1796 1C S-87, BN N1BN Certification #57647981, PCGS #35768

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1796 Liberty Cap 1 Cent: In 1796 George Washington was President & the U.S. Mint produced 109,825 Liberty Cap large cents with less than 400 survivors. PCGS rates this coin an R-3 and in P/FR grade its a unique coin for sure! Overall the coin has the look of a classic PO01 for a lowball collection but the scratch on the Obverse mandates it's P/FR status. However, no worries as this classic coin has found a home in the D.T. Twilight Zone P/FR Cabinet. Hmm, maybe George even carried this coin in his pocket, but if he's the one who scratched it, he's got some explaining to do!
PCGS #
35768
Designer
Robert Scot
Edge
Plain
Diameter
28.00 millimeters
Weight
10.89 grams
Mintage
109825
Metal
Copper
Pop Higher
15
Pop Lower
0
Region
The United States of America

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Pos Grade Thumbnail Pedigree and History
1 MS62BN PCGS grade MS62BN PCGS grade

Thomas L. Elder, sold privately on 5/15/1943 - Leonard M. Holland Collection - Pennypacker Auction Centre, 5/1959 - Dorothy Paschal Collection - Dr. William H. Sheldon Collection, sold privately on 4/19/1972 - R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. Collection, sold privately on 2/23/1992 - Eric Streiner - Dennis Mendelson Collection - Dr. Philip W. Ralls Collection, sold privately on 5/2/1997 - W.M. “Jack” Wadlington Collection - Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley, sold privately on 5/30/2005 - Daniel W. Holmes Collection - Goldbergs 9/2009:141, $35,650 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part II - Heritage 10/2014:98025, $28,200
2 AU58 PCGS grade AU58 PCGS grade

Mortimer Livingston Mackenzie Collection - Edward Cogan 6/1869:631 - S.H. & H. Chapman 10/1879:451 - Captain Andrew Zabriske Collection - Henry Chapman 6/1909:744 - H. O. Granberg Collection - William H. Woodin Collection - United States Coin Co. 5/1915:176 - Dr. George P. French Collection - B. Max Mehl 1929 Fixed Price List, lot 110 - T. James Clarke Collection, sold privately in 1944 - B. Max Mehl, sold privately on 3/27/1947 - R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. Collection - New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973:406 - Superior - Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/1975:668  -Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz - George W. "Hank" Rodgers, sold privately in 1/1978 - Jerry A. Bobbe - Myles Z. Gerson Collection - Del Bland - Dr. George E. Ewing, Jr. Collection, sold privately in 3/1983 - Denis Loring, sold privately in 4/1983 - R. S. Brown, Jr. Collection - Superior 9/1986:114 - Jan Valentine, sold privately in 4/1989 - Dennis Mendelson Collection, sold privately on 7/15/1991 - R.S. Brown, Jr. Collection - Superior 1/1996:122 - Thomas D. Reynolds Collection - Goldbergs 1/2016:64, $19,387.50 (plate-matched) - St. Jude Collection
MS62BN PCGS grade #1 MS62BN PCGS grade

Thomas L. Elder, sold privately on 5/15/1943 - Leonard M. Holland Collection - Pennypacker Auction Centre, 5/1959 - Dorothy Paschal Collection - Dr. William H. Sheldon Collection, sold privately on 4/19/1972 - R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. Collection, sold privately on 2/23/1992 - Eric Streiner - Dennis Mendelson Collection - Dr. Philip W. Ralls Collection, sold privately on 5/2/1997 - W.M. “Jack” Wadlington Collection - Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley, sold privately on 5/30/2005 - Daniel W. Holmes Collection - Goldbergs 9/2009:141, $35,650 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part II - Heritage 10/2014:98025, $28,200
AU58 PCGS grade #2 AU58 PCGS grade

Mortimer Livingston Mackenzie Collection - Edward Cogan 6/1869:631 - S.H. & H. Chapman 10/1879:451 - Captain Andrew Zabriske Collection - Henry Chapman 6/1909:744 - H. O. Granberg Collection - William H. Woodin Collection - United States Coin Co. 5/1915:176 - Dr. George P. French Collection - B. Max Mehl 1929 Fixed Price List, lot 110 - T. James Clarke Collection, sold privately in 1944 - B. Max Mehl, sold privately on 3/27/1947 - R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. Collection - New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973:406 - Superior - Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/1975:668  -Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz - George W. "Hank" Rodgers, sold privately in 1/1978 - Jerry A. Bobbe - Myles Z. Gerson Collection - Del Bland - Dr. George E. Ewing, Jr. Collection, sold privately in 3/1983 - Denis Loring, sold privately in 4/1983 - R. S. Brown, Jr. Collection - Superior 9/1986:114 - Jan Valentine, sold privately in 4/1989 - Dennis Mendelson Collection, sold privately on 7/15/1991 - R.S. Brown, Jr. Collection - Superior 1/1996:122 - Thomas D. Reynolds Collection - Goldbergs 1/2016:64, $19,387.50 (plate-matched) - St. Jude Collection