1795 Liberty Cap Cent, Mint State-65 Brown (PCGS)
Sheldon 75, Lettered Edge, Ex Mills - Naftzger - Halpern

Sheldon 75 - Lettered Edge. Obverse with top of 5 embedded in bust, and pole touching bust. Reverse with right branch of wreath ending in double leaf. (Rarity 3).

Fully original and lustrous golden brown in color with hints of Mint red still visible. Tiny planchet flaws are scattered in the lower left obverse field, and on the reverse within the wreath. Two contact marks on Liberty's cheek and two dull spots on Liberty's nose are the only notable post striking impairments.

Provenance:

• John G. Mills (Samuel H. and Henry Chapman 4/1904: lot 1246) [Heritage]
• Dr. James O. Sloss (1958) [Heritage]
• R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (1986) [Heritage]
• Herman Halpern (Stack's 3/1988: lot 109) [Heritage]
• (Superior 2/1999: lot 1997) [Heritage]
• (Heritage 1/2007: lot 773 @ $69,000 as PCGS MS65BN)
• (Heritage 4/2009: lot 2036 @ $46,000 as PCGS MS65BN)