1845 1C Newcomb 6, RB MS(PCGS#397756)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

13066

Grade

MS65

Price

25,850

Lot Description

1845 Braided Hair Cent. N-6. Rarity-2. Noyes Die State C/B. MS-65 RB (PCGS). CAC. <strong>Die Variety: </strong>Newcomb-6 is one of 15 varieties of the date. The obverse saw its only use here, but the reverse was resurrected for N-15 of 1846.<br /> <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> Die State: </strong>Obverse now lapped, removing clash mark behind Liberty's back curl, light cracks from stars 1 to 3, 4&nbsp;to 6, and top of star 7, reverse with faint cracks in the legend and&nbsp;clash mark in wreath.<br /> <br /> <strong>Strike: </strong>A boldly struck piece with full stars and wreath details.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<br /> </strong><br /> <strong>Surfaces: </strong>Frosty and lustrous with rose-brown highlights throughout, especially on the obverse. Tiny field ticks at stars 11 and 12 show under low magnification and we note scattered flecks on both sides, not at all unusual for high-grade large cents.&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong>Census Rankings: </strong>The Noyes Census calls this the <strong><em>"Number 1 finest by four points;" </em></strong>McCawley-Grellman calls it "number 1 finest" as well. Noyes grades the piece MS-67, and McCawley-Grellman comes in at MS-66. The Bland Census stops at 1839.<br /> <br /> <strong>Pedigree:&nbsp;</strong>Barney Bluestone; T. James Clark, 1954; Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg's sale of the R. E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr. Collection, Part III, September 2009, lot 690; Cardinal Collection.<br /> <strong><br /> </strong><strong>Commentary: </strong>An extremely high grade example of this variety.