1821 1C Newcomb 2, RD MS(PCGS#36711)

1821 1C Newcomb 2, RD MS (PCGS#36711)

February 2020 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #115

详细说明: Lot 157 1821 N-2 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red.The obverse is lustrous mint red that is just starting to mellow to light steel brown and olive on the highest points of the devices. That side is absolutely breathtaking. The reverse is a more uneven mix of frosty mint red and steel brown with a couple wisps of bluish steel, the largest of these from the first T in STATES to ON in ONE. The only notable contact mark is a small, dull tick on the chin. Nicely struck EDS. The die line from the bust tip is sharp. Noyes graded MS63 and tied for CC#1 with one other example from the same cornerstone, his photo #35803. Our grade is MS63. A great cent, and it comes with an interesting story. It was discovered along with six others of the date (two of the N-1 variety, four of the N-2 variety) hidden in the cornerstone of an old building being demolished in Boston in 1981. Each was sold in a New England Rare Coin Auctions (NERCA) Long Beach sale in October of that year, lots 58-64. Collector Garry F. Fitzgerald purchased six of the seven 1821 cents, and several decades later he sold this one to Doug Bird. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer. Only 2 graded RD at PCGS.(PCGS # 36711) Value $40,000 - UP Ex New England Rare Coin Auctions 10/1981:61-Garry Fitzgerald 3/17/2006-Douglas F. Bird Collection.