1858 1C Large Letters PR (PCGS#2042)
May 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1011
- 等级
- PR65
- 价格
- 99,495
- 详细说明
- Exceedingly Rare Proof 1858 Flying Eagle Cent
Large Letters
1858 Flying Eagle Cent. Snow-PR1. Large Letters, High Leaves Reverse (Style of 1857), Type I. Proof-65 (PCGS).
This is a beautiful example of the rare 1858 Large Letters Proof Flying Eagle cent, that should be seen to be fully appreciated. Both sides exhibit gorgeous champagne-pink and apricot highlights to dominant golden-tan patina. The fields are highly reflective and form a splendid backdrop to satiny, fully impressed devices. Carefully preserved and solidly graded as a Gem, there is much to recommend this lovely specimen.
According to Rick Snow in the 2014 edition of his Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Attribution Guide:
The estimated mintage of 100 [for the Proof 1858 Flying Eagle cent] is derived from the 80 silver sets reportedly sold plus a small mintage of pattern sets, no more than 20. The number of survivors seems to fit these figures, and serve as a reasonable starting point. I would estimate that about 50 examples exist today.
Rare and desirable, especially at the Gem Proof level offered here.
PCGS# 2042. NGC ID: 227C.
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