1830 1C N-3, BN MS(PCGS#36943)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

13042

Grade

MS66

Prix

15 275

Description du lot

1830 Matron Head Cent. N-3. Rarity-3. Noyes Die State B/C. Large Letters. MS-66 BN (PCGS). CAC. <strong>Die Variety: </strong>Newcomb-3 is one of 11 varieties of the date.&nbsp;The obverse die saw reuse at Newcomb-4 and Newcomb-10, and the reverse die was also used for Newcomb-8. <br /> <br /> <strong>Die State:</strong>&nbsp; Numerous tiny die cracks engage many of the obverse stars and the date, and a patch of rust is seen in the reverse field near AT.<br /> <br /> <strong>Strike: </strong>Sharp throughout save for a few of the obverse stars.<br /> <br /> <strong>Surfaces: </strong>Glossy and lustrous deep rose-brown with lively cartwheel activity and traces of mint orange and iridescent blue, the mint orange strongest on the reverse.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong>Census Rankings: </strong>Tied for finest known in the Noyes Census;&nbsp;the Bland Census lists the piece as finest known; the Noyes, Bland, and McCawley-Grellman Censuses all give this beauty a MS-65 grade.<br /> <strong>&nbsp;</strong><br /> <strong> Pedigree: </strong>Henry Clay Miller; Thomas L. Elder's sale of April 1917, lot 885; Henry C. Hines; Dr. William H. Sheldon; Floyd T. Starr; 1949 ANA Sale, lot 1647; Willard C. Blaisdell, September 1976; Del Bland, September 1976; Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg's sale of the R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr. Collection, Part II, February 2009, lot 238; Cardinal Collection.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong>Commentary:&nbsp;</strong>Reading the pedigrees of the Cardinal Collection coins is quite interesting. If you enjoy numismatic history the pedigrees can add a lot. Henry Clay Miller was well known in the early 20th century and is best remembered today for his landmark study on die varieties of Connecticut coppers 1785-1788. A bachelor, Miller traveled widely, including to Europe. He enjoyed coins in many different series but seemed to prefer those made of copper. Thomas L. Elder started in the coin business as a young man in Pittsburgh, but went into telegraphy as a profession.