description

Exceptionally Choice AU 1794 Large Cent Sheldon-65, Head of '94 1794 Liberty Cap Cent. S-65. Rarity-1. Noyes Die State B. Head of 1794. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. A deep golden brown specimen with chestnut highlights and glossy, mainly hard surfaces throughout. The devices are crisp and the surfaces are essentially unmarked, especially to the unaided eye. We note some small degree of cakey detritus among the reverse devices, only visible under low magnification and to no visual detriment. Nicely centered on both sides with compete dentils. Obverse die clash around Liberty's portrait, die crack from dentils to tip of bust, another from dentils upward across the 9 of the date to shoulder, reverse die crack from the dentils at 12 o'clock downward, grazing the back of the S below and ending at the double leaf below, another faint crack from dentils across the second A in AMERICA. A choice and appealing example of the date and variety combination, and a coin that will see its fair share of bidding activity. PCGS# 901374.