1787 Cent Massachusetts, BN MS(PCGS#302)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2248

Grade

MS61BN

Price

4.080

Lot Description

Perennially Popular 1787 Horned Eagle Massachusetts Cent Rare Mint State Grade from NGC 1787 Massachusetts Cent. Ryder 2b-A, W-6040. Rarity-2. Arrows in Left Talon, Horned Eagle. MS-61 BN (NGC). Warmly and evenly toned in glossy antique copper-brown, the surfaces are satiny in texture with a hard, tight appearance. Roughness around the reverse border from 3 o'clock to 8:30 is in the die. Both sides are sharply defined overall from a generally well centered strike that is just a tad tight to the lower borders, although not involving any of the design elements. There are no detracting marks, a tiny backward C-shaped strike through in the upper left obverse field between the second letter O and the top of the bow serving as a useful provenance marker. Superior quality and eye appeal for this iconic variety in the Massachusetts copper series. Provenance: From Heritage's sale of the Old New England Collection, April 2014 CSNS Signature Auction, lot 3692. PCGS# 688942. NGC ID: 2B26. Click here for certification details from NGC.