1840 1C Small/Large 18, RB MS(PCGS#1827)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1117

等级

MS66RB

价格

150,056

详细说明

Beautiful Premium Mint State 1840 N-2 Cent Dramatic Small Date/Large 18 Variety Noyes Tied for CC#2 1840 Braided Hair Cent. N-2. Rarity-2. Small Date/Large 18. MS-66 RB (PCGS). CAC. Type:Braided Hair. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1840 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: Small Date/Large 18, the small 8 of the block style and the large 8 underdigit of the script style. The 1840 N-2 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: Devoid of distinguishing features. The 1840 N-2 also represents the only use of this reverse die. N-2 is the only die marriage that corresponds to the Small Date/Large 18 Guide Bookvariety of the 1840 Braided Hair cent. Die State: Grellman b, Noyes B/B. Obv: The die dot on Liberty's throat is still visible, and there is a prominent cud break on the rim below the digits 840 in the date that extends to the area below star 13. A second cud break is barely discernible on the rim at star 3. Rev: The die is slightly worn with faint flowlining in the field around the peripheral lettering. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 2,462,700 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-2: 751 to 1,000 coins in all grades. Strike: Striking detail is overall sharp despite the later die state, the central design elements on both sides smartly impressed and fully rendered. The borders are fully denticulated, as well, even though a few of the individual denticles are a trifle soft. Bluntness to a few of the stars on the obverse is noted, although most show at least partial radial lines, and many are full. Surfaces: Ample pinkish-rose mint color is seen through an overlay of iridescent medium brown patina. Both sides are fully lustrous with a softly frosted texture, the overall appearance as nice as would be expected for the premium Gem grade assigned by PCGS. A few wispy carbon flecks are easily overlooked, leaving a tiny nick in the left obverse field inside stars 1 and 2 as the only useful identifier. Commentary: This distinctive variety enjoys strong collector demand due to the dramatic repunching on the first two digits in the date. The ESM specimen is a superior quality example that is tied for CC#2 for the 1840 Newcomb-2 dies in the Noyes census. EAC grade of MS-64, per Mark Borckardt in his cataloging of the Wes Rasmussen Collection in January of 2005; the Noyes CC#1 coin is the Pogue V:5197 specimen in PCGS MS-65 RB, EAC MS-67 that realized $18,800 in our March 2017 sale. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier ex Thomas Turissini, April 2000; Wes Rasmussen; Heritage's sale of the Wes Rasmussen Collection, January 2005, lot 3735. PCGS Population (Small Date/Large 18 variety only): 1; 0 finer in this category. There are no RD examples of the 1840 Small Date/Large 18 variety known to PCGS. PCGS# 1827. Click here for certification details from PCGS.