1820 1C Large Date, RD MS (PCGS#1617)
March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4023
- 等级
- MS65RD
- 价格
- 78,864
- 详细说明
- Original Full Red Gem Uncirculated 1820 N-13 Cent
Popular Randall Hoard Variety
1820 Matron Head Cent. N-13. Rarity-1. Large Date. MS-65 RD (PCGS).
A superior quality example of this otherwise readily obtainable die pairing; vivid rose-orange mint color sets this coin apart from the vast majority of Mint State 1820 N-13 cents extant. Wisps of light steel-olive are evident on both sides, mostly at the lower right obverse and upper right reverse. Well centered in strike with the focal features crisp, the surfaces are also exceptionally well preserved with only a bit of light carbon precluding an even higher grade. Noyes Die State B/A.
After only the 1818 Newcomb-10, the 1820 N-13 is the most available variety of large cent from the famous Randall Hoard. This hoard, which contained thousands of large copper cents mostly dated from 1817 through 1820, was rumored to have been found beneath a railroad platform in Georgia some time after the Civil War, but before 1869. Supposedly hidden in a small keg (or multiple kegs), the hoard was named for John Swan Randall of Norwich, New York, who purchased the coins after they had changed hands several times since their discovery. After Randall's death in 1878, the coins that remained were offered at auction by Edward D. Cogan. The most readily available variety from the Randall Hoard is the 1818 N-10, followed by the 1820 N-13 (offered here). Over the years, even as late as the 1970s, it was not unheard of to find groups of Randall Hoard cents offered by coin dealers. However, as the 20th century came to a close, examples were usually found as individual pieces.
This premium Gem Mint State example undoubtedly traces it provenance to the Randall Hoard, and it is certainly among the finest cents found therein. A coin that will be just right for an advanced cabinet.
PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Large Date variety): 7; 0 finer in this category.
PCGS# 1617. NGC ID: 2256.
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