1794 1C S-67, Roman Plicae, BN N1BN Certification #43255358, PCGS #35684
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Ron Guth
Sheldon 67 is one of the later varieties struck in 1794. The head punch used to create the obverse die was a new one designed by John Gardner, then the assistant to the chief engraver, Robert Scot This variety belongs to a small group known as the "Heads of 1795" though, technically, there is no 1795 Large Cent that has a head quite like this (the "exact" Head of 1795 is Sheldon 72, which also sported a head punch by Gardner).
Sheldon 67 is rated as Rarity 3 (scarce), though it is fairly easy to obtain in circulated grades. The finest examples include three (yes, three) coins from the Lord St. Oswald Collection, all of which were acquired in or shortly after the year of issue (two of those coins are Red-Brown, which is an amazing state of preservation for copper Large Cents that are over two centuries old).
At the lower end, the Condition Census for this variety drops all the way down to EF45.
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#1 MS64+BN PCGS grade
Stack's, sold privately in 3/1959 - Frank H. Masters, Jr. Collection - RARCOA 5/1971:79 - Oakes Collection of Large Cents - Heritage 1/2014:5120, $25,850 - Heritage 4/2014:5510, $38,187.50 - Stack's/Bowers 8/2014:13028, $35,250 |
#2 Unc. details, scratch PCGS grade
William Strickland Collection - Charles Winn (husband of Priscilla Strickland, son-in-law and cousin of William Strickland), Rowland Winn, 1st Baron St. Oswald of Nostell - Rowland Winn, 2nd Baron St. Oswald of Nostell - Rowland George Winn, 3rd Baron St. Oswald of Nostell - Rowland Denys Guy Winn, Major the Lord St. Oswald, M.C. - Christie, Manson, and Woods 10/1964:157, $392 (140 British Pounds) - A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. (London) - Lester Merkin - Norweb Collection - Bowers & Merena 11/1988:2726, $3,190 - J. R. Frankenfield Collection - Superior 2/2001:269 - Thomas D. Reynolds, sold privately in 6/2010 - Paul Gerrie Collection - Goldbergs 2/2013:40, $16,675 |