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***Auction Highlight*** 1793 Wreath Vine & Bars Flowing Hair large cent 1c Graded au53 By SEGS (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:20.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1793 Wreath Vine & Bars Flowing Hair large cent 1c Graded au53 By SEGS (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1793 Wreath Vine & Bars Flowing Hair large cent 1c Graded au53 By SEGS. While Chain cents often attract the most interest for their position as the first made, there is not a collector alive who would assert that Chain cents are more beautiful than their Wreath reverse counterparts. Breen boldly suggested that the elegance of the Wreath cents "was Director David Rittenhouse's answer to the newspaper criticisms" lodged against the Chain cent. Though no evidence exists to support this, the fact remains that the Wreaths represented a substantial step up in both design artistry and engraving execution In any numismatic season a 1793 Wreath cent is an object of desire, and even coins that are worn nearly smooth command interest and attention. The 2000 reference Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents: 1793-1814 states that approximately 4% of the mintage of 63,353 coins for the 1793 Wreath cent is extant, or 2,400 to 2,800 in all grades. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin. I give this coin my highest recommendation