1823/2 1C, BN MS(PCGS#1630)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1080

等级

AU58BN

价格

75,028

详细说明

Key Date 1823/2 Cent Significant AU-58 Grade from PCGS 1823/2 Matron Head Cent. N-1. Rarity-2. AU-58 (PCGS). Type:Matron Head. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1823 below. She is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a plain 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: 28-29 mm. Die Variety: Newcomb-1. Obv: Overdate, 1823/2, which is definitive for this variety since the only other die marriage of the 1823-dated Matron Head cent issue is a normal date. There is also a nearly vertical die scratch between the letters TY in LIBERTY. Rev: The letter I in UNITED is "dotted" with a denticle centered over its upright. The letter E in ONE is slightly high compared to the adjacent N. The 1823/2 N-1 represents the only use of this reverse die. N-1 is the only die marriage that corresponds to the 1823/2 Guide Booklisting in the Matron Head cent series. Die State: Noyes B/A. Obv: There are narrow rim breaks, difficult to discern, in the denticles along the lower left border. Rev: Perfect. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: Unknown, and included in the 1,262,000 coins reported for calendar year 1824. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-2: 751 to 1,000 coins in all grades. Strike: Sharply struck overall, the central design elements retain nearly full detail with just a touch of rub to the high points. Centering is good with uniform denticulation around both sides. The stars along the upper border exhibit bold to full centrils, although the others are blunt. Surfaces: An exemplary example of this classic among middle date cents. Lovely chocolate brown overall with deep tan at the right and left borders on the obverse, right border on the reverse, these areas were the last to experience fading of original mint color. Overall smooth, some frosty luster is still discernible. A dull nick at the base of the digits 23 in the date and some light dirt trapped in a few letters on the reverse and among the denticles along the left obverse border are noted for accuracy; there are only minor scattered contact marks otherwise. Commentary: This date has always been popular with collectors due to its relative scarcity, but also because of the bold overdate seen on the Newcomb-1 variety, a feature that is readily evident on the present example. The mintage of this issue is unknown and, given the paucity of examples, it probably accounted for only a small percentage of the 1,262,000-coin mintage reported for calendar year 1824. Mint State examples are of the utmost rarity, heightening demand for attractive Choice About Uncirculated survivors which are certainly rare in their own right. A highlight of the middle date cents in the ESM Collection, this impressive near-Mint rarity is sure to see spirited bidding among advanced collectors. We first handled the ESM specimen of the 1823/2 N-1 cent in our (American Numismatic Rarities') March 2005 sale of the Hogan Pond Collection. An impressive cabinet, the Hogan Pond Collection was assembled in the 1930s and 1940s with the help of Syracuse, New York dealer Barney Bluestone. Bluestone received consignments of large cents from some of the most prominent collectors of the day, including Henry Hines and Carl Wurtzbach, and he was well known for handling many significant large cents during his brief heyday. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier from our (American Numismatic Rarities') sale of the Hogan Pond Collection, March 2005 Richard Jewell Collection sale, lot 1159. PCGS Population: 4; 3 finer (MS-64+ BN finest). There are no RB or RD examples of the 1823/2 certified by PCGS. PCGS# 1630. Click here for certification details from PCGS.