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The Midwest Summer Sale 2007
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1793 Chain "AMERICA". About Good. 1793 Chain "AMERICA". About Good.
Lot Title: 1793 Chain "AMERICA". About Good.
Description: It goes without saying that the Chain Cent was the first U.S. cent produced at our government's own mint. It is always difficult to locate presentable examples, and in years past, well-intentioned efforts were made to improve the appearance of existing specimens, most of which have suffered the ravages of time - a common problem with early copper. The present coin has been "scaled," a term which describes a process whereby a sharp object, lake an awl or a pin, is used to scrape crud out of the crevices of a coin. Although the coin benefits from having foreign matter removed, telltale signs of the scaling process remain and appear as fine lines about the lettering and devices. Because this example has already retoned to a nice coppery color, indications are that it was scaled a long time ago. Liberty's portrait is fully delineated, and the date and "LIBERTY" are 90% present. Although the reverse shows all lettering, it is weak in spots. The chain and one cent are plain with the fraction being weak, as is often the case for this coin in this grade. No edge nicks or other bangs are noted, and despite the issues discussed, this is a reasonable example for the type.

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: $3,500.00
High Estimate: $4,000.00
Lot Status: Bidding has been closed for this lot.
Hammered Price: $2,900.00
Price Realized: -
1793 Chain "AMERICA". About Good.
1793 Chain "AMERICA". About Good.

Price history for items of the same classification:
Lot #AuctionCurrent Bid or Hammer PriceDescription
302The Collectors' Auction 2013 on 10/18/2013$4,100.00
1793 "AMERICA" (S-3, R.3) NGC Good Details/environmental damage.
After potential bidders cease laughing at the NGC "environmental damage" disclaimer, they can get down to the business of actually looking at this coin seriously, as it plainly offers better quality...
332The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011$3,100.00
1793 "AMERICA". NGC Good details/environmental damage.
The date is somewhat faded, yet under most lighting conditions, it can be easily read, and LIBERTY is certainly legible from all viewing angles, with each letter very close to being complete. As...
100The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009$1,350.00
1793 "AMERICA". Fair-2.
Coordinating the position of ONE in relation to the chains, the reverse is likely "C" -- an "AMERICA" type. This is a basal state coin, with no date and hardly an obverse to speak of, thus positive...
101The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009$3,700.00
1793 "AMERICA" (S-4, R-4). Good.
The planchet is much, much nicer than it has any right to be for a chain cent with so much wear. Olive-tan patina is delicately layered over remarkably smooth surfaces that display practically no...
188The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008$16,000.00
1793 "AMERICA" (S-3, R-3-). ANACS XF-40 details, reengraved-burnished.
Although the smoothing of the surfaces that is associated with "burnishing" of early copper is not immediately apparent per the ANACS disclaimer, one look at Liberty's hair tresses with a loupe...
422The Midwest Winter Sale 2008 on 02/08/2008$24,750.00
1793 (S-2) Chain cent, ANACS AU-50, corroded
S-2 (Sheldon 2), a high R.4 variety, is the rarest collectable Chain cent of the five known die marriages, the only rarer being NC-1 (non-collectable 1), for which only three examples exist. As...
203The Collectors' Auction 2007 on 10/19/2007$2,000.00
1793 Chain Cent "AMERICA". AG-3.
This chain is on too nice of a planchet to be only an About Good. How did this coin avoid major damage with all the years of circulation it must have seen? The obverse sports a full outline, a...
204The Collectors' Auction 2007 on 10/19/2007$6,250.00
1793 Chain Cent "AMERICA", Periods Variety, S-4, R-3 . ANACS F-12...
This piece has a rather pleasing chocolate brown quality over surfaces which have a mild, uniformly distributed porous aspect. Both the date and "LIBERTY" are followed by a period, the only chain...
259The Midwest Summer Sale 2007 on 07/27/2007$1,400.00
1793 Chain Cent "AMERICA". ANACS Fair 2 Details, Corroded, Damaged.
Though not in the best of grades, this coin is still an acceptable example of the type with almost all the chain detail being present and most of the reverse legend. Unfortunately, little detail...
244The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006$1,325.00
1793 S-3, R-3-, Chain "AMERICA". FAIR-2.
Chocolate brown surfaces with enough of the major designs discernible enough to be able to accurately ascribe this variety. The old nicks, bumps, and porosity observed are what one would expect for...
245The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006$7,250.00
1793 "AMERICA". NCS VF detail.
This is a nice coin despite being mildly corroded. The surfaces have not been tampered with, and the coin is wholly original. A few patches of light green cling to the legend on the reverse, and a...
246The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006$8,750.00
1793 "AMERICA". PCI VF-25.
This coin is holdered as Porous VF-25. This first Federal Cent was very well struck at the start of its life, however it came in contact with moisture somewhere in its travels. The result is an...

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