1794 1C Many-Haired, S-58, BN (Regular Strike)

private collector, acquired in the 1950s; inherited by a great-nephew; As NGC MS62BN CAC #217176-001. Graded between 1990-1993. Heritage Auctions, September 8, 2011, Lot 3006 – $69,000; Jon Alan Boka. As PCGS MS62BN #81233613. “The Jon Alan Boka Collection 1794 Large Cents,” Heritage Auctions, September 8, 2016, Lot 5343 – $51,700; Terry S. Denman. S-58. Die State I. As the finest-known and sole Mint State example of the variety, this specimen eluded the specialist cent community until it surfaced in the early 1990s. Originally acquired from a large collection in the 1950s—likely remaining unattributed at the time—the coin was eventually passed down to the owner’s great-nephew. Upon its auction debut in 2011, the Heritage cataloger remarked that the piece had "never been seen by the current generation of collectors" and had "never appeared in front of any early copper specialists at any time over the last 200 years." 

As "Practically Uncirculated." "The J.P. Hale Jenkins Collection," Henry Chapman, July 1922, Lot 1498 - $34; Henry C. Hines; Lillian Scheer (Hines' housekeeper); Homer K. Downing, sold privately; Dr. William H. Sheldon, sold privately on April 19, 1972; R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr., sold privately on February 23, 1992 - Eric Streiner, sold privately in August 1992. As PCGS AU58+BN #32982343. "The Thomas D. Reynolds Collection," Goldberg Auctioneers, January 2016, Lot 35 - $36,425; Larry A. Bland; "The Del and Larry Bland Collection," Early Cents Auctions, September 3, 2022, Lot 519 - $42,000; "The Colonel Steven Ellsworth Collection," Heritage Auctions, January 8, 2026, Lot 2063 - $57,340. S-58. Die State I.

Robert L. Moore, November 1958; Dorothy I. Paschal, November 1958. As "Very Fine 30." "The Robinson S. Brown, Jr.," Superior Galleries, September 1986, Lot 77 - $2,310. As NGC AU55BN #508594-001. "The Wes A. Rasmussen Collection," Heritage Numismatic Auctions, January 13, 2005, Lot 3067 - $6,250; Jon Alan Boka, September 9, 2011. As PCGS AU53BN #35500329. "The Mark D. Cadden Collection," Goldberg Auctioneers, September 13, 2020, Lot 44 - $9,900; Christopher F. Pretsch, 2024; Christopher Victor-McCawley, Fixed Price List, July 26, 2024; John Torres. S-58. Die State II.

Michael Williams, January 5, 1985; Jack H. Beymer. As "Extremely Fine 40." "The Jack H. Robinson Collection," Superior Galleries, January 29, 1989, Lot 101 - $4,840. As "EF-40." "The Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. Collection," Goldberg Auctioneers, September 6, 2009, Lot 93 - $15,500. As PCGS XF45 #38085768. "The Nancy & Bryan (Yamasaki) Collection," Goldberg Auctioneers, February 16, 2020, Lot 300 - $12,600; Walter J. Husak; "The Collections of the Walter J. Husak and The Liberty Cap Foundation," Heritage Auctions, January 4, 2024, Lot 2052 - $13,200. S-58. Die State I. Dealer Jack H. Beymer bought the coin as an unattributed 1794 cent from Michasel Williams at the 1985 Winter FUN Show. 

Burdette G. Johnson; Mary Cowan-Cruzan; Spink America, June 1997, Lot 96 - $1,210; W.M. “Jack” Wadlington. As PCGS XF45 #13470587. Walter J. Husak; Heritage Auction, February 15, 2008, Lot 2060 - $9,200; Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth; "The 2023 EAC Convention Sale," Early Cents Auctions, June 24, 2023, Lot 107 - Passed. S-58. Die State III.

S-58.

As PCGS XF40. "Boys Town Collection," Bowers and Merena, March 1998, Lot 127 - $2,750. As PCGS XF40 #15005035. "The Colonel Steve Ellsworth Die State Collection," Heritage Auctions, September 25, 2013, Lot 4584 - $4,406.25; Allen G. Ross. Die State I.

Heritage Auctions, January 7, 2009, Lot 180 - $4,025. S-58.

Thomas D. Reynolds, January 2008; Steven A. Nomura; "The Bellevue Collection," Heritage Auctions, January 12, 2020, Lot 3104 - $5,760; Daniel A. Demeo. Die State I.