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The Collectors' Auction 2012
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1794 (O-101a) VG/impaired. 1794 (O-101a) VG/impaired.
Lot Title: 1794 (O-101a) VG/impaired.
Description: Obverse details probably border on VG sharpness. The rim is practically full, falling of the flan along the right side where slightly improper centering kept it from ever being strong in the first place. Perfect centering allows the reverse rim to be absolutely full and bold, but this side suffers noticeable weakness toward the top, due in part to die fatigue. This is die-state "a", with advanced die cracks on the reverse and corresponding sinking of the die that resulted in uneven sharpness. A short diagonal scratch crosses Liberty's tresses but seems in keeping with a well circulated 1794 half. One can always expect a coin of this age to have been cleaned at some time, but no obvious signs persist on either side, except that the central reverse has a faint tinge of glossy magenta iridescence beneath the patina. (PCGS# 006051)

This lot may contain an item not certified by ANACS, PCGS, or NGC. While Scotsman Auction Co. is typically conservative in our descriptions of items not certified by one of these companies, we cannot guarantee our grading estimation will match their grade. We highly recommend that collectors seeking items certified by a third-party grading service only bid on items that have already been certified. No lot can be returned because of a variance in judgment with regards to grade.

Low Estimate: $4,000.00
High Estimate: $5,000.00
Lot Status: Bidding has been closed for this lot.
Hammered Price: $3,600.00
Price Realized: -
1794 (O-101a) VG/impaired.
1794 (O-101a) VG/impaired.

Price history for items of the same classification:
Lot #AuctionCurrent Bid or Hammer PriceDescription
680The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011$3,900.00
1794 (O-104, R.5) NCS VG details/environmental damage.
Nine berries left, and ten right quickly attribute O-104, an R.5 die-marriage. Surfaces have the somewhat rough look of a ground find, yet the "environmental damage" noted by the NCS holder is not...
457The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010$4,600.00
1794 (O-101a, R.4) Good/obverse scratch.
Good/obverse scratch is accurately descriptive, although the supposed "scratch" is of minor consequence in the center of Liberty's upper tresses. As a near-miss for the full "very-good" grade,...
538The Midwest Winter Sale 2007 on 02/09/2007$2,800.00
1794 O-101, R-4. NCS VG Details, Repaired, Whizzed.
This prestigious first year of issue half dollar still captures a high degree of desirability, even though its surfaces have undergone a transformation from their original state. Some overzealous...
1344The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006$8,000.00
1794 F.
With this offering you get the chance to obtain a lovely example of the very first half dollar produced in U.S. history. The color is light antique silver and of uniform coloration. An old...
566The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/17/2006$12,500.00
1794 F-15.
This is the first variety listed in Al C. Overton's work, "Early Half Dollar Die Varieties." This specimen displays delightful slate-gray surfaces enhanced by a lilac iridescence. The exquisite hues...

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