1839 1C Head of 1838, BN MS(PCGS#1744)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1112

等级

MS64BN

价格

6,252

详细说明

Glossy Mint State 1839 Head of 1838, Beaded Cords Cent Newcomb-3 1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-3. Rarity-1. Head of 1838, Beaded Cords. MS-64 BN (PCGS). Type:Modified Matron Head. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1839 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-3. Obv: Head of 1838, with a beaded hair cord. Liberty's shoulder is covered, there is no browlock, and a tiny spike is evident between the upper points of star 2. The 1839 N-3 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: There is a thin line under the word CENT, a faint spike on the leaf under the letters ER in AMERICA, and a faint berry under the letters AM in the same word. The 1839 N-3 also represents the only use of this reverse die. N-2 and N-3 are the only die marriages that correspond to the Head of 1838, Beaded Cords Guide Bookvariety of the 1839 Modified Matron Head cent. Die State: Noyes A-B/B. Obv: No cracks, although the die is beginning to deteriorate with flowlines in the field and the denticles softening. The die defect in the form of a shallow depression in the lower left field inside stars 1 and 2 is plainly evident. Rev: The die is worn with peripheral softness, the field rough and flowlined, and only a trace of the faint berry below the letters AM in AMERICA. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 3,128,661 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-1: More than 1,500 coins in all grades. Strike: This is an overall sharply struck coin despite the aforementioned peripheral softness due to die state. The central design elements with virtually full definition to even the more intricate features. Some of the stars on the obverse are blunt, while others show at least partial radial lines. Surfaces: Rich glossy mahogany-brown patina on the obverse gives way to warmer medium brown over much of the reverse. Blushes of lighter golden-tan are evident along the right borders on both sides, the reverse retaining original mint color in the form of vivid pinkish-rose around a few design elements. A pair of hairline scratches in the left obverse field between stars 2 and 3 are noted, as is a dull mark between star 1 and the end of the bust. Otherwise there are no singularly mentionable blemishes. Commentary: A handsome and appealing PCGS-certified Choice Mint State example of this transitional design type from the final year of the wider Matron Head cent series. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. PCGS# 1744. NGC ID: 225X. Click here for certification details from PCGS.