1839 1C N-3 Head of 1838, BN MS(PCGS#37228)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

366

等级

MS66BN

价格

34,481

详细说明

1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-3. Rarity-1. Head of 1838. MS-66 BN (PCGS). Exceptional aesthetic appeal due in no small part to the intense cartwheel luster on both sides. Considerable mint red remains at the centers, most vivid in the recesses but certainly not confined to them. It spreads outward, as it mellows to light steel and olive. Some areas closer to the rims are bold blue-green. There is really only a single mark worthy of mention, this being just right of ONE CENT, nearly against the wreath. As such it has little effect on the overall eye appeal. The high points of the obverse are remarkably pristine. What appears to be a depressed irregularity in the field to the upper right of star 1 is a defect that formed in the die as it aged and it is seen on other later state coins. Heavy flowlines in the fields have resulted in waviness and light distortion around the devices. The dentils are soft, where present, and missing completely around about a third of each side. Tied for CC#6 with one other coin in the Noyes Census. Interestingly, this coin is among those high-grade early American pieces that turned up in England, likely having been in the cabinet of a collector there since shortly after it was struck. Much later, Ted Naftzger held it for a span of 20 years in his legendary collection. EAC MS-65. Noyes Die State D/C. Provenance: Ex unknown source in England; Lester Merkin, October 1969; C. Douglas Smith, May 1974; Jerry A. Bobbe, December 1981; Roy E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr., to the following collection, February 2001; our sale of the Twin Leaf Collection of United States Large Cents, Part I, July 2015, lot 2317. Collector envelope with attribution and provenance notes included. PCGS# 37228. NGC ID: 225X. Click here for certification details from PCGS.