August 2023 Global Showcase Auction – 14 - 21 August 2023
Live Sessions: Ancient and World Coins, Currency
Part B: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part D: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part C: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 3: We, 16.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 4: We, 16.08.2023, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part 5: We, 16.08.2023, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Th, 17.08.2023, from 12:00 AM CEST
Part E: Th, 17.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 7: Th, 17.08.2023, from 8:00 PM CEST
Part 8: Fr, 18.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 9: Sa, 19.08.2023, from 1:00 AM CEST
Part 10: Sa, 19.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part F: Mo, 21.08.2023, from 4:00 PM CEST
Description
1795 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent. Fuld-Unlisted, W-8635. Rarity-8+. Lettered Edge: CAMBRIDGE BEDFORD HUNTINGTON X.X. AU-55 (PCGS).
An exciting offering of a unique edge variety of 1795 Talbot, Allum & Lee cent. Aside from the usual WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE CENT edge, there are four alternate edge variations including the present type, a piece in Ford with a CURRENT EVERYWHERE edge, the piece described as "two leaves on edge" in the Whitman Encyclopedia and offered below, and a plain edge. All of these extremely rare subvarieties appear to be known by just a single specimen. This unique W-8635 example happens to also be an attractive coin, with light olive-brown and steel surfaces that have a somewhat subdued, matte-like luster but with very little wear and no distractions. A prize for one lucky bidder, a fascinating and surprising rarity on this generally straightforward type.
PCGS# 543479. NGC ID: 2B64.
Ex John Agre (Coin Rarities Online), May 2015; our sale of the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Spring 2023 Auction, March, lot 1151.
Estimate: $4400
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Bidding
| Price realized | 2'800 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 4'400 USD |
