1855 1C N-9 Knob on Ear, RB MS(PCGS#403959)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1142

等级

MS65RB

价格

30,845

详细说明

Perennially Popular 1855 N-9 Knob on Ear Cent Scarce and Attractive PCGS MS-65 RB Quality 1855 Braided Hair Cent. N-9. Rarity-1. Slanting 5s, Knob on Ear. MS-65 RB (PCGS). Type:Braided Hair. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1855 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-9. Obv: Slanting 5s in the date. All known dies states exhibit more or less prominent die chips and breaks in Liberty's hair between the ear and the letters TY in LIBERTY, some of which (in later states) merge to form the prominent Knob on Ear feature. The 1855 N-9 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: There are tiny die chips on the upright of the letter E in ONE. The 1855 N-9 also represents the only use of this reverse die. N-9 is the only die marriage that corresponds to the Slanting 5s, Knob on Ear Guide Bookvariety of the 1855 Braided Hair cent. Die State: Grellman f, Noyes E/A. Obv: The knob cud break under the letter T in LIBERTY is large and well developed, the branch that extends to the letter Y in LIBERTY also raised, but still separated from the main knob. Rev: Perfect. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 1,574,829 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-1: More than 1,500 coins in all grades. Strike: The strike is universally well executed with sharp to full detail from the rims to the centers. Surfaces: This lustrous and frosty example exhibits a lovely blend of vivid rose-orange color and iridescent lilac-brown toning on the obverse. The reverse is predominantly toned with steel-blue highlights on antique copper-brown, with blushes of faded deep rose color in the protected areas around some of the design elements. The reverse is virtually pristine, the obverse with only a few faint carbon flecks that are easily overlooked. A tiny swirl of variegated color in the lower left obverse field before Liberty's throat is the most useful identifier. Commentary: The 1855 Newcomb-9 is a perennially popular Guide Bookvariety with collectors due to the prominent knob cud break on the obverse. The ESM specimen is not only a later die state with the cud well formed, but it is also an expertly and originally preserved PCGS-certified Gem that wins equally high marks for quality and eye appeal. This cent is sure to see spirited bidding at auction. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. PCGS Population (Knob on Ear variety only): 7; 1 finer in this category (MS-66 RB). PCGS# 403959. Click here for certification details from PCGS.