PCGS AU53BN
PCGS XF45BN
- PCGS #:
- 35690
- 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:
- $109,250 • MS65 • 02-01-2008 • Heritage Auctions
Condition Census What Is This?
#1 PCGS MS65BN
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 160 – $8,400; Spink & Sons, Ltd.; Dorothy I. Paschal; Dr. William H. Sheldon, April 19, 1972; R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr., 2001. As PCGS MS65BN #13470598. "The Walter J. Husak Collection," Heritage Auctions, February 15, February 2008, Lot 2071 – $109,250; Martin A. Logies, February 5, 2011; "The Collections of Walter J. Husak and The Liberty Cap Foundation," Heritage Auctions, January 4, 2024, Lot 2063 - $87,000. S-69. Die State II. |
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#2 Est. MS63BN
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 162 – $1,120; Lester Merkin, June 1968, Lot 102 – $3,100. As "Mint State 65." "The R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. Collection," New Netherlands, November 14, 1973, Lot 390 – $5,750. As "MS65." Pine Tree Auctions, February 15, 1975, Lot 649 - $6,300; Jerry A. Bobbe; Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz; Del Bland, January 4, 1985; Bertram M. Cohen; Early American Numismatics February 27, 1985, Lot 532; Bertram M. Cohen. As "MS63 to MS64." "The Andrew Hain Collection," Stack's, January 15, 2002, Lot 733 - $36,800; Thomas Turissini. S-69. |
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#3 PCGS AU53BN
S-69. |
#4 PCGS XF45
Robert C. Clark; Chris McCawley; Michael Arconti; Fred Borcherdt, May 2013. As PCGS XF45 #32777401. "The Thomas D. Reynolds Collection," Goldberg Auctioneers, February 1, 2016, Lot 46 - $11,162.50. S-69. Die State II. |
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#4 PCGS XF45
Heritage Auctions, September 7, 2016, Lot 5354 - $18,800. S-69. Die State II. |
The 1794 Liberty Cap Cent, Sheldon 69
The scarce Sheldon 69 (#35690) variety is the final deployment of Reverse II and the first of two varieties to utilize Obverse 36. On this obverse, the lowest hair lock forms a distinct small circle, and there are five braided strands. The 1 and 7 in the date are double-cut. At the top of the portrait, the hair terminates directly below the bottom serif of the "T" in LIBERTY.
The reverse is distinguished by a double leaf positioned under the "O" in OF—a departure from the more common triple-leaf arrangement. Additionally, the "A" and "M" in AMERICA are slightly oversized, with the "A" being notably double-cut. Further diagnostics include a short fraction bar that fails to reach the tip of the denominator, a 6x7 berry count, and characteristic die damage visible above the wreath and below the ribbon knot.
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