1840 1C N-8 Large Date, RD MS(PCGS#395842)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1058

等级

MS64RD

价格

90,307

详细说明

Lustrous Red 1840 N-8 Cent Exceptionally Rare with Full Red Surfaces 1840 Braided Hair Cent. N-8. Rarity-1. Large Date. MS-64 RD (PCGS). Boldly lustrous mint orange surfaces exhibit wisps of rich rose-gold iridescence. Numerous tiny flecks come to light under low magnification, with the only readily visible fleck seen with the naked eye at a point in the field below Liberty's chin. The strike is bold throughout with fully rendered stars and central details. Late obverse state, dentils weak in places, flow lines adorn Liberty's neck, rim crumbling from 1 to 6 o'clock. Reverse from a middle state with some softness in the dentils and with no die lines through ERIC; these faded quickly from the die and are seen only in very early states. Noyes Die State C/B. The Braided Hair type, which began in the twilight of 1839, was the last major motif in the large cent series. However, adjustments were made, and the earlier dates, as here, have the head smaller, more finely executed, and at a different angle in relation to the date. Newcomb-8 is one of 13 varieties for the 1840-dated issue. This beautiful near-Gem has not been rated by Noyes, Bland, or McCawley-Grellman. Mark Borckardt grades this specimen as MS-64 by EAC standards. Provenance: From the Collection of Thaddeus A. Tatum III. Earlier from Heritage's sale of the Burning Tree Collection, March 2009, lot 154; our sale of the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation, January 2013, lot 13060. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Large Date variety): just 1; 3 finer in this category (all MS-65 RD). PCGS# 1822. NGC ID: 2266. Click here for certification details from PCGS.