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1794 1C Head of '94. AU58 PCGS. S-42, B-29, R.4

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1794 1C Head of '94. AU58 PCGS. S-42, B-29, R.4
<B>1794 1C Head of '94. AU58 PCGS. S-42, B-29, R.4.</B></I> <B>Bland AU50; tied for CC-2. Noyes AU50; CC-2. Photo #20370. Our EAC Grade XF45.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Equivalents. </B></I>Maris 46; Hays 20; McGirk 3-B; Ross 13-M; Chapman 10; EAC 28; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1668; PCGS #901374.<BR><BR><B>Variety. </B></I>Hair locks above and below pole terminate abruptly. Short spine from leaf right of base of E in ONE; usually weak at OF. The obverse appears on S-41 and S-42. The reverse appears on S-42 and S-43. Lettered Edge, leaf points up.<BR><BR><B>Surfaces. </B></I>Lovely medium brown surfaces that are problem-free. Both sides are glossy, with some remaining cartwheel luster. A few field marks on each side remain from the original planchet prior to striking, along with a few others that occurred later. The edge is marked HALL and 46.<BR><BR><B>Die State I. </B></I>Apparently perfect dies, with no visible evidence of cracks or clash marks. A number of hair strands are attenuated, indicating that the obverse die has been lapped.<BR><BR><B>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Frossard-Hays and in Noyes (2006). The obverse is illustrated in Morley as XF45. The plate coin in Breen's <I>Large Cent Encyclopedia</B></I> is identified as this coin, although the plate is a different specimen.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>This specimen, second finest known, follows a remarkable Mint State piece in the Census, and is slightly finer than the St. Oswald example.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>A scarce variety that Sheldon considered Rarity-5 in 1949, and it remained at this rating in 1958 when he commented that it was probably in the upper range of R-5. In <I>Penny Whimsy</B></I>, Sheldon specifically mentioned this coin: "A previously unreported AU-50 came to light in one of the remnant lots from the Brand hoard sold in 1951."<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Lorin Parmelee (7/1891); Dr. Thomas Hall (9/1909); Virgil M. Brand; New Netherlands (10/1951), lot 590, $165; Dr. William H. Sheldon (4/1972); R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (New Netherlands, 11/1973), lot 363, $1,500; John W. Adams (Bowers and Ruddy, 1982 FPL), lot 33, $3,500; Denis W. Loring (5/1983); Jack Robinson (Superior, 1/1989), lot 69, $7,975; Dr. Allen Bennett (1/1998).</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. </B></I>A Boston physician, <B>Dr. Thomas Hall</B></I> (1841-1909) was an active collector of Colonials and large cents, assembling an excellent collection of 1793 and 1794 cents. He published a monograph on Connecticut coppers in 1892. The Hall Collection was sold to Virgil Brand in September 1909.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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