1817 1C 13 Stars, RB MS(PCGS#1595)
1817 1C 13 Stars, RB MS (PCGS#1595)
August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1069
- 等级
- MS64RB
- 价格
- 18,340
- 详细说明
- Mint State Red and Brown 1817 N-14 Cent Popular Randall Hoard Variety 1817 Matron Head Cent. N-14. Rarity-1. 13 Stars. MS-64 RB (PCGS). OGH. CAC. Type: Matron Head. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1817 below. She is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a plain 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: 28-29 mm. Die Variety: Newcomb-14. Obv: Always seen in this pairing with a crack through stars 1 to 3. In the date, the first digit 1 is entirely left of Liberty's bust and the 17 are more closely spaced than the 181. This obverse die also appears in the 1817 N-15 pairing. Rev: The letter A in STATES is high and the left base of the letter N in ONE is repunched. This reverse die also appears in the 1817 N-4 and N-5 pairings. Most die marriages of this issue correspond to the 13 Stars Guide Bookvariety of the 1817 Matron Head cent. Die State: Noyes C/C. Obv: The die is worn with the denticulation gone and the crack through stars 1 to 3 faint. Rev: Lightly cracked from the border above the first letter T in STATES through the top of ATES. The die is lightly worn with faint flowlining around the periphery. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 3,948,400 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-1: More than 1,500 coins in all grades. Strike: The lack of denticulation on the obverse is due to die state, as above, with most of the stars blunt, lacking centrils and drawn toward the border. The date is bold, and Liberty's portrait is sharp apart from a touch of softness to the top of the head and bun. The reverse impression is drawn to 3 o'clock with little to no denticulation from 12 to 6 o'clock, the words OF AMERICA a bit soft, lower right wreath blunt. Other features on that side are boldly to sharply defined. Surfaces: Plenty of rose-orange color remains, especially on the reverse, and both sides also display blended medium brown toning. A dull mark on the top of Liberty's head is easily overlooked, as are scattered flyspecks on both the obverse and reverse. Light carbon spots at star 3 and outside star 4 are useful identifiers. Commentary: Newcomb-14 is the Randall Hoard variety of the 1817 Matron Head cent, Breen's research during the 1950s suggesting that this is the third most common die pairing from that find after the 1818 N-10 and 1820 N-13. The handsome near-Gem from the ESM Collection would be a perfect fit for a Mint State type or variety set. EAC MS-60+. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier from Heritage's sale of the Craig A. Stevens Registry Collection of Large Cents, April 2006 CSNS Signature Auction, lot 263. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the 13 Stars variety): 26; 9 finer in this category (MS-65 RB finest). PCGS# 1595. NGC ID: 2252. Click here for certification details from PCGS.