1783 P '100' Nova Plain (Proof)

Series: U.S. Colonial Issues

PCGS #:: 45409

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Mint:: Philadelphia

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Auction Record:: $705,000 • PR55 • 05-16-2014 • Heritage Auctions

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1783 P '100' Nova Constellatio
1783 P '100' Nova Plain

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	1	R-10.0	1 / 5 TIE	1 / 5 TIE
60 or Better	1	R-10.0	1 / 5 TIE	1 / 5 TIE
65 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 5	1 / 5

Survival Estimate
All Grades	1
60 or Better	1
65 or Better

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-10.0
60 or Better	R-10.0
65 or Better	R-10.1

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All Grades	1 / 5 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 5 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 5

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	1 / 5 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 5 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 5

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Pos	Grade	Image	Pedigree and History
1	AU55 estimated grade		Weight: 26.39 grains (per Stack’s 5/1991) Composition: 93.65% Silver, 6.19% Copper, .16% gold and lead (per Stack’s 5/1991) Diameter: Edge: Plain Benjamin Dudley - Robert Morris - Thomas Jefferson - Charles Thomson - William Taap Collection - T. Chapman and Son 10/1884:131 - John G. Murdoch Collection - Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge 7/1903:905 - S.H. Chapman - Robert Garrett Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Wayte Raymond - Guttag brothers FPL in 1923 - Waldo C. Newcomer Collection, who paid for $3,000 - B.Max Mehl, sold privately in 1931 - "Col." E.H.R. Green Collection - B.G. Johnson, sent on approval to Abe Kosoff (Numismatic Gallery) on 7/16/1945 for $1,250 but returned on 8/3/1945 - Eric P. Newman Collection - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Heritage 5/2014:30424, $705,000

#1 AU55 estimated grade

Weight: 26.39 grains (per Stack’s 5/1991)

Composition: 93.65% Silver, 6.19% Copper, .16% gold and lead (per Stack’s 5/1991)

Diameter:

Edge: Plain

Benjamin Dudley - Robert Morris - Thomas Jefferson - Charles Thomson - William Taap Collection - T. Chapman and Son 10/1884:131 - John G. Murdoch Collection - Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge 7/1903:905 - S.H. Chapman - Robert Garrett Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Wayte Raymond - Guttag brothers FPL in 1923 - Waldo C. Newcomer Collection, who paid for $3,000 - B.Max Mehl, sold privately in 1931 - "Col." E.H.R. Green Collection - B.G. Johnson, sent on approval to Abe Kosoff (Numismatic Gallery) on 7/16/1945 for $1,250 but returned on 8/3/1945 - Eric P. Newman Collection - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Heritage 5/2014:30424, $705,000

David Hall:

The Nova Constellatio silver "100" pattern with a plain edge is unique.

P. Scott Rubin: The 1783 Plain Edge 100 or “Bit” Nova Constellatio Silver Pattern is a unique coin that is part of the first proposal for a coinage of The United States of America. There are two other 1783 100 coins known to exist. They differ from the present coin and, like the rest of the Nova Constellatio Patterns, they contain an edge design of a twin leaf image. The size of this coin approximates the Dime of the eventual coinage of the United States.

What makes this coin and this denomination of the Nova Constellatio coinage so special is that more than one coin was struck. All the other three denominations known to exist of this Coinage are unique, as only one coin of each appears to have been struck.

This makes the 100 or “Bit” Nova Constellatio the only denomination of the first Pattern Coinage struck for the United States that is collectible. Currently (2016) one complete set of the 1783 Nova Constellatio Coinage (a set of all four known denominations) is owned by one owner and off the market. However, collectors have the potential to own this Bit Nova Constellatio with plain edge and another twin leaf edge if they ever appear for sale.

Condition-wise, the 1783 Plain Edge 100 Nova Constellatio Silver Pattern is the second finest of the three known coins of this denomination. As far as historical importance goes, this coin was part of all the Silver 1783 Nova Constellatio Patterns that documentation proves came from Thomas Jefferson, who turned them over to Charles Thomson (Secretary of the Congress) in 1783. While Thomson kept the two highest denomination coins of the Silver Set, at some point the three 100 denomination coins were given to others and became separated.

This makes the 1783 Plain Edge 100 Nova Constellatio Silver Pattern one of the most historically important coins ever struck for the United States and one of the rarest since it is unique because of its plain edge.