1841 1C Newcomb 1, RB PR(PCGS#397594)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5091

等级

PR64RB

价格

55,056

详细说明

Gorgeous Proof 1841 Large Cent 1841 Braided Hair Cent. N-1. Rarity-5. Proof-Only Variety. Noyes Die State A/B. Proof-64 RB (PCGS). An outstanding coin with mottled violet and blue surfaces interspersed regions of considerable red and set off with a lovely light olive green patination on the high points. The strike is strong as demonstrated by the high and neatly squared off rims and fully detailed stars. The reverse was struck form the later B die state with a tiny triangular die mark on the rim above the second T in STATES, diagnostic for this state. Replete with considerable eye appeal and with only the barest minimum of marks. For most of the early years of Proof cent production, the dies used were also the same as employed for coins intended for circulation, mostly due to the expense of preparing the dies along with very limited collector demand. Beginning in 1841, this practice changed as the costs for die production reduced such that specialized dies for Proof production were no longer an unreasonable expense, though this was not always the case. The Newcomb 1 die pairing is the first of these Proof cents struck from such purpose-made dies with superior technical quality. Proofs of this era were often struck singly or in small groups, and usually on multiple occasions throughout the year, to meet specific requests for special presentation or similar purposes. The number of Proof 1841 cents is not recorded by the Mint separate from the numbers of coins produced for circulation and figures vary as to surviving examples with perhaps 40 to 60 specimens at all levels of preservation, making it one of the more available issues in relative terms given the overall rarity of any of the early Proof cents. Among the finest known in the Noyes Census, this is a superb exemplar of the issue and well deserving of the finest specialist cabinet. Provenance: From our sale of the Twin Leaf Collection of United States Large Cents, Part I. Earlier ex Ken Goldman, 1973; R. Tettenhorst, November 1994. PCGS Population: 1 in this category (9 overall); 2 finer (5 overall). PCGS# 397594. NGC ID: 226S. Click here for certification details from PCGS.