1858 1C Large Letters PR(PCGS#2042)

May 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

1011

Grade

PR65

Prix

14 400

Description du lot

Exceedingly Rare Proof 1858 Flying Eagle Cent Large Letters 1858 Flying Eagle Cent. Snow-PR1. Large Letters, High Leaves Reverse (Style of 1857), Type I. Proof-65 (PCGS). This is a beautiful example of the rare 1858 Large Letters Proof Flying Eagle cent, that should be seen to be fully appreciated. Both sides exhibit gorgeous champagne-pink and apricot highlights to dominant golden-tan patina. The fields are highly reflective and form a splendid backdrop to satiny, fully impressed devices. Carefully preserved and solidly graded as a Gem, there is much to recommend this lovely specimen. According to Rick Snow in the 2014 edition of his Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Attribution Guide: The estimated mintage of 100 [for the Proof 1858 Flying Eagle cent] is derived from the 80 silver sets reportedly sold plus a small mintage of pattern sets, no more than 20. The number of survivors seems to fit these figures, and serve as a reasonable starting point. I would estimate that about 50 examples exist today. Rare and desirable, especially at the Gem Proof level offered here. PCGS# 2042. NGC ID: 227C. Click here for certification details from PCGS.