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1792 silver center cent pattern, obverse and reverse, the inserted silver plug visible at center — the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection's example, not the PCGS MS63+ Brown specimen the FLOAT constituent is priced on.
National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History

1792 Silver Center Cent

Maker
U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
Year
1792
Rank
87 of 100

1792 Silver Center Cent

1792 Silver Center Cent by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1792) is ranked 87 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $1,410,000. A founding-era U.S. Mint pattern with a tiny silver plug — an experiment to give the cent intrinsic value; a top federal pattern rarity.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

A founding-era U.S. Mint pattern with a tiny silver plug — an experiment to give the cent intrinsic value; a top federal pattern rarity.

1c pattern, copper planchet with inserted silver plug, Judd-1, PCGS MS63+ Brown

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$1,410,000
Kind
Realized at auction

Heritage Auctions, May 16. 1792 Silver Center Cent, Judd-1, MS63+ Brown, realized $1,410,000 — record for the issue. An ANA Platinum Night example brought $352,500 in lower grade.

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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