1795 1/2C Plain Edge, No Pole, BN MS(PCGS#1018)

June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

255

等级

AU58BN

价格

59,333

详细说明

Exceptional Near-Mint 1795 C-5a Half Cent AU-58 (PCGS) Plain Edge, No Pole Variety 1795 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-5a. Rarity-3. Plain Edge, No Pole. Thin Planchet. AU-58 (PCGS). This is a satiny and tight example with no detracting marks evident to the unaided eye. Warm golden-brown patina dominates the appearance, with a tinge of pale rose-red on the obverse. A few speckles of light carbon are scattered around the reverse periphery, the most prominent of which is outside the letter T in UNITED; a swirl of variegated color above the words HAL in HALF on the same side is also noted. Given the quality of strike and level of preservation, the eye appeal is certainly superior for this conditionally challenging early copper design type. With nearly complete border denticulation around both sides, this coin received an above average strike for a 1795 C-5a half cent. Most examples from this die pairing are devoid of denticulation from 7 to 9 o'clock on the obverse and on the reverse outside the letter D in UNITED. On the present coin all denticles are evident, although those at 7 o'clock on the obverse and 12 o'clock on the reverse are a bit soft. The portrait, word LIBERTY and date on the obverse are all sharp with crisp delineation between most of Liberty's hair strands. Most design elements on the reverse are also sharp, although the heavy break from the letter R in AMERICA has resulted in die swell that explains the softness to most letters in the denomination HALF CENT and the lower right portion of the wreath. The Guide Book provides a mintage of 139,690 coins for all varieties of the 1795-dated issue. Along with C-5b, C-6a and C-6b, C-5a represents the Plain Edge, No Pole variety. Most examples are attributed as C-6a, however, with C-5a considerably scarcer. The estimate population for all four attributions is 900 to 2,850 coins in all grades, though just 200 to 600 coins from the C-5a variety remain . The C-5a die pairing is also conditionally challenging, with the vast majority of survivors in lower grades through VF, many also impaired. This near-Mint example is the finest that we have handled in at least 20 years. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Ex our (Stack's) Franklinton Collection, Part II sale, January 2008, lot 18. PCGS Population (all attributions of the Plain Edge, No Pole Guide Book variety): 4; 10 finer in the BN category (MS-66+ BN finest). There is also a single MS-66 RB certified at this service. PCGS# 1018. NGC ID: 2225. Click here for certification details from PCGS.