1858 1C J-202 PR(PCGS#11867)
1858 1C J-202 PR (PCGS#11867)
December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2522
- 等级
- PR64
- 价格
- 19,663
- 详细说明
- 1858 Pattern Flying Eagle Cent. Judd-202, Pollock-245, Snow-PT19. Rarity-5. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS). OGH. Obv:A small eagle flies left with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border and the date 1858 below. Rev:The denomination ONE CENT is surrounded by a laurel wreath composed of five-leaf clusters. This nicely preserved specimen exhibits subtle reddish-apricot highlights to medium tan surfaces. The devices are fully struck, and the fields are modestly semi-reflective when observed at direct light angles. According to Rick Snow in the excellent reference The Flying Eagle & Indian Cent Attribution Guide, 3rd Edition, Volume 1: 1856-1877 (2014), examples of this type were produced to the extent of approximately 75 pieces and distributed as part of 12-piece pattern Proof sets. These sets were created and sold at the behest of Mint Director James Ross Snowden, who used them to trade with contemporary collectors in order to obtain specimens for the Mint Cabinet collection of Washington medals, a favorite project of his at the time. These sets illustrated the various proposals for the redesign of the small cent, and they included 11 patterns plus one regular issue 1858 Flying Eagle cent of the Small Letters type. Popular with collectors then and now, these copper-nickel pieces are avidly sought by specialists in pattern coinage as well as the regular issue Flying Eagle and Indian cent series. PCGS Population: 20; 14 finer in this category (Proof-66 finest). PCGS# 11867. NGC ID: 29BH. Click here for certification details from PCGS.