1837 1C Newcomb-10, BN MS(PCGS#37135)

1837 1C Newcomb-10, BN MS (PCGS#37135)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行: Stack's Bowers

批号: 13054

等级: MS66

价格: 31,116

详细说明: 1837 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-10. Rarity-1. Noyes Die State A/C. Head of 1838. MS-66 BN (PCGS). CAC. Die Variety: Newcomb-10 is one of 17 varieties of the date. Beaded Hair Cord. Low 7 near dentils. Small Letters reverse die also used on Newcomb-5 of 1838.   Die State: Both dies slightly worn with soft dentils present throughout.  Strike: Some obverse softness at a few stars but sharp otherwise. Reverse sharp and bold save for the dentils.   Surfaces: Lustrous deep golden-tan on the obverse with a lively array of lustrous medium blue and sea-green iridescence in a bold light source; the reverse is a bold mix of fiery mint orange and deep chestnut-brown.   Census Rankings: The Noyes Census lists this beauty as tied for 12th finest; the Bland Census brings it in as tied for third finest. Noyes calls it MS-60; Bland calls it MS-65; McCawley-Grellman calls it MS-65.   Pedigree: J. C. Morgenthau & Co., December 21, 1937; Willard C. Blaisdell, September 1976; Del Bland, September 1976; Ira & Larry Goldberg's sale of the R. E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr. Collection, Part II, February 2009, lot 385; Cardinal Collection. Commentary: What a lovely coin this is. With regard to Morgenthau in the pedigree, we are not quite sure if anyone named J.C. Morgenthau was ever active in numismatics. The company name was used as a branch of the Scott Stamp & Coin Company in New York, for the conducting of auctions. The cataloging was done in New York City by Wayte Raymond, who at one time directed the coin operations, and by James Macallister, a Philadelphia dealer, who came to New York by train and stayed in the hotel for several days during the cataloging. The J.C. Morgenthau listings were bare bones,

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