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1792 P1C One Cent, Judd-1, Pollock-1, High R.6, SP45+ PCGS. CAC. (PCGS# 11001)
Auction 1380 | Lot: 4274 | Jan 19, 2025

Sold For: $576,000.00
1792 P10C Disme, Judd-10, Pollock-11, XF40 PCGS Secure. (PCGS# 11026)
Auction 1224 | Lot: 3798 | Sep 20, 2015

Sold For: $211,500.00
1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.3, XF45 PCGS. Formerly offered as lot 997 in the Harold Blauvelt Collection, where it was described in part as, "Considered by many to be a rightful part of the regular series of United States silver coins, and therefore the first issue of the new nation, this queerly attractive coin was designed by Robert Birch and struck under the auspices of the mint, though the mint buildings were not yet operational. Struck July 13, 1792, on a planchet the silver for which was reputedly furnished by President Washington. Reputedly, too, Liberty is modeled after Martha Washington."

The coin has light to medium gray patina over both sides and the ubiquitous planchet flaws normally seen on this issue are limited to a lamination on the lower left portion of the reverse. A couple of scratches are also located on the lower portion of the reverse.
Ex: Harold Blauvelt Collection (Bowers and Merena, 2/77), lot 997.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 11020)
Auction 267 | Lot: 8301 | Aug 11, 2001

Sold For: $40,250.00
1792 P10C Disme, Judd-10, Pollock-11, High R.6, Fine 12 PCGS. (PCGS# 11026)
Auction 454 | Lot: 3463 | Jan 12, 2008

Not Sold
1792 Disme, Judd-10, Pollock-11, R.6, Specimen 65 Brown PCGS. Copper. Ex: Garrett. On July 9-10, 1792, John Harper's humble abode in Philadelphia played host to a group of distinguished Americans that included George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Mint Director David Rittenhouse, and Adam Eckfeldt. Squeezed into the basement in the summer heat, the men focused their attention on Harper's screw press. After years of anticipation, the United States' first coins emerged from this makeshift Mint. Undoubtedly passed around the room for all to appreciate, these important pieces may very well have passed through the hands of Washington and Jefferson themselves. One of these coins was then set aside and carefully preserved by numerous collectors over the course of the next two centuries. Today, we are proud to highlight this historically significant specimen as it prepares to grace yet another dignified collection with its presence.

Novice numismatists would certainly assert that the above paragraph refers to the first 1,500 half dismes that the Mint produced with bullion that came, in part, from George Washington's silverware. Indeed, numerous sources, such as the current edition of the Guide Book, seem to uphold the validity of this assumption. The thorough historian, however, would be wise to look at Adam Eckfeldt's personal recollections from those days in Harper's cellar. A man whose association with the early Philadelphia Mint speaks volumes for his credentials, Eckfeldt always asserted that he designed the United States' first coin. As William Russell Birch designed and engraved the half disme on his own, Eckfeldt's assertion can only refer to the 1792 pattern disme.

Sometime in March, 1792, Birch executed a reverse design for the disme that depicted a fledgling eagle surrounded by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and DISME. The obverse, however, was the work of Eckfeldt. For his central design, the Mint employee selected a rendition of Liberty that also appeared on his (PCGS# 11026)
Auction 211 | Lot: 6187 | Oct 13, 1999

Not Sold
1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Fine 12 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/73). NGC Census: (1/58). CDN: $50,000 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS Fine 12. (PCGS# 11020)
Auction 131651 | Lot: 25108 | Dec 18, 2016

Not Sold

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