1794 1C Many-Haired, S-59, BN (Regular Strike)
Series: Liberty Cap Cents 1793-1796
PCGS MS64BN
PCGS MS63BN
PCGS AU55BN
- PCGS #:
- 35639
- Designer:
- Attributed to Robert Scot
- Edge:
- Lettered: ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR
- Diameter:
- 28.00 millimeters
- Weight:
- 13.48 grams
- Mintage:
- 918,521
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- Copper
- Auction Record:
- $57,500 • MS64 • 02-01-2008 • Heritage Auctions
Die Varieties
- 1794 1C Flat Pole, S-21, BN
- 1794 1C Bent Lock, S-22, BN
- 1794 1C S-23, Shattered Obverse, BN
- 1794 1C Apple Cheek, S-24, BN
- 1794 1C Head of '94, S-24, RB
- 1794 1C Severed Locks, S-25, BN
- 1794 1C Severed Locks, S-26, BN
- 1794 1C Head of '94, S-26, RB
- 1794 1C Egeria, S-27, BN
- 1794 1C Ornate Head, S-28, BN
- 1794 1C Ornate Head, S-29, BN
- 1794 1C Marred Field, S-30, BN
- 1794 1C Marred Field, S-31, BN
- 1794 1C Venus Marina, S-32, BN
- 1794 1C Wheel Spoke, S-33, BN
- 1794 1C Upturned Locks, S-34, BN
- 1794 1C Delicate Lower Lock, S-35, BN
- 1794 1C Low Head, S-36, BN
- 1794 1C Steigerwalt, S-37, BN
- 1794 1C Marred Field, S-38, BN
- 1794 1C Marred Field, S-39, BN
- 1794 1C Marred Field, S-40, BN
- 1794 1C Abrupt Hair, S-41, BN
- 1794 1C Abrupt Hair, S-42, BN
- 1794 1C Head of '94, S-42, RB
- 1794 1C Short Bust, S-43, BN
- 1794 1C Short Bust, S-44, BN
- 1794 1C The Plicae, S-45, BN
- 1794 1C Head of '94, S-45, RB
- 1794 1C Crossed E, S-46, BN
- 1794 1C Head of '94, S-46, RB
- 1794 1C Short Bust, S-47, BN
- 1794 1C Short Bust, S-49, BN
- 1794 1C S-49, RB
- 1794 1C Young Head, S-50, BN
- 1794 1C Long Locks, S-51, BN
- 1794 1C Coquette, S-52, BN
- 1794 1C Severed Locks, S-53, BN
- 1794 1C Slanting 7, S-54, BN
- 1794 1C Big Berries, S-55, BN
- 1794 1C Office Boy Reverse, S-56, BN
- 1794 1C Pyramidal Hair, S-57, BN
- 1794 1C Head of '94, S-57, RB
- 1794 1C Many-Haired, S-58, BN
- 1794 1C Many-Haired, S-59, BN
- 1794 1C Head of '94, S-59, RB
- 1794 1C Patagonian, S-60, BN
- 1794 1C Patagonian, S-61, BN
- 1794 1C Head of '94, S-61, RB
- 1794 1C Trephined Head, S-62, BN
- 1794 1C Fallen 4, S-63, BN
- 1794 1C Shielded Hair, S-65, BN
- 1794 1C Split Pole, S-66, BN
- 1794 1C NC-1, BN
- 1794 1C NC-2, BN
- 1794 1C NC-5, BN
- 1794 1C NC-6, BN
- 1794 1C NC-8, BN
- 1794 1C NC-9, BN
- 1794 1C NC-10, BN
- 1794 1C NC-11, BN
Condition Census What Is This?
