1881 1C, RD MS(PCGS#2141)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1359

Grade

MS66+RD

Price

5,280

Lot Description

Wonderfully original with full mint color, this piece is drenched in rich deep rose color. Both sides are frosty in finish with bold striking detail from the rims to the centers. The year 1881 saw the Mint redeem just 765,305 earlier dated bronze cents and reissue 1,132,500 examples. Much of the demand for circulating cents that year was met mostly by new coinage, the 1881 with a generous mintage of 39,208,000 pieces. This is a rare full Red Gem survivor of this otherwise readily obtainable issue that would fit comfortably into a high quality type or date set.