1794 1/2C C-1a, BN MS(PCGS#35018)

February 2020 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #115

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

404

Grade

AU58BN

Price

10,200

Lot Description

Lot 404 1794 C-1a Large Edge Letters R3. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC.Sharpness near mint state but there are a few spots of very fine carbon on the obverse and a rim bruise right of the fraction. Otherwise there are only a few small contact marks and the surfaces are smooth. The color is choice frosty medium brown and light chocolate. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with obvious die clashmarks on both sides. A sharply struck half cent that has excellent eye appeal. And it comes with a nice provenance traced back to a famous collection that was sold over a century ago. Graded "About Uncirculated" by Walter Breen; the fifth example listed in the condition census published in the Breen Half Cent Encyclopedia. Our grade is EF45+. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer: 1 in 62, 1 in 63, 1 in 64+. (PCGS # 35018) Value $10,000 - UP Ex John P. Lyman Collection, S. H. Chapman 11/7/1913:532 (as Uncirculated)-unknown-Mid American Rare Coin Auctions 8/30/1991:14-The Widok Collection (second lot ticket included).