1886 1C Type 2, RD MS(PCGS#92156)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4023

等级

MS65+RD

价格

62,193

详细说明

Rare Red Gem 1886 Type II Indian Cent With CAC Approval 1886 Indian Cent. Type II Obverse. MS-65+ RD (PCGS). CAC. This lovely cent exhibits full, richly original orange-rose color and smooth, satiny surfaces. Boldly struck overall, this nicely produced and expertly preserved Gem would do justice to an advanced set of circulation strike Indian cents. Outstanding! For unknown reasons, Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber (or another engraver on staff) slightly modified the obverse of James Barton Longacre's Indian cent in 1886, lowering the relief and reducing the width of Liberty's portrait. The Type II Obverse is further distinguished by the removal of the extra outlines to the letters in the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the lack of a gap between the lower hair curl and the bottom of the ribbon. The most widely known feature of this obverse hub, however, is the lowermost feather in Liberty's headdress pointing between the letters CA in AMERICA. The Type II Obverse received its first numismatic exposure in 1954 when Michigan dealer Jim Reynolds wrote of it in the Numismatic Scrapbookkmagazine. It has since been recognized as scarcer than its Type I Obverse counterpart, with Rick Snow (2014) estimating that of the 17,654,290 circulation strike cents produced in 1886 only 7,650,000 examples were of the Type II Obverse design. In the finest Mint State grades this variety is a formidable condition rarity, the PCGS full Red Gem offered here representing what could very well be a once in a lifetime bidding opportunity for the advanced collector. Provenance: From the Silver Springs Collection. PCGS Population: 2; 7 finer in this category (MS-66+ RD finest). PCGS# 92156. NGC ID: 228E. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.