1839 1C Type of 1840, BN MS(PCGS#1817)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1115

等级

MS66BN

价格

91,701

详细说明

Popular First Year 1839 Braided Hair Cent Rare PCGS Gem Mint State Quality 1839 Braided Hair Cent. N-8. Rarity-1. Type of 1840. MS-66 BN (PCGS). CAC. Type:Braided Hair. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1839 below. She is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a beaded 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: 27.5 mm. Die Variety: Newcomb-8. Obv: Braided Hair (a.k.a. Type or Head of 1840), which is definitive for an obverse die of the 1839-dated cent issue, here in its only use. Rev: Very small letters in the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with no line under the word CENT. The 1839 N-8 represents the only use of this reverse die. N-8 is the only die marriage of the 1839 Braided Hair cent issue. Die State: Noyes B/B. Obv: The die is slightly worn with faint flowlining in the field and the denticles beginning to fade. Rev: The reverse die is also slightly worn, again with faint flowlines in the field and the denticles beginning to fade. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 3,128,661 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-1: More than 1,500 coins in all grades. Strike: Despite the later die state and associated peripheral weakness, both sides are fully and evenly denticulated around the borders. The obverse stars are a trifle soft, but most exhibit full centrils, and the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on the reverse is fully legible even though the letters are a bit light. The focal features in and around the centers are smartly impressed with razor sharp to full detail. Surfaces: Lustrous with a delightful satin to softly frosted texture, both sides are warm, glossy medium brown. Blushes of vivid rose-apricot color remain in the protected areas around some of the central design elements, most notably along the back of Liberty's portrait below the hair bun. There are no marks or carbon flecks of note, although we do see evidence of an ancient dipping that has long since been expertly and attractively toned over. Commentary: After experimenting with a number of portrait styles during this transitional year for the denomination, the Mint settled upon the Braided Hair motif first used in the 1839 Newcomb-8 die pairing. With only slight further modification, this portrait style would remain in consistent use through the end of the large cent era in 1857. This is a beautiful and conditionally rare example of a historic variety, and it is easy to see why the ESM collector selected it for inclusion in his cabinet. There is only one other MS-66 BN known to PCGS, the Naftzger II:457 coin that is tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier from Heritage's sale of the Joshua and Ally Walsh Collection of United States Cents, January 2006 FUN Signature Auction, lot 625. PCGS Population (Type of 1840 only): 2; 0 finer in this category. PCGS# 1817. Click here for certification details from PCGS.