1793 1/2C C-3, BN MS(PCGS#35009)

The September 2013 Philadelphia Americana Sale

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

3001

Grade

F15

Prix

8 825

Description du lot

1793 Liberty Cap Half Cent. Head Left. C-3. Rarity-3. Fine-15 (PCGS). Blended dark brown and gray-brown toning blankets both sides of this generally bold Fine-15 half cent. A few old, dull pin scratches and areas of inactive verdigris are noted for accuracy, but the outward appearance is appreciably smooth for a Liberty Cap half cent that saw extensive circulation. Struck in the first year of coinage operations at the Mother Mint in Philadelphia, the 1793 half cent is the only date of the Flowing Hair, Liberty Cap type, 1793-1797, with Liberty's head facing to the viewer's left. As such, the demand is strong from half cent specialists and type collectors alike.