1810 1C Sheldon-285, BN MS(PCGS#36484)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

13022

等级

MS63

价格

76,874

详细说明

1810 Classic Cent. S-285. Rarity-2. Breen Die State III. MS-63 BN (PCGS). <strong>Die Variety: </strong>The five known die marriages of this issue are each comprised of different obverse and reverse dies. The obverse of Sheldon-285 is identifiable by repunching on the letters I, R and T in the word LIBERTY, with the Y low. On the reverse, the tip of the highest leaf is under the right edge of the final letter S in STATES and there is a berry in the wreath below the center of the first letter A in AMERICA.<br /> <br /> <strong>Die State: </strong>This is a middle die state example of the variety, and it is actually an early state of Breen Die State III. The obverse is (faintly) cracked along the bases of all digits in the date and continuing through the outer points of all stars on the right; an even fainter crack joins stars 2 and 3. On the reverse, bold clash marks are present inside the wreath to the right of the denomination ONE CENT.<br /> <br /> <strong>Strike: </strong>This is a very well struck coin by the standards of the Classic cent series of 1808 to 1814. Both sides are nicely centered on the planchet with virtually full, overall bold denticulation. The central devices are bold, if not sharp, and while stars 1 to 4 on the obverse are typically soft for the variety, the remainder are crisp with full radial lines.<br /> <br /> <strong>Surfaces: </strong>Satiny in texture with dominant medium brown toning, considerable mottling of the color is readily evident on both sides. Lighter tan brown is present in the right obverse field and in the center of the reverse around the word CENT, while bolder steel brown drifts over the upper obverse and is also present in the upper left reverse wreath. There are hardly any abrasions, and certainly none that are outwardly distracting, and carbon is also at an absolute minimum. Identifying features include a faint spot near the obverse border before star 1 and minor roughness in the planchet near the end of Liberty's bust