1797 1C Reverse of 1797, Stems, RB MS(PCGS#1423)

1797 1C Reverse of 1797, Stems, RB MS (PCGS#1423)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行: Stack's Bowers

批号: 13009

等级: MS65

价格: 256,235

详细说明: 1797 Draped Bust Cent. S-123. Rarity-4. Noyes Die State A, Breen Die State II. Reverse of 1797, With Stems. MS-65 RB (PCGS). CAC. Die Variety: The obverse die used to strike the 1797 Sheldon-123 variety exhibits the closest date of the issue, which measures only 6 millimeters across the bottom of the digits. This obverse was also used to strike the S-122, NC.2 and NC.3 varieties, but in the S-123 marriage it also displays a small cut on Liberty's cheek below the eye. The absence of this cut on examples of the S-122, NC.2 and NC.3 varieties confirms that they were all struck before S-123. The Breen large cent Encyclopedia (2000) suggests that this cut might be the result of an impact from the edge of another die. The reverse die of S-123 appears on no other variety of the issue, the division of leaves in the wreath being 16-6 left and 19-6 right. The right (facing) wreath branch terminates in a double leaf, there is another double leaf below the letter D in UNITED, and an outside berry below the upright of the letter E in the same word. This is one of the die marriages of the Reverse of 1797, With Stems Guide Book variety of the 1797 Draped Bust cent, the Reverse of 1797 variety defined by the division of 16 leaves left, 19 right in the wreath. Die State: Breen Die State II is characterized by a trio of faint die cracks on the reverse, the most noticeable of which originates at the top right of the letter F in OF and slants down toward the first letter A in AMERICA (but does not touch that letter). This is the earliest collectible die state of the S-123 variety since only one example with a perfect reverse is known per the reference Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States Large Cents: 1793-1814. Strike: This piece exhibits a typical quality of strike in an example of the S-123 variety. Both sides are nicely centered on the planchet with fully denticulated

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