1792 Birch Cent
- Maker
- U.S. Mint (Philadelphia), designed by Robert Birch
- Year
- 1792
- Rank
- 88 of 100
1792 Birch Cent
1792 Birch Cent by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia), designed by Robert Birch (1792) is ranked 88 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $2,585,000 in January 2015. One of the earliest United States cent patterns, from the Mint's founding year; a pillar of the federal pattern series.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
One of the earliest United States cent patterns, from the Mint's founding year; a pillar of the federal pattern series.
1c pattern, Birch design, 'TO BE ESTEEMED BE USEFUL', Judd-4, PCGS MS65 Red Brown
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $2,585,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- January 2015
Heritage Auctions, FUN, January 2015, Donald G. Partrick Collection. 1792 Birch Cent, MS65 Red Brown, realized $2,585,000. A Judd-5 Birch cent realized $517,000.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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