Market Analysis: 1793 Liberty Cap large cent
The leading lot in the May 9 Platinum Night sale by Heritage,at $120,000, was a 1793 Liberty Cap large cent that clearly showed the Sheldon-14 variety's noted bisecting die crack.
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The leading lot in the May 9 Platinum Night sale by Heritage,at $120,000, was a 1793 Liberty Cap large cent that clearly showed the Sheldon-14 variety's noted bisecting die crack.
The June 13 Heritage Premier Session will feature the Citizen Bold collection, which offers nearly 50 high-grade Morgan dollars including a rare Uncirculated 1893-S example.
The El Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities was offered by Nomos Ag and the lots included an 1852 gold 20-drachma coin, one of three privately held, that sold for over $1 million U.S.
The U.S. Mint experimented with aluminum pattern coins in the 1870s, including this 1879 goloid metric dollar graded PCGS Proof 69 that it realized $33,600 in Heritage's Platinum Night sale Jan. 11.
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