<< <i>Well guys, I put the coin up for auction through Stacks and Bowers. It will be in their September Americana sale in Philadelphia. It was an emotional experience for me to do this since I have never parted with anything I have found before. >>
http://stacksbowers.com/auctions/AuctionLot.aspx?LotID=541797 Session 4, Lot 3014 on 9/20/2013 3pm: Lot #3014. 1793 Liberty Cap Cent. S-13. Rarity-4-. VG-8 Corroded. Description: Obviously a dug example, both sides are overall rough with sandy brown encrustation that is most pronounced in and around the central reverse. The surface build up interferes with the design only in the aforementioned area, where the denomination ONE CENT is hardly perceptible, but elsewhere we note at least outline definition to the major devices. A shallow graze in the left obverse field is also mentioned for accuracy. The first of the Liberty Cap cents, the 1793 is a scarce to rare issue in all grades, and the present example will certainly find many willing buyers among early copper enthusiasts. PCGS# 1359.
<< <i>I was wondering if any of you have heard of other 1793 Liberty caps being discovered by a detectorist? >>
You may be the only one, certainly the only one I've ever heard of! I think the course you took was the wisest one (first, do no harm!) I think you'll get an excellent price, and see if you want to keep a nice copy of the auction catalogue to remember the coin and the find by.
<< <i>Well guys, I put the coin up for auction through Stacks and Bowers. It will be in their September Americana sale in Philadelphia. It was an emotional experience for me to do this since I have never parted with anything I have found before. >>
http://stacksbowers.com/auctions/AuctionLot.aspx?LotID=541797 Session 4, Lot 3014 on 9/20/2013 3pm: Lot #3014. 1793 Liberty Cap Cent. S-13. Rarity-4-. VG-8 Corroded. Description: Obviously a dug example, both sides are overall rough with sandy brown encrustation that is most pronounced in and around the central reverse. The surface build up interferes with the design only in the aforementioned area, where the denomination ONE CENT is hardly perceptible, but elsewhere we note at least outline definition to the major devices. A shallow graze in the left obverse field is also mentioned for accuracy. The first of the Liberty Cap cents, the 1793 is a scarce to rare issue in all grades, and the present example will certainly find many willing buyers among early copper enthusiasts. PCGS# 1359. >>
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<< <i>Well guys, I put the coin up for auction through Stacks and Bowers. It will be in their September Americana sale in Philadelphia.
It was an emotional experience for me to do this since I have never parted with anything I have found before. >>
http://stacksbowers.com/auctions/AuctionLot.aspx?LotID=541797
Session 4, Lot 3014 on 9/20/2013 3pm:
Lot #3014. 1793 Liberty Cap Cent. S-13. Rarity-4-. VG-8 Corroded.
Description: Obviously a dug example, both sides are overall rough with sandy brown encrustation that is most pronounced in and around the central reverse. The surface build up interferes with the design only in the aforementioned area, where the denomination ONE CENT is hardly perceptible, but elsewhere we note at least outline definition to the major devices. A shallow graze in the left obverse field is also mentioned for accuracy. The first of the Liberty Cap cents, the 1793 is a scarce to rare issue in all grades, and the present example will certainly find many willing buyers among early copper enthusiasts.
PCGS# 1359.
<< <i>I was wondering if any of you have heard of other 1793 Liberty caps being discovered by a detectorist? >>
You may be the only one, certainly the only one I've ever heard of! I think the course you took was the wisest one (first, do no harm!) I think you'll get an excellent price, and see if you want to keep a nice copy of the auction catalogue to remember the coin and the find by.
Congrats again!
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<< <i>Well guys, I put the coin up for auction through Stacks and Bowers. It will be in their September Americana sale in Philadelphia.
It was an emotional experience for me to do this since I have never parted with anything I have found before. >>
http://stacksbowers.com/auctions/AuctionLot.aspx?LotID=541797
Session 4, Lot 3014 on 9/20/2013 3pm:
Lot #3014. 1793 Liberty Cap Cent. S-13. Rarity-4-. VG-8 Corroded.
Description: Obviously a dug example, both sides are overall rough with sandy brown encrustation that is most pronounced in and around the central reverse. The surface build up interferes with the design only in the aforementioned area, where the denomination ONE CENT is hardly perceptible, but elsewhere we note at least outline definition to the major devices. A shallow graze in the left obverse field is also mentioned for accuracy. The first of the Liberty Cap cents, the 1793 is a scarce to rare issue in all grades, and the present example will certainly find many willing buyers among early copper enthusiasts.
PCGS# 1359. >>
Oh! Hey that's my coin!
My Early Large Cents
<< <i>I'll take it... The money eases the pain of giving it up. >>
Take $2 of the money and buy a powerball lottery ticket because you are the luckiest guy I know!
My Early Large Cents
<< <i>Wow! That is easily a $6-7000 coin! >>
AJ called it.