Lot 1501
1793 Flowing Hair Cent. Chain reverse, "AMERI." in legend. S-1. Sharpness of VG-10 or better. Black, porous planchet with a smoothed facial profile on Liberty but otherwise no problems. Nice clean rims, etc. Uniform dark steel brown patina. In the formation of a type set of United States coins, as well as a complete set of dates and major types of copper cents, this is one of the key varieties. Although today the 1793 Chain motif is highly sought after by collectors and viewed as a simple yet effective design on an early American cent, this was not always the case. Early accounts complained that the cents did not answer expectations and went on to lay out the cent's idiosyncrasies. That has long been forgotten in the bustle to complete sets of large cents or for acquisitions to place a Chain AMERI in a United States Type set.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000.
The Victor Kramer Collection.
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| Realized $11,500 |
