1852 1C, RD MS(PCGS#1900)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1138

等级

MS65RD

价格

18,340

详细说明

Condition Rarity 1852 N-8 Cent 1852 Braided Hair Cent. N-8. Rarity-2. MS-65 RD (PCGS). Type:Braided Hair. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1852 below. She is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a beaded 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: 27.5 mm. Die Variety: Newcomb-8. Obv: There is a tiny, faint die defect at the base of the letters BE in LIBERTY. The 1852 N-8 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: Tiny spurs are evident at the crossbar of the letter E in CENT. The 1852 N-8 also represents the only use of this reverse die. All die marriages of this issue correspond to the single Guide Booklisting for the 1852 Braided Hair cent. Die State: Grellman c, Noyes C/B. Obv: The die is lightly cracked from the lowest curl of Liberty's hair to the border past star 13, as well as from the upper left border between stars 5 and 6 to the tip of the coronet. Die wear is discernible as softening to some of the denticles. Rev: The reverse die is also worn, but less so than the obverse, with minor softening to denticles that still remain distinct throughout. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 5,063,094 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-2: 751 to 1,000 coins in all grades. Strike: Razor sharp to full central striking detail gives way to softness around the peripheries that is more pronounced on the obverse. The denticulation on that side is particularly faded along the upper right border, most of the stars blunt and lacking centrils. As above, the reverse border is sharper with all individual denticles distinct and the letters in the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA crisp. Surfaces: A richly original example, both sides exhibit dominant rose-red color with minimal muting to gray-brown patina over the high points of the obverse portrait. Mellowing is more extensive on the reverse and evident on the wreath, the denomination ONE CENT, in the central field area, and also in isolated portions of the peripheral field area. Both sides are fully lustrous with a frosty texture. Very nice for the grade; the only useful identifiers are a tiny obverse carbon spot in the denticles below the left base of the digit 1 in the date and another faint carbon spot in the reverse field below the letter T in UNITED. Commentary: Although it is not the most plentiful die marriage of this issue in an absolute sense, the 1852 Newcomb-8 is extremely popular for type purposes due to its relative availability in high grades. Bob Grellman (2001) writes, "Many choice uncirculated examples exist thanks to a small hoard." Judging by third-party certification data for this issue as a whole, the vast majority of these hoard coins are in the BN or RB categories. Full Red examples are in the distinct minority, especially when of Gem quality, as here. In any case, offerings of high grade 1852 N-8 cents in today's market are almost always for individual coins, the small hoard of which Grellman writes having been widely dispersed. Rare in both an absolute sense and from the standpoint of market availability, this full Red Gem 1852 N-8 cent will be just right for another advanced copper cabinet. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the issue): 19; 6 finer in this category (MS-66 RD finest). PCGS# 1900. NGC ID: 226J. Click here for certification details from PCGS.