1844 1C, RB MS(PCGS#1857)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1125

等级

MS64RB

价格

30,011

详细说明

Red and Brown Choice Uncirculated 1844 N-1 Cent 1844 Braided Hair Cent. N-1. Rarity-1. MS-64 RB (PCGS). CAC. Type:Braided Hair. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1844 below. She is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a beaded 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: 27.5 mm. Die Variety: Newcomb-1. Obv: Round hole in Liberty's ear. There is a horizontal die line between the base of the digits 18 in the date, and a tiny spike from the left base of the same digit 1. The 1844 N-1 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: There are sharp die lines and spurs on the leaf below the letters NI in UNITED, on the wreath below the letters IT in the same word, and at the back of the letter C in CENT. The 1844 N-1 also represents the only use of this reverse die. Most die marriages of this issue correspond to the normal date Guide Booklisting of the 1844 Braided Hair cent. Die State: Grellman d, Noyes C/B. Obv: Faintly cracked through stars 8 to 10 with rum crumbling below the date, although the latter is only partially discernible due to beveling of the rim. Rev: There is a light die crack from the border to the letter U in UNITED. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 2,398,752 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-1: More than 1,500 coins in all grades. Strike: Boldly struck overall, the border denticulation is generally crisp and most features in the centers are sharp. Star 13 is blunt, stars 1 and 2 a trifle weak, but the others show essentially full radial lines. Surfaces: Nearly 50% of the original mint orange color remains, and it is most vivid in the protected areas around the design elements. Otherwise toned in warm gray-brown, both sides are lustrous with a satin to softly frosted texture. Light carbon spots are noted, most prominently on the obverse around star 13 and the digits 44 in the date. There are dull marks on Liberty's cheek behind the lower lip and in the field before the end of the end. Commentary: Among the finest known for the 1844 Newcomb-1 dies, this impressive example was graded EAC MS-63 by Bob Grellman in his cataloging for Superior's Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Collection sale of June 2002. Tied for CC#2 with one other coin in the current Noyes census, and a perfect candidate for another highly regarded large cent cabinet. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier ex Myles Z. Gerson; Denis Loring; Ken Goldman, July 24, 1980; R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr.; 1990 EAC Sale, lot 303; Robinson S. Brown, Jr.; Superior's sale of Robinson S. Brown, Jr.'s Third Collection of Large Cents, June 2002, lot 165. PCGS Population (all normal date die marriages of the issue): 17; with a single MS-65 RB finer in this category. PCGS# 1857. NGC ID: 226A. Click here for certification details from PCGS.