1843 1C N-6 Mature Hd Lg Lt, RB MS(PCGS#403944)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

13064

等级

MS65

价格

34,773

详细说明

1843 Braided Hair Cent. N-6. Rarity-1. Noyes Die State B/B. Mature Head, Large Letters. MS-65 RB (PCGS). CAC. <strong>Die Variety: </strong>Newcomb-6 is one of 17 varieties of the date. Mature Head, Large Letters.<br /> <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> Die State: </strong>Fairly early with repunching still visible at base of 18 though the lines from the dentils near star 3 are gone. Reverse die lines now missing from above UNI.<br /> <br /> <strong>Strike: </strong>Crisp and sharp in all areas of the design.<strong>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<br /> </strong><br /> <strong>Surfaces: </strong>Satiny soft mint orange surfaces yield warm rose iridescence and lively cartwheel activity throughout. Tiny flecks become readily apparent under low magnification though they mostly elude the naked eye.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong>Census Rankings: </strong>The Noyes Census ranks this as the finest seen, while McCawley-Grellman calls it tied for second finest known. Bland's Census terminates at 1839. Noyes grades the piece MS-65, while McCawley-Grellman grades it as MS-63+.<br /> <br /> <strong>Pedigree:</strong>&nbsp; William Doyle Galleries' sale of the Loye L. Lauder Collection, December 1983, lot 436; Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg's sale of the R. E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr. Collection, Part III, September 2009, lot 658; Cardinal Collection.<br /> <br /> <strong> Commentary:&nbsp;</strong>A lovely example of this popular variety, and the starting point of the obverse and reverse head and letter combination that would continue through January 1857. As a general rule, cents with significant original mint color of the Braided Hair type, through 1849, are quite scarce. Then in 1850 original color becomes relatively common, at least for certain varieties.