#1 PCGS MS66+BN
William Strickland, taken to England from the United States Mint in 1794; Charles Winn (husband of Priscilla Strickland, son-in-law and cousin of William Strickland), by sale, 1834; Rowland Winn, 1st Baron St. Oswald of Nostell, by descent, 1874; Rowland Winn, 2nd Baron St. Oswald of Nostell, by descent, 1893; Rowland George Winn, 3rd Baron St. Oswald of Nostell, by descent, 1919; Rowland Denys Guy Winn, Major the Lord St. Oswald, M.C., by descent, 1957; “English, Foreign, and Important American Coins, the Property of Major the Lord St. Oswald, M.C.,” Christie, Manson, and Woods, Ltd., October 1964, Lot 154 – $2,660; Lester Merkin; Dorothy Paschal; Douglas Smith; Dr. Bob Shalowitz; Del Bland; Dr. Bob Shalowitz; David Berg; William Freeman; John W. Adams; Bertram Cohen; unknown intermediaries. As PCGS MS66+BN CAC #25349026. "The South Texas Collection," Legend Rare Coin Auctions, July 26, 2018, Lot 174 – $246,750. S-59. |
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#2 PCGS MS64BN
"The George F. Seavey Collection," W.H. Strobridge, June 20 1873. As "light olive: sharp: uncirculated." “The Lorin Parmelee Collection," New York Coin & Stamp Co., June 1890, Lot 685 – $19; J.F. Anger; Colonel James Ellsworth, March 1923; Wayte Raymond; Charles E. Clapp, Sr., December 1924; George H. Clapp; American Numismatic Society; Dr. William H. Sheldon, 1964; Dorothy I. Paschal, 1968. As "Mint State-60." “The R.E. ‘Ted’ Naftzger, Jr. Collection," New Netherlands, November 1973, Lot 380 – $4,800; “The John W. Adams Collection,” Bowers and Ruddy, 1982 Fixed Price List, Lot 55 – $8,500. As PCGS MS64BN #13470588. Heritage Auctions, February 15, 2008, Lot 2061 – $57,500; Chris Victor-McCawley, April 2008; "The Paul Gerrie Collection," Goldberg Auctioneers, February 2013, Lot 34 - $100,625; Chris-Victor-McCawley. S-59. Die State I. |
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#3 PCGS MS63BN
As "fully uncirculated." “The Herbert Dietz Collection,” Stack’s, April 1962, Lot 271 - $650. As "fully uncirculated." Stack’s, October 1966, Lot 46 – $1,150. As "About Uncirculated-55." “The Gilbert Steinberg Collection,” Stack’s, August 1976, Lot 232 – $2,000; Del Bland; “The Herman Halpern Collection,” Stack’s, March 1988, Lot 80 – $12,650; “The R.E. ‘Ted’ Naftzger Jr., Collection,” 1990 EAC Auction, Lot 27 – $13,000. As PCGS MS63BN CAC #32788980. “The Tom Reynolds Collection,” Goldberg Auctioneers, January 2016, Lot 36 - $29,375; Legend Rare Coin Auctions, December 15, 2016, Lot 1 – $34,075. S-59. Die State IV. |
#4 PCGS MS62BN
As "Beautiful Brown Uncirculated." Bowers & Ruddy, December 12, 1975, Lot 407 - $1400; Julian Leidman; Robert L. Hughes Enterprises. As "Ostensibly Uncirculated... between AU55 and MS60." Bowers & Ruddy, November 11, 1976, Lot 407 - $725. As "Almost Uncirculated-50," Robert L. Hughes Enterprises, February 3, 1978, Lot 56 - $615; Robert L. Hughes Enterprises; Anthony J. Terranova. As "About Uncirculated 55," "The Herman Halpern Collection," Stack's, March 16, 1988, Lot 81 - $2,860; Julian Leidman, Heritage Auctions, July 20, 1988, Lot 48 - $3,600; Andrew P. Lustig, Stack's, January 18, 1989, Lot 235 - $3,960; Andrew P. Lustig. As "MS60." Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions, May 26, 1989, Lot 6 - $2,750; Martin Paul; Superior, October 2, 1989, Lot 3424 - $3,960; Martin Paul; unknown intermediaries; Heritage Auctions, March 2, 1995, Lot 5011 - $3,740; Superior Galleries, August 1, 2002, Lot 209 - $8,050; Superior Galleries, May 25, 2003, Lot 382 - $10,350; Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth. As PCGS MS62BN #43987701. "The COL Steven Ellsworth Collection of U.S. Large Cents 1793-1796," Heritage Auctions, January 8, 2026, Lot 2064 - $18,300. S-59. Die State V. |
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#5 PCGS AU55BN
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#6 PCGS AU53BN
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#7 PCGS AU50BN
Stack's Bowers, August 2022, Lot 2051; Heritage Auctions, November 21, 2024, Lot 3613 - $6,300. S-59. |
#7 PCGS AU50BN
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The 1794 Liberty Cap Cent, Sheldon 59, Many-Haired
Sheldon-59 (#35639) utilizes the "Thick, Many Hair, Wide Date" Obverse 28, previously seen on S-58 (#35636). The reverse, designated as Reverse CC, is easily identifiable by its wreath configuration: seven berries on each side, arranged with three on the outside and four on the inside.
A characteristic die crack typically begins below the left ribbon at the rim, passes through the fraction bar, and terminates at the rim between the A and C. In later die states, this section eventually breaks away.
Note the recutting on the left side of the ribbon; together with the berry count and die crack, these markers make the variety easy to diagnose.
Collecting the 1794, S-59
While classified as an R-3 variety, several Mint State examples survive, including two notable pieces from the Lord St. Oswald Collection. Both are true gems: one stands as the sole finest-known in Red Brown, while the other is the finest-known in the Brown designation.
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