1793 1C Liberty Cap, S-13, BN MS(PCGS#35489)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

13003

等级

AU53

价格

1,757,039

详细说明

1793 Liberty Cap Cent. S-13. Rarity-4-. Breen Die State I. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. Secure Holder. <strong>Die Variety:</strong> There are only six known die marriages of this transitional issue in the early large cent series, the first to display the Liberty Cap design type. The obverse of Sheldon-13 is distinguished by having two border beads over the letter I in LIBERTY. This obverse was also used to strike examples of the S-12 variety, but in the S-13 marriage it is paired with a reverse on which the leaf below the ME in AMERICA parallels the bases of those two letters. This reverse is one of only two that the Mint used to strike 1793 Liberty Cap cents (the other reverse is distinguished by having the leaf below the M in AMERICA pointing to the center of the letter).<br /> <br /> <strong>Die State:&nbsp;</strong>This is the early die state of the S-13 variety without the reverse die bulge that develops between the letters NT in UNITED and gradually extends to weaken the letters CE in CENT and the ribbon bow.<br /> <br /> <strong>Strike:</strong> The strike is exceptionally well executed for the issue, even despite the fact that both sides are slightly off center -- the obverse drawn to the 9 o'clock position at the viewer's left and the reverse drawn toward the 7-8 o'clock position. Even so, the borders are fully beaded in all areas around both sides, and the borders are actually quite wide overall, especially on the reverse. The focal devices are generally bold to sharp in strike, and only in the center of the obverse do we see a bit of softness to the detail at the highest point of Liberty's portrait. The high relief of this design feature, in fact, also explains the minor softness of detail in the center of the reverse at the letters O in ONE and CE in CENT.<br /> <br /> <strong>Surfaces:&nbsp;</strong>This is a lovely example with particularly impressive eye appeal for the scarce and conditionally rare 1793 Liberty Cap cent. Both sides display dominant toning in a