1850 1C, RD MS(PCGS#1891)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1135

等级

MS65RD

价格

21,675

详细说明

Splendid Full Red Gem 1850 Braided Hair Cent "N-10" State of the N-21 Dies 1850 Braided Hair Cent. N-21, 10. 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 1850 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-21, 10. Obv: A horizontal die line extends right from the letter Y in LIBERTY, there is a curved die line from the border to the left base of the digit 1 in the date, and faint die lines are present along the denticles outside star 2. The 1850 N-21, 10 attribution represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: There is a faint die line on the leaf below the letter T in CENT. The 1850 N-21, 10 attribution also represents the only use of this reverse die. All die marriages of this issue correspond to the only Guide Booklisting of the 1850 Braided Hair cent. Die State: Grellman c, Noyes C/D. Obv: Open 5 in the date, due to die lapping, which has also effaced the die lines along the denticles outside star 2. The die is worn with the field rough and flowlined, the digits in the date and the denticulation soft. Rev: Rough and flowlined, again due to die wear, with many of the peripheral letters weak, especially along the upper border. Spalling from die rust is evident around the letter R in AMERICA, and there are cud breaks on the rim outside the letters TES and F A in the legend. These obverse and reverse die states correspond to the 1850 N-10 attribution. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 4,426,844 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-2: 751 to 1,000 coins in all grades. Strike: Sharply struck for the die state, the central design elements are fully defined and the stars on the obverse are crisp with complete radial lines. The borders are soft, as above, but the individual denticles are discernible in most areas. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is fully legible despite particular softness to the letters TES OF. Surfaces: This wonderfully original Gem retains full rose-red color to both sides. The surfaces are lustrous with a frosty texture and overall pristine appearance. Close inspection with a loupe reveals only wispy flyspecks and no troublesome marks. Tiny carbon spots on the reverse within the denticles outside the first letter A and the letter R in AMERICA are the most useful identifiers. Commentary: This beautiful example is almost certainly from a hoard of several hundred Choice Mint State late die state 1850 Newcomb-10 cents discovered by Abe Kosoff many decades ago. These have long since been widely dispersed and today, offerings are almost always for individual coins. Far finer than the typically encountered example, this PCGS-certified Gem is remarkable for both the overall pristine appearance of the surfaces and the full original mint red color. A find for the advanced large cent variety enthusiast that would do equally well in a high grade type set. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the issue): 20; 4 finer in this category (MS-66 RD finest). PCGS# 1891. NGC ID: 226G. Click here for certification details from PCGS.