1793 Flowing Hair Cent. Wreath Reverse. S-8, B-13. Rarity-3. Vine

ice Choice EF 1793 Sheldon-8 Cent 1793 Flowing Hair Cent. Wreath Reverse. S-8, B-13. Rarity-3. Vine and Bars Edge. EF-45 (PCGS). Breen Die State II. This overall boldly defined example has much to offer high grade collectors in both the type and early copper disciplines. The otherwise evenly toned olive and tobacco brown surfaces exhibit an irregular swirl of deeper charcoal color near the center of the reverse. Nicely centered on the obverse, the reverse impression is off center to 1 o'clock, although the beading is essentially complete all the way around the border. Close inspection with a loupe reveals just a hint of microroughness, to no detriment, and there are no flan flaws or sizeable marks to detract from a pleasing smooth in-hand appearance. Historically 1793 large cents have been one of the most coveted of collector coins. These impressive copper pieces were the first coins the new Philadelphia Mint issued in quantity as coinage first began in the United States. The first cents display the Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse motif launched on March 1, 1793 with 36,101 coins struck of that type before public outcry over the design forced a change in mid 1793 to an entirely new design. This is when the 1793 Wreath cents were launched, with the output reaching 63,353 pieces before the public cried out once again and a third revision to the large cent design was undertaken late that year. The resulting Liberty Cap design proved more agreeable to contemporary Americans than its Chain Reverse and Wreath Reverse predecessors with coinage of that design type lasting into 1796. Sheldon-8 is one of the more frequently encountered die marriages of the 1793 Wreath cent, Walter Breen (Encyclopedia of United States Large Cents: 1793-1814, 2000) asserting that production of this variety was included among the 6,112 cents that the Mint delivered on April 13, 1793. This variety is most readily identifiable by the curved stem in the sprig that parallels the date on the obverse and the heavy, triangular bow at the base of the wreath on the reverse. As a one year design type from the first year of U.S. large cent production, of course, all 1793 Wreath cents are scarce to rare from a market availability standpoint. As an attractive PCGS-certified Choice Extremely Fine survivor the present example is destined to perform well at auction. Provenance: From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Earlier from Heritage's sale of the Kerry Rudin Collection, January 2018 FUN Signature Auction, lot 4739; Heritage's CSNS Signature Auction of May 2023, lot 3010; Heritage's Long Beach/Summer FUN Signature Auction of July 2023, lot 3008. PCGS# 1347. NGC ID: 223H. Click here for certification details from PCGS.

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