Rare 1795 Reeded Edge Liberty Cap Cent Certified by NGC

by Coin Collecting News on June 23, 2010

Among early United States cents one of the rarest and most mysterious is Dr. William H. Sheldon’s variety number 79 having a reeded edge, an example of which has just been certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Only eight pieces are confirmed to exist, and this one has been off the market for some 30 years. Its last public appearance was in a 1977 auction by the now-defunct Numismatic and Antiquarian Service Corporation of America (NASCA). NGC has graded …

Full Article: NGC Certifies Rare S-79 1795 Reeded Edge Liberty Cap Cent – Numismatic Guaranty Corporation

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