1828 1/2C 13 Stars, RD MS(PCGS#1149)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2283

等级

MS64RD

价格

20,841

详细说明

1828 Classic Head Half Cent. C-3. Rarity-1. 13 Stars. MS-64 RD (PCGS). A smartly impressed example with overall sharp to full detail that wanes minimally only at star 7 on the obverse and the lower right portion of the branch on the reverse. Abundant mint orange color remains, both sides dusted with equally attractive deep rose patina. Luster is full and lively. An otherwise frosty finish yields to modest semi-reflectivity in the fields. Tiny carbon spots are noted within the obverse denticles at 10 and 11 o'clock and on the reverse at the final letter S in STATES. Struck with a die state equivalent to Manley 4.0, the clash marks at Liberty's throat from earlier states were effaced when the die was reground and repolished, and only faint repunching remains at star 7. The reverse die has also been reground and repolished with the spine from the tip of the leaf above the letters HA in HALF extending only a short distance past the berry above it. Most partially to fully red 1828 half cents trace their history to a hoard dispersed by Washington, D.C. collector and dealer Benjamin Collins, who flourished in the last decade of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th. All examples in that hoard were from the C-3 die pairing, as here. Rare in the full Red category, this splendid near-Gem is highly recommended for an advanced type, date or variety set. Provenance: Ex our sale of the ESM Collection, March 2020, lot 3041. PCGS# 1149. Click here for certification details from PCGS.