1829 1C Medium Letters, BN MS(PCGS#1666)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1090

等级

AU55BN

价格

45,850

详细说明

Challenging 1829 N-5 Medium Letters Cent Tied for CC#9 in Noyes 1829 Matron Head Cent. N-5. Rarity-3. Medium Letters. AU-55 (PCGS). Type:Matron Head. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1829 below. She is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a plain 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: 28-29 mm. Die Variety: Newcomb-5. Obv: A strong, virtually complete inner circle rings the periphery at the tips of the denticles. The digit 1 in the date is larger than the 829 and, in the word LIBERTY, the letters ER are solidly joined. This obverse also appears in the 1829 N-1 and N-4 pairings. Rev: Medium Letters in the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, the letters in the word CENT step down from left to right. Both the As in the word AMERICA are repunched, and all three As in the legend are filled. More minor repunching is also noted for the letters NT in CENT. This reverse also appears in the 1829 N-3 and N-9 pairings. Along with N-3 and N-9, N-5 corresponds to the Medium Letters Guide Bookvariety of the 1829 Matron Head cent. Die State: Noyes A/B. Obv: Perfect. Rev: Perfect. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 1,414,500 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-3: 301 to 400 coins in all grades. Strike: A very bluntly struck example, as usual for this challenging variety, although the overall design is fully appreciable. All major design elements are evident, including the letter E in CENT, which is especially faint. Surfaces: Marbled golden-brown and olive patina blankets both sides of this handsome, fully original example. The surfaces are choice for the assigned grade with a smooth appearance. Close inspection with a loupe fails to reveal more than a trace of light carbon. Commentary: The Medium Letters is by far the scarcer of the two Guide Bookvarieties of the 1829 Matron Head cent, especially in the finer circulated and all Mint State grades. This is a superior quality example from the Newcomb-5 dies, tied for CC#9 in the Noyes census. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier ex Tom Reynolds. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Medium Letters variety): 5; 10 finer, four of which are Mint State (MS-64 BN finest). PCGS# 1666. Click here for certification details from PCGS.