1854 1C, RD MS(PCGS#1906)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1140

等级

MS66RD

价格

75,028

详细说明

Finest Certified 1854 Braided Hair Cent EAC MS-68 and CC#1 for the N-25 Dies 1854 Braided Hair Cent. N-25. Rarity-3. MS-66 RD (PCGS). OGH. Type: Braided Hair. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1854 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-25. Obv: There are tiny die chips at the right top of the letter L in LIBERTY, between the letters TY, and on the neck before the two lowest hair curls. A few tiny spurs extend down from the curl at the back of Liberty's head, and there is a triangular die defect on the lower curl over the extreme right side of the digit 4 in the date. The 1854 N-25 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: A tiny spur is evident on the right top of the letter T in CENT. The 1854 N-25 also represents the only use of this reverse die. All die marriages of this issue correspond to the single Guide Booklisting for the 1854 Braided Hair cent. Die State: Grellman b, Noyes C/C. Obv: Clash marks are evident at Liberty's chin and throat. The die is worn, the fields rough and flowlined. Rev: A faint clash mark is evident at the leaf above the letter O in ONE, and the reverse die is also worn with roughness and flowlines in the field. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 4,236,156 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-3: 301 to 400 coins in all grades. Strike: Impressively sharp in striking detail despite the advanced state of the dies. Both sides exhibit virtually full definition to the central design elements. The stars on the obverse are also smartly impressed, most exhibiting full radial lines. The borders are bold on both sides with only a touch of softness to the denticles due to die wear that is most advanced along the upper obverse border. Surfaces: A stunning full Red Gem that looks much as it did when it first left the Mint in 1854. Both sides are frosty with remarkable cartwheel luster. Bright and beautiful, the surfaces offer vivid medium rose color. There are no marks of note, just a few faint carbon flecks and traces of two ancient fingerprints on the obverse. Attractive and virtually pristine. Commentary: This is the single finest 1854 Braided Hair cent of any die marriage known to PCGS, the only MS-66 RD listed at that service with none finer in this category. When offered in the firm's July 1994 ANA Sale, the Heritage cataloger noted, "While graded MS 66 Red by PCGS, the coin is at least MS 67 by EAC standards, according to copper expert Del Bland." It is presumably the EAC MS-68 ranked as CC#1 for the 1854 N-25 dies in both the Grellman census and the 2017 edition of Penny Pricesby William C. Noyes. Phenomenal, indeed unrivaled quality and eye appeal for the large cent date or variety collector, this premium Gem would do equally well in a high grade type set. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier from Heritage's ANA Sale of July 1994, lot 6190; our (American Numismatic Rarities') Richard C. Jewell Collection sale, March 2005, lot 1193. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the issue): 1; 0 finer in this category. PCGS# 1906. NGC ID: 226L. Click here for certification details from PCGS.