1828 1/2C 13 Stars, RD MS(PCGS#1149)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3041

等级

MS64RD

价格

21,292

详细说明

Vivid Full Red 1828 13 Stars Half Cent 1828 Classic Head Half Cent. C-3. Rarity-1. 13 Stars. MS-64 RD (PCGS). Type:Type V: Classic Head. Design: Obv: Liberty faces left, her hair bound by a fillet inscribed LIBERTY. Thirteen stars are arranged around the border, seven left and six right, the date 1828 below. Rev: A single branch bound at the bottom by a single bowed ribbon surrounds the denomination HALF CENT. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border. Weight Standard: 84 grains (5.44 grams). Diameter: 23.5 mm. Die Variety: Cohen-3, Breen-2, Gilbert-1. Obv: There are 13 stars around the border, the 2 is low compared to the other digits in the date, and star 7 is repunched. This is the only use of this obverse die. Rev: The highest leaf on the branch extends just beyond the final letter S in STATES, and a bold die defect joins the upper right corner of the letter H in HALF to the leaf above. The letter U in UNITED is repunched at the upper left, a spine protrudes from the tip of the leaf above the letters HA in HALF. The only use of this reverse. Cohen-3, along with C-1, corresponds to the 13 Stars Guide Bookvariety of the 1828 half cent. Die State: Manley 4.0, the usual state. Obv: Clash marks at Liberty's throat from earlier states were effaced when the die was reground and repolished, and only faint repunching remains at star 7. Rev: The reverse die has also been reground and repolished with the spine from the tip of the leaf above the letters HA in HALF extending only a short distance past the berry above it. There are only faint remnants of clash marks within the wreath around the highest berry. Edge: Plain. Mintage: The reported mintage for half cents during calendar year 1828 is 606,000 coins, although the actual number of coins struck from 1828-dated dies is unknown. Some 1826-dated half cents were delivered in 1828, while additional 1828-dated examples were probably struck during calendar year 1829. Estimated Surviving Population for the Issue: More than 6,000 coins in all grades. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-1: More than 2,000 coins in all grades. Strike: A smartly impressed example with overall sharp to full detail that wanes minimally only at star 7 on the obverse and the lower right portion of the branch on the reverse. Surfaces: Abundant mint orange color remains, both sides dusted with equally attractive deep rose patina. Luster is full and lively. An otherwise frosty finish yields to modest semi-reflectivity in the fields. Pleasingly smooth, as befits the assigned grade. Tiny carbon spots are noted within the obverse denticles at 10 and 11 o'clock and on the reverse at the final letter S in STATES. Commentary: Most partially to fully red 1828 half cents trace their history to a hoard dispersed by Washington, D.C. collector and dealer Benjamin Collins, who flourished in the last decade of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th. All examples in that hoard were from the C-3 die pairing, as here. Collector John F. Jones actually saw a portion of the hoard in Collins' shop in 1899, then about 50 coins, as described in The Numismatist in October 1952. Breen's speculation that the hoard originally included 1,000 pieces is drastically high, essentially twice the total number of Mint State certifications of this issue by PCGS. Rare in the full Red category, this splendid near-Gem is highly recommended for an advanced type, date or variety set. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. PCGS Population (both die marriages of the 13 Stars variety): 6; 3 finer in this category (MS-65 RD finest). PCGS# 1149. Click here for certification details from PCGS.