1788 Cent Massachusetts, Ryder 7-M, BN MS(PCGS#688961)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

8230

Grade

MS64BN

Prix

7 800

Description du lot

Outstanding Near-Gem 1788 Ryder 7-M Ex Eliasberg-Partrick 1788 Massachusetts Cent. Ryder 7-M, W-6250. Rarity-4. Period After MASSACHUSETTS. MS-64 BN (PCGS). 163.1 grains. An incredible Choice Mint State example of this scarce variety that is among the very best seen. The surfaces are beautiful and totally original with satiny mint luster and choice golden-tan color mixed with chocolate undertones in a mostly woodgrain pattern. Superb technical quality and eye appeal, there are no contact marks large or small and just trivial planchet texture at the centers and upper reverse rim. The strike is well above average and nicely centered with a bold border of dentils on the obverse and most of the way around the reverse. Certainly a high Condition Census example of the Ryder 7-M dies, this piece appears to be rivaled only by the Miller Sale-Ryder-Boyd-Ford coin that also ended up in the Partrick Collection but was graded a point lower by NGC in that sale and did not receive a CAC sticker. The present coin has the better planchet quality and strike between the two, and more impressive visual appeal in our opinion. An extremely desirable coin for the advanced collector that offers unsurpassable quality and grade with an illustrious provenance. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, May 1996, lot 89; Heritage's sale of the Donald G. Partrick Collection, January 2015 FUN Signature Auction, lot 5719. PCGS# 688961. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.