1794 1C Head of '95, S-69, RB (Regular Strike)
Series: Liberty Cap Cents 1793-1796
PCGS MS65+RB
PCGS MS65RB
- PCGS #:
- 35691
- 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:
- $282,000 • MS65RB • 03-31-2017 • Stack's Bowers
Die Varieties
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 PCGS MS65+RB
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 – $1,680; Stack’s; 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; Pine Tree Auctions, February 1975, Lot 649 – $6,300; Jerry A. Bobbe; Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz; Del Bland, January 4, 1985; "The Bertram Cohen Collection," Early American Numismatics, February 1985, Lot 532 – $32,000; Bertram Cohen;. As "MS63 or MS64." "The Andrew M. Hain Collection," Stack's, January 15, 2002, Lot 733 – $36,800; Chris McCawley; Dr. Thomas Turissini. S-69. |
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#2 PCGS MS65RB
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 161– $2,296; Lester Merkin, October 29, 1977; Andrew M. Hain; Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions, September 1980, Lot 942 - $41,700; R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr., February 23, 1992; Eric Streiner; Jay Parrino (The Mint); Claude E. Davis, MD. As NGC MS65RB #957212-009. "The Foxfire Collection (Davis)," sold privately, en bloc via Richard Burdick, to the Pogue Family, October 2004. As PCGS MS65RB #32189887. "The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part V," Stack's Bowers & Sotheby's, March 2017, Lot 5099 - $282,000; Mike Chipman. S-69. |
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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