1886 1C Type 2, RB MS(PCGS#92155)

1886 1C Type 2, RB MS (PCGS#92155)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Lot Description: 1886 Indian Cent. Type II Obverse. MS-64 RB (NGC). CAC. Smartly impressed and satiny with plenty of vivid rose-orange mint color. Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber (or another engraver on staff) slightly modified the obverse of the Indian cent in 1886, lowering the relief and reducing the width of Liberty's portrait. The Type II Obverse is further distinguished by the removal of the extra outlines to the letters in the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the lack of a gap between the lower hair curl and the bottom of the ribbon. The most widely known feature, however, is the lowermost feather in Liberty's headdress pointing between the letters CA in AMERICA. The Type II Obverse received its first notice in 1954 when Michigan dealer Jim Reynolds wrote of it in the Numismatic Scrapbookmagazine. It has since been recognized as scarcer than its Type I Obverse, with Rick Snow (2014) estimating that of the 17,654,290 circulation strike cents produced in 1886 only 7,650,000 were of the Type II Obverse. Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. PCGS# 92155. NGC ID: 228E. Click here for certification details from NGC.