Post Baltimore Rare Coin Auction 52 Part 2 Day 3
By Key Date Coins
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Nov 30, 2023
148 Route 73 Suite 3-184 Voorhees, NJ 08043 USA, United States
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LOT 15313:
***Auction Highlight*** 1795 Letter Edge Flowing Hair large cent S-76a R-5 1c Grades VF Details (fc)
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Start price:
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1,200
Estimated price :
$1,500 - $3,000
Buyer's Premium: 18%
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***Auction Highlight*** 1795 Letter Edge Flowing Hair large cent S-76a R-5 1c Grades VF Details (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1795 Letter Edge S-76a R-5 Flowing Hair large cent 1c Grades VF Details. Large Cents produced at the Philadelphia Mint in early 1795 had lettered edges, as in prior years. Later in the year, 1795 Large Cents had plain, unlettered edges. This came about because of an official reduction in the weight of the individual Large Cents from 208 to 168 grains. The effect of this change was to save money on the production of Large Cents, but it also reduced their thickness so that edge lettering could not be applied properly. Thus, all the Large Cents after 1795 (with the exception of the experimental Gripped Edges) have plain, unlettered edges. Because the denomination already appeared at the base of the reverse, the edge lettering was redundant, nor was its existence necessary to prevent clipping (which never occurred on Large Cents anyway). A Key Date's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away Coin
