1854 1C, RD MS(PCGS#1906)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2301

Grade

MS65RD

Price

5,040

Lot Description

Grellman Die State b. This handsome Gem is ideally suited for inclusion in a high quality type set. It is aglow with vivid reddish-orange mint color, the surfaces with a few glints of pale steely tinting evident under a light. Satiny in texture and predominantly smooth, a pair of carbon spots at the lower left reverse border are the only impediments to an even higher grade. Bob Grellman (2021) reports for the 1854 Newcomb-8 variety: "More than fifty seen in Mint State; ten of those show a significant amount of mint red, many others have traces of mint red visible." The present example is one of the finer in the former category, a typical Die State b coin with a generally well executed strike. Very nice!