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1794 1C Head of '94. MS62 Brown PCGS. S-63,

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1794 1C Head of '94. MS62 Brown PCGS. S-63,
<B>1794 1C Head of '94. MS62 Brown PCGS. S-63, B-37, R.2.</B></I> <B>Bland MS60; CC-1. Noyes AU50; CC-3. Photo #21930. Our EAC Grade AU55.<BR><BR>Equivalents. </B></I>Maris 20 (Fallen 4); Frossard 12; Doughty 41; Hays 32; McGirk 2-B; Ross 20-V; Chapman 38; EAC 35; <I>Encyclopedia </B></I>1665; PCGS #901374.<BR><B><BR>Variety. </B></I>The Fallen 4. Legend small and close to border. Small reverse lettering, as on S-48. The obverse appears on S-63. The reverse appears on S-63. Lettered Edge, leaf points up.<BR><B><BR>Surfaces. </B></I>A lovely piece with olive devices and borders, framed by orange-brown fields that exhibit a few splashes of deep lilac toning. The right obverse and upper reverse borders are weaker than elsewhere, but the impression is nicely centered.<BR><B><BR>Die State II.</B></I> Both sides have prominent clash marks. On the obverse they are located on Liberty's temple, between the ear and eye.<BR><BR><B>Appearances. </B></I>The obverse is illustrated in the 1879 Frossard <I>Monograph</B></I>. The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Breen's <I>Complete</B></I> <I>Encyclopedia</B></I>, in Noyes (1991 and 2006), and in Boka.<BR><BR><B>Census. </B></I>Bland considers this piece finest known and the only piece he calls Mint State. Sheldon also graded this coin MS60, and placed it first in his Census that appeared in <I>Penny Whimsy</B></I>. Noyes is more conservative, grading the coin AU50 and ranking it third in his Census.<BR><BR><B>Commentary. </B></I>The famous Fallen 4 variety, called "a famous numismatic landmark" by Sheldon, with a distinctive date layout. The entire date is recut, and the 4 seems out of place, but it is actually the 9 in the date that was put in the wrong position, too close to the 4 and too high.<BR><BR><B>Provenance. </B></I><I>Henry S. Adams (Edward Cogan, 10/1876), lot 1121, $6.50; George Merritt (Ed. Frossard, 1/1879), lot 99, $7; Chapman Brothers (10/1879), lot 447, $10; L.F. Montanye (H.G. Sampson, 4/1881), lot 309, $6.25; R.A. Britton (H.G. Sampson, 2/1882), lot 772, $6.75; Richard Winsor (Chapman Brothers, 12/1895), lot 832, $13; DeWitt Smith; Virgil M. Brand; New Netherlands (9/1953), lot 239, $75; Dorothy Paschal; Dr. William H. Sheldon (4/1972); R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (2/1992); Eric Streiner (4/1993); Dr. Allen Bennett (1/1999).</B></I><BR><BR><B>Personality. Dr. Richard B. Winsor</B></I> was a 19th century physician in Providence, Rhode Island, who maintained a special interest in large cents. He acquired several coins that appeared on the 1869 Crosby-Levick plate. His collection was sold by the Chapman Brothers in December 1895.<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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