1828 1C Small Wide Date, BN MS(PCGS#1657)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1089

等级

MS63BN

价格

30,011

详细说明

The Eliasberg-ESM Specimen of the 1828 N-10 Cent Small Wide Date Variety 1828 Matron Head Cent. N-10. Rarity-1. Small Wide Date. MS-63 BN (PCGS). CAC. Type:Matron Head. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1828 below. She is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a plain cord. Rev: A circular wreath encloses the denomination ONE CENT with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border. Weight Standard: 10.89 grams. Diameter: 28-29 mm. Die Variety: Newcomb-10. Obv: Small Wide Date, the digits 18 repunched. Most letters in the word LIBERTY are at least lightly repunched, the T with a prominent extra base bisecting the upright above the primary base. The 1828 N-10 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: The top right of the first letter T in STATES is lightly repunched, and the final letter A is distant from the branch stem. The 1828 N-10 also represents the only use of this reverse die. N-10 is the only die marriage that corresponds to the Small Wide Date Guide Bookvariety of the 1828 Matron Head cent. Die State: Noyes A/A. Obv: Perfect. Rev: Perfect. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 2,260,624 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-1: More than 1,500 coins in all grades. Strike: This is a well struck piece overall, the obverse border with broad, uniform denticulation. The reverse border is lighter with little to no denticulation from 11 to 3 o'clock. Liberty's portrait, the wreath, date and lettering are all smartly impressed and crisp, although some of the stars on the obverse are blunt with incomplete radial lines. Surfaces: Rich steel-brown patina with plenty of faded mint red color in deep rose intermingled throughout. The surfaces are lustrous, softly frosted, and overall smooth with both sides close to pristine. A tiny, shallow scuff in the upper obverse field is noted, but the more useful provenance marker is a planchet lamination (as made) on the reverse that is out of the way between the border at the letters ER in AMERICA. Commentary: New digit punches were used for the date on the 1828 Newcomb-10 cent, the most obvious feature the stylized 8 with a smooth diagonal central stroke. This has often been described as a "Script 8," as opposed to the "Block 8" style on the Large Narrow Date varieties of this issue. Interestingly, the digit 1 on the 1828 N-10 die pairing is from the old set of punches, is larger than the other digits, and is punched over a smaller 1. With at least two dozen Mint State survivors, the 1828 N-10 is not a rarity in high grades. However, the demand from collectors of major varieties is considerable as this is the only die pairing of the Small Wide Date Guide Booklisting. With overall smooth surfaces and warm, even color, the ESM specimen is finer than Dan Holmes:269 in our opinion; that coin is also certified MS-63 BN by PCGS, although the aforementioned planchet lamination needs to be considered in any comparison. Ranked CC#3 in the Noyes census, this is clearly a significant example of the variety that would do justice to the finest cabinet. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier ex Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, May 1996, lot 566. PCGS Population (Small Wide Date variety only): 4; 6 finer in this category (MS-64 BN finest). PCGS# 1657. Click here for certification details from PCGS.