1856 1C Slanted 5, RD MS(PCGS#1924)
1856 1C Slanted 5, RD MS (PCGS#1924)
August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1144
- 等级
- MS65RD
- 价格
- 31,679
- 详细说明
- Condition Census 1856 N-2 Slanting 5 Large Cent 1856 Braided Hair Cent. N-2. Rarity-1. Slanting 5. MS-65 RD (PCGS). Type:Braided Hair. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1856 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-2. Obv: Slanting 5 in the date. All known examples are cracked from the upper border, through the two leftmost points of star 8, to the hair at the top of Liberty's head. The 1856 N-2 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: Faint, tiny die lumps are evident on the left base of the letter N in ONE and the junction of the left base and upright of the letter T in CENT. The 1856 N-2 also represents the only use of this reverse die. Several die marriages of this issue correspond to the Slanting 5s Guide Bookvariety of the 1856 Braided Hair cent. Die State: Grellman f, Noyes D/C. Obv: In addition to the aforementioned crack at star 8, additional cracks are seen at stars 3 and 4, 11 and 12. The die is worn with rough and flowlined fields and the denticles fading. Rev: The reverse die is also worn, the field rough and flowlined, especially around the letters CE in CENT, and the letters ED STATES in the legend sinking. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 2,690,463 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-1: More than 1,500 coins in all grades. Strike: Most major design elements on both sides are sharply defined, although we do note softness to the top of the coronet and many of the stars on the obverse, as well as the lower right portion of the wreath on the reverse. Denticulation on the former side is soft in places due to die state, the impression on the obverse also drawn trivially to 3 o'clock. The reverse exhibits better peripheral detail, the legend fully legible despite the aforementioned sinking at ED STATES and the denticles more or less crisp. Surfaces: This is a predominantly reddish-orange example with minimal fading to iridescent steel-brown that is most prevalent near the upper right obverse border and over the lower right portion of the reverse. The latter is associated with a light, ancient fingerprint, although there are no marks and only a single mentionable carbon spot at star 13 on the obverse. Commentary: Impressive condition rarity for the 1856 Slanting 5 Guide Bookvariety, this coin is also a remarkable example of the Newcomb-2 attribution. Cataloged with an EAC grade of "MS64+, close to MS65" in Superior's January 2002 sale and also ranked "CC#4 behind three marginally superior pieces that have far less mint color" therein. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier from Superior's "Elite" Sale of January 2002, lot 1011; Heritage's Fort Worth ANA Signature Coin Auction of March 2010, lot 178. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Slanting 5 variety): 2; 0 finer in this category. PCGS# 1924. Click here for certification details from PCGS.