Opinions on this 1794 Liberty Cap Cent - will a Sheldon variety help the grade?

relayer

I didn't have a Liberty Cap large cent, so obviously I needed one, but I didn't plan on buying and got this one on an impulse for $188. Now I'm trying to figure out what I bought.

It’s a head of 1794 variety and to me half of the obverse looks fine and the other half looks AG, and the reverse looks fine. It has some pitting and corrosion, but I think it nets a G-6.

There are some Sheldon varieties for this coin that can account for a weak strike to explain the uneven wear on the obverse, such as S-24, S-32, S-57 and S-65. Does anyone think this is one of those varieties that would take away some of the wear and help bump the grade?

rhedden

I'm not 100% sure, but I'm going to say that is probably an S-59.

BigMoose

Relayer, rhedden is correct. This is a Sheldon 58 or 59, both varieties share the same obverse with different reverses. I don't have my attribution guide handy to tell for sure which reverse this corresponds to, but the S-58 and S-59 are similar in rarity in low grade. This looks like the S-59 reverse which I believe is an R-2 or R-3 coin.

relayer

<< <i>This looks like the S-59 reverse which I believe is an R-2 or R-3 coin >>



That would be extremely nice. This puppy may have to go off to ANACS. Thanks guys.