Pics of 1793 Wreath Cent PCGS MS63 Eliasberg

ANACONDA · January 29, 2003 2:09PM

I just got this coin yesterday.

It appears on the front and back cover of Breen's big book on Large Cents that was published last year. (It is his plate coin for the Sheldon 8.) It is also illustrated in Bower's book on Eliasberg ("Louis E. Eliasberg Sr., King of Coins") in the section on Eliasberg's most notable coins. Noyes lists it as second finest known S-8.

What's also kinda neat is that its provenance is traced back to 1909. The planchet void that appears on the reverse at 2:00ish makes the coin readily recognizable.

I like early copper. I think they're some of the coolest coins around.....although it's tough to beat a Double Eagle in NGC Proof 68 Ultra Cameo!

adrian

mbbiker · January 29, 2003 2:15PM

AWWWWWWWWWWW

That is one SWEET coin thanks for sharing it with us i know this is the closest i'll ever come to seeing one of these fine coins.

relayer · January 29, 2003 2:19PM

That is a great coin on a number of different levels.

KAJ1 · January 29, 2003 2:40PM

That is awsome !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kevin

lordmarcovan · January 29, 2003 2:59PM

hookedoncoins · January 29, 2003 3:40PM

dorkkarl · January 29, 2003 6:58PM

its an oft-plated coin, & deservedly so. shameful that it is now stuck in plastic.

sorry to keep ranting about that, but a coin of that magnitude shouldn't have it's inherent & extraordinary beauty distorted by a chunk of plastic. he11, you can't even look at the entire 3d side.

free the coin, PLEASE!!!

K S

Gemini · January 29, 2003 7:26PM

Seeing a coin like that has to stir ones imagination back to Colonial days and our infant Mint. These coins were made with the crudest of tools and machinery. Some of the machinery they say was even driven by some real horsepower down in the basement. Whenever I see a picture of the first Mint at Philadelphia these are the coins that are immediately brought to my mind. A real lovely coin that I would really enjoy owning and pondering over. Congratulations Adrian!

IrishMike · January 29, 2003 7:36PM

Yabba dabba doooo! Incredible piece. And karl give it a rest will ya?

dorkkarl · January 29, 2003 8:22PM

irishmike, i'm not trying to sound like a tape-recorder. i honest-too-gawd would like to see the edge of that coin! to my knowledge, it's edge has never been plated.

K S

littlewicher · January 29, 2003 8:26PM

Wow, that coin sure is a beauty, Mr. Crane.

I love the simplistic design of the coin, where as now-a-days they try to cram in everything they can possibly get in there.

agfox · January 29, 2003 9:05PM

If that's not a piece of history I don't know what is. Thanks Adrian for sharing.

clevegreg · January 29, 2003 9:17PM

Thanks once again Adrian for sharing an exceptional coin with us!!

Greg Drude

Singapore · January 29, 2003 9:27PM

How much do you want for it?

pmh1nic · January 29, 2003 9:47PM

So that's what a 1793 Wreath Cent is suppose to look like

. Thanks for sharing it with us Adrian.

Coin Finder · January 29, 2003 11:17PM

Beautiful, beautiful, wonderful, wonderful and again I say wonderful.

Someone loved this coin all the back ti the time it was made.

Are you planning to hold it for awhile or auction it off??

Tbig

dan1ecu · January 29, 2003 11:53PM

Should be in a museum! Very impressive.

tjkillian · January 30, 2003 12:55AM

Nice coin, now how about LARGE picture of the coin so we can really get a good look? The slab is nice, but I'd rather see more of the coin. Also, how about having a round-robin with the coin and letting each member of this board have it for a week?

Tom

ANACONDA · January 30, 2003 2:07AM

It is for sale, as are almost all of my coins. I listed it on eBay last night.

adrian

mbbiker · January 30, 2003 2:11AM

auction link

Hadleydog · January 30, 2003 2:15AM

Awsome coin, Adrian!

What makes it really cool is the provenance dating back to 1909.

mrfred · January 30, 2003 2:21AM

Oh wow.

mdwoods · January 30, 2003 2:22AM

Very nice. The Wreath cent is my favorite coin. mdwoods

Blade · January 30, 2003 2:39AM

Adrian,
Can you share your reserve amount on this coin? Why no BIN? I know... serious inquiries can call, but I'm mighty curious.

Singapore · January 30, 2003 2:53AM

This one brought $33K or so when it sold at auction a little while ago to, evidently, Spectrum, then to Anaconda.

I'm guessing that the first $40K takes it -

ANACONDA · January 30, 2003 3:51AM

Reserve is 39500. I'm not sure why i didn't put a buy it now price on it. It might have been that i thought if it didn't reach reserve, i'd raise the price and just mentally be prepared to own it for a while. But then again, it was late at night and who knows what i was thinking. Sometimes i re-read stuff i've written and done and....well......you know, how it goes.

adrian