1795 1/2C C-1, Lettered Edge, BN AU55BN Certification #21392747, PCGS #35067

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Owner's Comments

1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge AU55 C-1, B-1, R.2. Toned a medium to dark brown in color and quite even. The strike is sharp throughout, quite an event as so many of the 1795 half cents come with poorly struck devices. Excellent surfaces are the rule, and this piece is a delight to study. There is a very faint scratch down Liberty's face below her eye, and for identification purposes a tiny planchet flake resides above the post of the E in STATES. A very scarce coin in this relatively lofty grade, with a high quality planchet and good overall eye appeal. From The Melrose Bay Collection

PCGS #

35067

Designer

John Smith Gardner

Edge

Lettered: TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR

Diameter

23.50 millimeters

Weight

6.74 grams

Mintage

139690

Metal

Copper

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Region

The United States of America

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Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS67BN PCGS grade	Clarence S. Bement Collection - S.H. Chapman 5/1916 - Charles M. Williams Collection - Numismatic Gallery 11/1950:682 - Harold Bareford Collection - William J. Bareford Collection - Jules Reiver - Herman Halpern Collection - Stack’s 3/1986:788 - Jim McGuigan Collection
2	MS66BN PCGS grade	Richard Boswell Winsor Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 12/1895:1007 - John G. Mills Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 4/1904:1407 - T. Harrison Garrett Collection - Robert Garrett Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University - Bowers & Ruddy 11/1979:3, $30,000 - Garry Fitzgerald - Stanley Kesselman, sold privately in 12/1979 - R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. Collection - Eric Streiner - Lawrence Stack, sold privately in 1/2003 - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack's/Bowers 2/2016:3006, $141,000
3	MS63BN PCGS grade	Howard Rounds Newcomb (valued by Newcomb at $20), sold privately in 1935 - B. Max Mehl, sold privately in 1935 - Col. E. H. R. Green Collection (appraised by the Estate at $35 on 8/9/1937) sold in 4/1943 for $40.02 - Partnership of Eric P. Newman & Burdette G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) - Eric P. Newman Collection - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 95.1.3) - Goldbergs 1/2014:24, $92,000
3	MS63BN PCGS grade	Henry Clay Miller Collector - Thomas L. Elder 4/1917:1026, $70 - Lewis C. Gehring Collection - Thomas L. Elder 8/1921:993 (as "Proof"), $60 - Henry Chapman - Colonel E. H. R. Green Collection, sold privately on 4/1943 - Partnership of Eric P. Newman & Burdette G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) - Burdette G. Johnson, sold privately on 3/6/1944 for $100 - Thomas L. Elder - Philip M. Showers Collection - Stack's, sold privately in 1969 - Willis Harrington duPont Collection - Fred S. "Freddy" Werner, sold privately in 2/1976 - Superior, sold privately in 2/1976 - Joe Flynn and Son Rare Coins, Inc. (Joseph S. Flynn, Jr.), sold privately on 4/20/1976 - R. Tettenhorst Collection - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 95.1.2) - Goldbergs 1/2014:23, $28,750

#1 MS67BN PCGS grade

Clarence S. Bement Collection - S.H. Chapman 5/1916 - Charles M. Williams Collection - Numismatic Gallery 11/1950:682 - Harold Bareford Collection - William J. Bareford Collection - Jules Reiver - Herman Halpern Collection - Stack’s 3/1986:788 - Jim McGuigan Collection

#2 MS66BN PCGS grade

Richard Boswell Winsor Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 12/1895:1007 - John G. Mills Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 4/1904:1407 - T. Harrison Garrett Collection - Robert Garrett Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University - Bowers & Ruddy 11/1979:3, $30,000 - Garry Fitzgerald - Stanley Kesselman, sold privately in 12/1979 - R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. Collection - Eric Streiner - Lawrence Stack, sold privately in 1/2003 - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack's/Bowers 2/2016:3006, $141,000

#3 MS63BN PCGS grade

Howard Rounds Newcomb (valued by Newcomb at $20), sold privately in 1935 - B. Max Mehl, sold privately in 1935 - Col. E. H. R. Green Collection (appraised by the Estate at $35 on 8/9/1937) sold in 4/1943 for $40.02 - Partnership of Eric P. Newman & Burdette G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) - Eric P. Newman Collection - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 95.1.3) - Goldbergs 1/2014:24, $92,000

#3 MS63BN PCGS grade

Henry Clay Miller Collector - Thomas L. Elder 4/1917:1026, $70 - Lewis C. Gehring Collection - Thomas L. Elder 8/1921:993 (as "Proof"), $60 - Henry Chapman - Colonel E. H. R. Green Collection, sold privately on 4/1943 - Partnership of Eric P. Newman & Burdette G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) - Burdette G. Johnson, sold privately on 3/6/1944 for $100 - Thomas L. Elder - Philip M. Showers Collection - Stack's, sold privately in 1969 - Willis Harrington duPont Collection - Fred S. "Freddy" Werner, sold privately in 2/1976 - Superior, sold privately in 2/1976 - Joe Flynn and Son Rare Coins, Inc. (Joseph S. Flynn, Jr.), sold privately on 4/20/1976 - R. Tettenhorst Collection - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 95.1.2) - Goldbergs 1/2014:23, $28,750