1794 1C Severed Locks, S-53, BN (Regular Strike)

As "Very Fine." "The Ralph R. Barker Collection," Samuel Hudson & Henry Chapman, July 8, 1904, Lot 977- $19; As "Uncirculated, save for "a faint old corrosion spot in the lower left field to the left of the date." "The Henry C. Miller Collection," Thomas L. Elder, April 13, 1917, Lot 710 - $72;  The United States Coin Co. As "Practically Uncirculated." "The Howard R. Newcomb Collection," J.C. Morgenthau & Co., February 7, 1945, Lot 73 - $120; F.C.C. Boyd; Homer K. Downing, 1948; Dr. William H. Sheldon; Dorothy I. Paschal,1975; John W. Adams; Bowers & Ruddy 1982 Fixed Price List, Lot 48; Denis W. Loring, May 7, 1983. As "Extremely Fine 40." "The Jack H. Robinson Collection," Superior January 29, 1989, Lot 93 - $35,200; "The Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. Collection," Goldberg Auctioneers, September 6, 2009, Lot 86 - $83,375. As PCGS AU50BN #40347215. "The Collections of Walter J. Husak and The Liberty Cap Foundation," Heritage Auctions, January 4, 2024, lot 2047 - $75,000; "The Colonel Steven Ellsworth Collection of U.S. Large Cents, 1793-1796," Heritage Auctions, January 8, 2026, Lot 2058 - $109,800; Richard A. Weber. S-53. Die State II. John W. Adams called the specimen a "dream coin for the variety collector."

Elmer S. Sears; Charles E. Clapp, Sr., December 1924; George H. Clapp; George H. Clapp to the American Numismatic Society, December 19, 1946; American Numismatic Society; American Numismatic Society to Dr. William H. Sheldon, via an illicit exchange. The coin was returned to the American Numismatic Society, circa 2001; American Numismatic Society. S-53. Sharp details, but unsightly cavities in the field above Liberty's nose caused by the removal of corrosion harm the coin's eye appeal. Plated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

"The Ebenezer Gilbert Collection," Thomas Elder, October 1910, Lot 58 - $61; H.O. Granberg; William H. Woodin. As "Very Fine." "The Superb Collection of United States Coins Belonging to a Prominent American (Woodin)," United States Coin Co., May 1915, Lot 146 - $85; "The Dr. George French Collection," B. Max Mehl, 1929 Fixed Price List, Lot 85 - $150; T. James Clarke, 1944; B. Max Mehl, 1944; Dr. William H. Sheldon; William H. Sheldon to American Numismatic Society, via an illicit exchange;  American Numismatic Society;  R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr., 2001. As PCGS XF40BN #13457918. "The Walter J. Husak Collection," Heritage February 2008, Lot 2055 - $46,000. As PCGS VF35BN #82344610. "The Jon Alan Boka Colection of Large Cents," Heritage Auctions, September 8, 2016, Lot 5338 - $76,375. S-53. Die State I.