1839 1C Type of 1840, RB MS(PCGS#1818)

The June 2010 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Bowers & Merena

批号

152

等级

MS65

价格

78,535

详细说明

1839 Braided Hair Cent. N-8. Rarity-1. Head of 1840. MS-65 RB (PCGS). An impressive example, and among the finest known for the die pair. Both sides exhibit a smooth, glossy texture with light-brown iridescence dominating the outward appearance. Considerable luster remains, however, the obverse with pretty light-orange color peering through the toning and the reverse exhibiting more subtle pinkish-rose undertones. Aside from the often-seen softness of detail here and there at the borders--which is very minor, in point of fact--the strike is well executed. Liberty's portrait on the obverse and the reverse wreath are particularly noteworthy for the crispness of delineation that they possess. As-struck flaws are not seen, and post-production blemishes are few in number and can be difficult to discern. For pedigree purposes, we offer a small carbon fleck at the obverse rim between stars 2 and 3, another near the denticles between stars 5 and 6 and a trio of faint spots at the reverse border outside the letter T in STATES. A beautiful coin that would serve with distinction in the finest collection of middle date large Cents.<br />     Our research indicates that this coin was sold as lot 188 in Lester Merkin's 1964 sale of the renowned Louis Helfenstein Collection of Large Cents. The pedigree, in turn, confirms this coin as being tied for Condition Census #3 for the die marriage according to the list compiled by William C. Noyes in the 1991 book <em>United States Large Cents: 1816-1839</em>.