1824 1C, RB MS (PCGS#1637)
The January 2013 Americana Sale
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 13036
- 等级
- MS64
- 价格
- 146,420
- 详细说明
- 1824 Matron Head Cent. N-4. Rarity-2. Noyes Die State C/B. MS-64 RB (PCGS). CAC. <strong>Die Variety: </strong>One of five Newcomb varieties for the date, this with wide, even date.<br />
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<strong>Die State: </strong>Obverse with die crack upward from 4 of date to stars 13, 12, and 11 before terminating in the field, another small crack at stars 5 and 6. Reverse die with dentils fading and legend pulled toward rim. Struck from noticeably clashed dies.<br />
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<strong>Strike: </strong>The obverse strike is crisp and full at the center, the stars mostly flat, reverse also bold at the center. <br />
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<strong>Surfaces: </strong>Boldly lustrous with lively mint orange mingled with warm golden-tan highlights. Easily high end within the MS-64 grade. No marks of consequence are seen. According to our consignor, most collectors consider this specimen the single-most "red" 1824 cent known today.<br />
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<strong>Census Rankings: </strong>Tied for finest known in both the Noyes and Bland Condition Census for the variety. Noyes calls this particular coin MS-65 Choice, and Bland calls it MS-65. Laura Sperber noted this coin in her writings, calling it a "Monster" and a key highlight of the 2008 auction in which it appeared. According to our consignor, Tony Terranova favors this coin over the two Naftzger pieces (PCGS MS-65RB and PCGS MS-66RB) of the same date. PCGS' and CAC's assessments seem conservative at this level.<br />
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Pedigree:</strong> Howard R. Newcomb; J.C. Morgenthau & Co.'s sale of February 1945, lot 561; Floyd T. Starr, acquired as part of the Newcomb late date collection; our (Stack's) sale of the Floyd T. Starr Collection, June 1984, lot 169; Garry Fitzgerald; our (American Numismatic Rarities') Glode M. Requa Collection sale, September 2006, lot 155; Superior's Pre-Long Beach Elite Auction of September 2008, lot 47; Cardinal Collection.<br />
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Commentary: </strong>The 1824 has always been very
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