1828 1C N-5, BN MS(PCGS#36886)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

13040

Erhaltungsgrad

MS66

Preis

15.863

Losbeschreibung

1828 Matron Head Cent. N-5. Rarity-2. Noyes Die State A/B. Large Narrow Date. MS-66 BN (PCGS). CAC. <strong>Die Variety: </strong>Newcomb-5 is one of a dozen varieties for the date. Tops of 8 and 2 nearly touch, die scratch at base of 2 connects to the second 8.<br /> <br /> <strong>Die State: </strong>Obverse perfect, reverse with faint crack at the tops of TED; the 2012 edition of <em>United States Large Cents 1816-1845</em> by Bill Noyes calls this reverse die state <strong><em>"not seen"</em></strong> in the text. This faint crack must have disappeared from the die soon after the press run for the variety began. <br /> <br /> <strong>Strike: </strong>Fully struck in all areas, including the star radials and all other tiny details.<br /> <br /> <strong>Surfaces:</strong> Satiny deep golden-brown with rose-brown highlights. The obverse has a soft mint orange underglow throughout, while the reverse displays soft powder-blue iridescence. No marks of any magnitude are seen with the unaided eye.<br /> <br /> <strong>Census Rankings:&nbsp; </strong>Both the Noyes and Bland Census call this piece "finest known by five points." Noyes gives it a MS-65 +, and Bland calls it MS-65. McCawley-Grellman calls it MS-65.<br /> <strong><br /> Pedigree:</strong>&nbsp;A. J. Fink, Dayton, Ohio coin dealer; T. James Clarke, October 1954; Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg's sale of the R. E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr. Collection, Part II, February 2009, lot 207; Cardinal Collection.<br /> <br /> <strong>Commentary:&nbsp;</strong>The present piece is another <em>find</em> for the connoisseur. Combining high grade, high status in the Condition Census, and beautiful eye appeal there is not much more to be desired!