1873 1C Open 3, RD MS(PCGS#2108)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2331

等级

MS66RD

价格

45,850

详细说明

1873 Indian Cent. Open 3. MS-66 RD (PCGS). Wisps of pale pink enliven otherwise medium rose surfaces on both sides of this wonderfully original example. Sharply struck in most areas, especially on the obverse, it is the expert preservation and virtually pristine appearance that set this con apart from the vast majority of 1873 Open 3 cents extant. The mintage of 11,676,500 pieces for the circulation strike 1873 is divided between Close 3 and Open 3 examples. The latter is the more frequently encountered date logotype in numismatic circles, the coins struck from dies prepared after Chief Coiner Archibald Louden Snowden lobbied successfully to replace its Close 3 predecessor in a letter to Mint Director Henry R. Linderman on January 18 of that year. Rick Snow (2014) estimates that 9,000,000 of the 11,676,500 circulation strike cents produced in 1873 are of the Open 3 variety. Even so, this issue is scarce by the standards of the type, most examples redeemed and melted without seeing active circulation pursuant to the terms of the Mint Act of 1871. This is a particularly fortunate survivor whose premium Gem-quality surfaces place it among the finest certified available to today's discerning Indian cent collectors. Condition Census. Provenance: From the BSC Indians Collection, the current 7th Finest on the PCGS Set Registry. PCGS Population: 7; 0 finer. PCGS# 2108. NGC ID: 227Y. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.