1820 1C N-13 Large Date, RB MS(PCGS#36674)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

1309

Erhaltungsgrad

MS65RB

Preis

3.840

Losbeschreibung

A superior quality example of this otherwise readily obtainable die pairing; abundant mint orange color sets this coin apart from the majority of Mint State 1820 N-13 cents extant. Blended olive-brown iridescence further enhances both the originality and eye appeal. Well centered in strike with the focal features crisp, the surfaces are also exceptionally well preserved with no troublesome blemishes. After only the 1818 Newcomb-10, the 1820 N-13 is the most available variety of large cent from the famous Randall Hoard. This hoard, which contained thousands of large copper cents mostly dated from 1817 through 1820, was rumored to have been found beneath a railroad platform in Georgia some time after the Civil War, but before 1869. Supposedly hidden in a small keg (or multiple kegs), the hoard was named for John Swan Randall of Norwich, New York, who purchased the coins after they had changed hands several times since their discovery. After Randall's death in 1878, the coins that remained were offered at auction by Edward D. Cogan. The most readily available variety from the Randall Hoard is the 1818 N-10, followed by the 1820 N-13 (offered here). Over the years, even as late as the 1970s, it was not unheard of to find groups of Randall Hoard cents offered by coin dealers. However, as the 20th century came to a close, examples were usually found as individual pieces.<p>This premium Gem Mint State example undoubtedly traces it provenance to the Randall Hoard, and it is certainly among the finer cents found therein. A coin that will be just right for an advanced cabinet.