1793 Liberty Cap Cent
- Maker
- U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
- Year
- 1793
- Rank
- 25 of 100
1793 Liberty Cap Cent
1793 Liberty Cap Cent by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1793) is ranked 25 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $253,000 on 8 September 2013. The rare first-year Liberty Cap large cent; a famous early-copper key with strong demand.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The rare first-year Liberty Cap large cent; a famous early-copper key with strong demand.
1c copper, Liberty Cap, Sheldon-13, PCGS AU53
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $253,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 8 September 2013
Heritage Auctions, Long Beach Signature, Sept 8-9 2013. Sheldon-13, PCGS AU53, realized $253,000.
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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