1797 1/2C C-1, 1 Above 1, BN VF30BN 认证号42394663, PCGS号35101

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专家评论

Ron Guth

The 1797 C-1 Half Cent shows one of the various goofs made by engravers in the early days of the U.S. Mint.  On this variety, the engraver picked up his numeral 1 punch, then stamped the 1 into the die by hitting the punch with a hammer.  Upon inspection, the engraver realized he had punched the 1 too high in the die, so he simply left it where it was, then created the date in the normal position.  Today, an engraver would simplt discard a defective die, but, back in 1797, the cost of die steel was so high and the labor was so intensive that discarding a perfectly good die was out of the question.  The result is one of the more interesting major varieties in the Half Cent series.

I once owned the finest known example of this date (the PCGS MS66BN example illustrated above).  I purchased it in a 1981 Superior Auction for $12,500.  Unfortunately, the coin market was quite weak in 1981 and I had a big tax bill from the previous year that had to be paid, so I sold the coin for a fairly hefty loss (Iet's say, it hurt).  The coin went through a couple of dealers and ended up in what is now known as the Missouri Cabinet (back then, we knew it as Tett's collection), where it has resided ever since.  Today, the coin is worth into six figures, so, naturally, I wish I had it back, but I'm proud to have my name attached to the pedigree of at least one coin from this remarkable collection.

PCGS #
35101
设计师
John Smith Gardner
边缘
Plain
直径
23.50 毫米
重量
5.44 克
铸币数量
127840
金属成分
Copper
更高评级数量
10
评级较低的钱币数量
22
地区
The United States of America
价格指南
PCGS 数量报告
拍卖 - PCGS 评级的
拍卖 - NGC 评级的

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位置 评级 缩略图 家谱和历史
1 MS66BN PCGS grade MS66BN PCGS grade

Emil Cauffman Collection - Edward D. Cogan 5/1871:878, $9.00 - Virgil M. Brand Collection - purchased by St. Louis Stamp and Coin Company (Burdette G. Johnson) on 10/30/1935 for $50.00, sold 4/17/1944 for $80.00 - Celina Coin Co. (T. C. Brandts) - Rodney T. Grove - Superior Galleries 6/1981:4, $12,500 - Ronald J. Guth, sold privately 10/1982 for $8,500 - Garry F. Fitzgerald - MARCA 1/1987:57 - Julian M. Leidman - R. Tettenhorst - Eric P. Newman Education Society/Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 97.1.9) - Goldbergs 1/2014:41, $299,000

2 MS64BN PCGS grade MS64BN PCGS grade
2 MS64BN PCGS grade MS64BN PCGS grade

Philip Showers Collection - Stack’s, sold privately in 1969 - Willis H. Dupont Collection - F.S. Werner, sold privately in 2/1976 - Superior, sold privately in 2/1976 - Joe Flynn, sold privately in 4/1976 - R. Tettenhorst Collection, sold privately in 10/1987 - Jim McGuigan Collection

2 MS64BN estimated grade

Harlan P. Smith Collection - S.H. & Henry Chapman 5/1906:1195 - J.M. Clapp Collection - John H. Clapp Collection, sold privately in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:409, $19,800 - Heritage 8/2006:5019, $115,000

2 MS64BN PCGS grade
MS66BN PCGS grade #1 MS66BN PCGS grade

Emil Cauffman Collection - Edward D. Cogan 5/1871:878, $9.00 - Virgil M. Brand Collection - purchased by St. Louis Stamp and Coin Company (Burdette G. Johnson) on 10/30/1935 for $50.00, sold 4/17/1944 for $80.00 - Celina Coin Co. (T. C. Brandts) - Rodney T. Grove - Superior Galleries 6/1981:4, $12,500 - Ronald J. Guth, sold privately 10/1982 for $8,500 - Garry F. Fitzgerald - MARCA 1/1987:57 - Julian M. Leidman - R. Tettenhorst - Eric P. Newman Education Society/Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 97.1.9) - Goldbergs 1/2014:41, $299,000

MS64BN PCGS grade #2 MS64BN PCGS grade
MS64BN PCGS grade #2 MS64BN PCGS grade

Philip Showers Collection - Stack’s, sold privately in 1969 - Willis H. Dupont Collection - F.S. Werner, sold privately in 2/1976 - Superior, sold privately in 2/1976 - Joe Flynn, sold privately in 4/1976 - R. Tettenhorst Collection, sold privately in 10/1987 - Jim McGuigan Collection

#2 MS64BN estimated grade

Harlan P. Smith Collection - S.H. & Henry Chapman 5/1906:1195 - J.M. Clapp Collection - John H. Clapp Collection, sold privately in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:409, $19,800 - Heritage 8/2006:5019, $115,000

#2 MS64BN PCGS grade