1851 1C Newcomb 10, RD MS(PCGS#406679)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

13072

等级

MS65

价格

65,889

详细说明

1851 Braided Hair Cent. N-10. Rarity-1. Noyes Die State B/C. MS-65 RD (PCGS). CAC. <strong>Die Variety: </strong>Newcomb-10 is one of 45 varieties of the date.<br /> <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> Die State: </strong>From a well-worn state of the dies with all die markers now absent and with heavy metal flow obvious under low magnification.<strong>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong>Strike: </strong>Boldly struck with most stars&nbsp;exhibiting full radials, and with&nbsp;strong reverse details throughout.<strong>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<br /> </strong><br /> <strong>Surfaces: </strong>Full mint orange brilliance engages both sides of this intensely lustrous Gem. No marks of consequence or blemishes are seen, even under low magnification. Choice for the grade in the eyes of numerous early copper specialists.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong>Census Rankings: </strong>The Noyes Census calls this Gem: "Number 1 finest for the variety and date, tied for finest of the type," while the McCawley-Grellman listing calls it the finest known. Bland did not produce a Census for dates after 1839. Noyes grades this piece MS-69, as does the EAC Census, with McCawley-Grellman giving a grade of MS-67.&nbsp;Seemingly conservatively assessed by PCGS and CAC; indeed, this piece stands head and shoulders above and beyond the "typical" 1851 example certified as MS-65 RD.<br /> <br /> <strong>Pedigree:</strong>&nbsp;our (Stack's) sale of the Floyd T. Starr Collection, June 1984, lot 667; Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg's sale of the R. E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr. Collection, Part III, September 2009, lot 1031; Cardinal Collection.<br /> <br /> <strong> Commentary:&nbsp;</strong>A lovely Gem that is certain to satisfy. And, what a nice pedigree!