1864 1C L on Ribbon, RB MS(PCGS#2080)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

6113

等级

MS64RB

价格

8,301

详细说明

Extremely Rare 1864-L Indian Cent Struck from Snow PR-3 Proof Obverse Die 1864 Indian Cent. Bronze. L on Ribbon. Snow-21, Obverse Die of Snow PR-3. MS-64 RB (NGC). The 1864 L on Ribbon in Proof is the holy grail of the Indian cent series, with just about 21 examples documented in Rick Snow's 2014 Attribution Guide, spread across three different die pairings. The Snow PR-3 die pair, revealed in our (Bowers and Merena's) March 1997 sale of the Herman Halpern and Gerald O. Warner collections, was a new discovery at the time and has remained unique to this day. It was later discovered that this same obverse die was used to coin circulation strikes paired with a different reverse and is recorded as Snow-21. As of the 2014 publication of the Snow reference, the Snow-21 variety was unique, known by different specimen. The present coin was purchased by our consignor years ago as part of set of uncertified Proof Indian cents, and he retained this one amazing coin to research further. Though graded as a Mint State coin, its Prooflike flash, especially on the obverse, and its squared off rims explain why a collector would have included this coin in a set of Proofs. The visual presence, with its flashy pale red color on the obverse, and flashy pale to deep red color on the reverse, is unlike that of any other "regular" circulation strike 1864 L on Ribbon cent we have handled. This very rare die variety, with its connection to the extremely rare coinage of L on Ribbon 1864 cents in Proof, would make an ideal specimen for a Proof Indian cent collector in which the collector is not able to reach for one of the extremely rare Proofs. PCGS# 2080. NGC ID: 227M. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com