1843 1C Petite Head, Sm Letters, RB MS(PCGS#1845)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1124

等级

MS65RB

价格

38,348

详细说明

Handsome 1843 N-9 Cent 1843 Braided Hair Cent. N-9. Rarity-2. Petite Head, Small Letters. MS-65 RB (PCGS). Type:Braided Hair. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1843 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-9. Obv: Petite Head. The digits 843 in the date are repunched, most noticeably at the base, and a faint die line slants up to the left at the top of Liberty's head from the junction of the coronet and hair. Concentrations of other die lines are evident at the border at stars 1, 2 and 9 through 13 The 1843 N-9 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: Small Letters in the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A die line slants down to the right within the lower part of the letter E in ONE, and there are tiny die spurs at the base of the letters EN in CENT. Depending on die state, additional die lines are evident between the border and the top of the letters MERICA in AMERICA. The 1843 N-9 also represents the only use of this reverse die. Eight die marriages of this issue correspond to the Petite Head, Small Letters Guide Bookvariety of the 1843 Braided Hair cent: N-2, N-3, N-8, N-9, N-10, N-11, N-12 and N-15. Die State: Grellman a, Noyes B/B. Obv: Repunching on the digits 843 in the date and the die line at the top of Liberty's head are clear, the die lines around the border at the stars are weak, although most are still discernible with the aid of a loupe. Rim crumbling at 2 to 3 o'clock. Rev: The die is slightly worn with the die lines and spurs weak, yet still visible. Some of the denticle tips are fading, and there is an area of minor rim crumbling at 7 o'clock. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 2,425,342 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-2: 751 to 1,000 coins in all grades. Strike: A smartly impressed example with fully denticulated borders. The softness at a few of the denticle tips on the reverse are so minor as to be easily overlooked. Central striking detail is razor sharp to full, and all stars on the obverse display at least partial radial lines, and most are complete in this regard. Surfaces: Ample deep orange mint color remains, most notably in the protected areas around the design elements. The devices and open field areas are attractively toned in iridescent steel-brown. Both sides are fully lustrous with a satiny texture. Close inspection with a loupe reveals only wispy carbon flecks that are more prevalent on the reverse. A tiny spot in the field at the back of Liberty's hair bun and another on the reverse tucked in close to the leaf below the letter T in UNITED are just two of the wispy flecks that would serve as useful identifiers. Commentary: Although the Braided Hair large copper cent of 1839 to 1857 is considered by some to be a single type, it is well known that those coins produced from 1839 through 1842 (and some of 1843, as here) have the head of Liberty differently positioned, pitched forward in relation to the date. This is the Petite Head style, the Small Letters on the reverse in the 1843 Newcomb-9 variety also an outgoing design that would yield permanently to the Large Letters in 1844. This is a scarce PCGS-certified Gem Mint State example of both the die marriage and Guide Bookvariety with abundant mint color that will enhance its appeal among quality-conscious bidders. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier from Heritage's FUN Signature Sale of January 2005, lot 7073. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Petite Head, Small Letters variety): 4; 3 finer in this category (MS-66 RB finest). PCGS# 1845. NGC ID: 2269. Click here for certification details from PCGS.