1838 1C N-1, BN MS(PCGS#37180)

Spring 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

463

Grade

MS64BN

Price

900

Lot Description

1838 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-1. Rarity-1. MS-64 BN (NGC). A lovely near-Gem displaying dark espresso shades and accents of mahogany and steel blue throughout. Ideally centered and well struck from Noyes Die State B/B, with rim crumbling on the obverse and light flowlines beginning to form. Lustrous and free from distractions. Provenance: From the Paradise Collection. Earlier ex our sale of March 2017, lot 6369. The plate coin in John D. Wright's The Cent Book: 1816-1839. PCGS# 37180. Click here for certification details from NGC.