Strawberry Leaf Cent: is there one in the Husak sale?

BigE2 · February 14, 2008 11:43AM

I am very lazy tonite.

ahooka454 · February 14, 2008 11:45AM

I dont remember seeing one. But I could be wrong.

Shortgapbob · February 14, 2008 11:55AM

I was thinking that the Strawberry Leaf was one of the handful of pieces misssing. I think there were three Sheldons and the NCs missing from the collection.

Sunnywood · February 14, 2008 11:55AM

No, unfortunately ... the few known specimens are locked up ...

Lakesammman · February 14, 2008 1:34PM

Didn't see one at the preview. But given the quality of everything else, it's hard to complain.

STONE · February 14, 2008 1:37PM

If there was one in that set, it would have surely been posted here by me or a EAC guy.

I remember when the last one hit the auction block and just blew my mind for the price it got.

ColonialCoinUnion · February 14, 2008 2:53PM

<< <i>I remember when the last one hit the auction block and just blew my mind for the price it got. >>

Me too - I thought it went cheap.

1794half1839 · March 21, 2008 11:19AM

That was one of my favorite JK cataloguing job, part of ANR's Frog Run Farm Collection. It did set a record at the time at $414,000 (if I remember correctly)....

kranky · March 21, 2008 11:44AM

While we're on the subject, isn't there a theory that the Strawberry Leaf cents were contemporary counterfeits?

BigE2 · March 21, 2008 12:22PM

<< <i>While we're on the subject, isn't there a theory that the Strawberry Leaf cents were contemporary counterfeits? >>

Wow! What brought the thread back to life?

To answer your question: yes, there is a school of thought that believes that the leaves and edging were engraved into each coin after they left the mint.

I myself don't believe it. I hope to be the one who finds an uncirculated specimen of this coin.

Type "strawberry" into the searchbar and you'll see alot of info on this coin.

Strawberry Leaf Cent: is there one in the Husak sale?

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