1846 Res 1/2C Reverse of 1840, BN PR(PCGS#35381)
1846 Res 1/2C Reverse of 1840, BN PR (PCGS#35381)
November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4006
- 等级
- PR65BN
- 价格
- 76,453
- 详细说明
- Gem Proof Restrike 1846 Half Cent The Norweb Specimen 1846 Braided Hair Half Cent. Second Restrike. B-3. Rarity-6. Small Berries (Reverse of 1840). Proof-65 BN (PCGS). CAC. Subtle sapphire-blue color accents the warm golden-bronze and peach patina of this historic Proof half cent. Direct lighting reveals flashes of magenta, violet, and sea-green iridescence around the devices. Very sharply struck with a fascinating area of die polish lines behind Liberty's head. This piece boasts a desirable provenance stretching back more than 65 years, with a notable appearance in our (Bowers and Merena's) 1987 sale of the legendary Norweb Collection. Today, it ranks among the very finest known. A highly significant offering for the early copper specialist. The Proof half cents of 1840 to 1849 represent the only coinage for those dates, as no circulation strike half cents were needed for commerce in those years. It is thought these "Restrike" half cents were struck circa 1858 or some time later. Perhaps as few as 12 to 18 examples of the 1846 Restrike exist in all states of preservation, thought most are vastly inferior to the present specimen. Provenance: Ex Abe Kosoff's sale of the T. James Clarke Collection, April 1956; Richard Picker; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Norweb Collection, Part I, October 1987, lot 115; Jon Hanson; Donald G. Partrick; Heritage's sale of the Donald G. Partrick Collection, April 2021 CSNS Signature Auction, lot 3756. PCGS Population (First and Second Restrikes combined): 5; 5 finer in this category (Proof-66 BN finest). CAC Population: 5; 2. PCGS# 1287. NGC ID: 26ZF. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.