1858 1C Large Letters PR(PCGS#2042)

The March 2011 Baltimore Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

375

Grade

PR64

Prix

17 480

Description du lot

1858 Flying Eagle Cent. Large Letters. Snow-PR1. Proof-64 (NGC). CAC. OH. <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Fiery golden hues brighten the eagle's plumage while bursts of rose and pale sky-blue engage the peripheries. The devices are lightly textured and the fields exhibit a reflective, coppery-gold sheen. A boldly impressed specimen of a significantly rare prize, an issue that saw a distribution of <i>just 50 to 100 pieces,</i> with many of those probably included in the 12-piece copper-nickel sets of the year available at the Mint. Much rarer than its Small Letters counterpart; the Bowers reference notes: "While Proof 1858 Small Letters cents were included among the restrike sets of 1858-dated patterns made in 1859-61, most probably the Proof 1858 Large Letters were only distributed in 1858." A classic issue that is far rarer than a proof 1856 Flying Eagle Cent. The present coin presents a very notable opportunity for a connoisseur.<br /><br />