Virtually Complete Early Large Cent Collection of Walter Husak to be Auctioned
By Greg Reynolds for CoinLink
Walter Husak’s collection of early large cents will be auctioned by Heritage at 5:00 PM on Friday, Feb. 15, at the Long Beach (CA) Coin, Stamp and Collectible Expo. During Long Beach Expos in 2007, and at the Jan. 2008 FUN Convention in Orlando, his coins were on display, and Husak himself was present to answer questions and provide commentary.
During the era from 1793 to 1814, pennies were about the size of the quarters of the time, slightly larger than the quarters of today. In terms of die varieties of these large cents, Husak’s collection is one of the most complete of all time, and he has several gem quality pieces. Husak’s cents have been authenticated, graded and encapsulated by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS).
Among many rarities, Husak has the finest known 1794 cent with the ‘Starred Reverse,’ an Almost Uncirculated coin that is PCGS graded AU-50. An uncirculated ‘Starred Reverse’ cent has never been seen by a noted collector, and probably does not exist.
Along the periphery of the back of the coin, there are ninety-four cute, little stars. It is probably true that such a ’starred’ border does not exist on any other variety of a U.S. coin, of any date from any era. ‘Starred Reverse’ 1794 cents are very rare in all grades.
While large cent specialists will be enthused by Husak’s rare die varieties, collectors of all U.S. coins will be stunned when they learn about the quality of many of the early large cents in Husak’s collection. (more…)
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