1838 1C, RB MS(PCGS#1742)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

1110

Erhaltungsgrad

MS65RB

Preis

5.160

Losbeschreibung

Red and Brown Mint State 1838 N-6 Cent 1838 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-6. Rarity-1. MS-65 RB (PCGS). CAC. Type:Modified Matron Head. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1838 below. She is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a beaded cord. Rev: A circular wreath encloses the denomination ONE CENT with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border. Weight Standard: 10.89 grams. Diameter: 27.5 mm. Die Variety: Newcomb-6. Obv: Medium date with the digits 38 more widely spaced than the others. Broken letter E in LIBERTY, missing the upper serif, with a strong coronet line under the letter L. The 1838 N-6 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: There is a long spike from the leaf tip below the letter R in AMERICA, and letters in that word step down from left to right. The 1838 N-6 also represents the only use of this reverse die. All die marriages of this issue correspond to the single Guide Booklisting of the 1838 Modified Matron Head cent. Die State: Noyes C/C. Obv: The die is worn, the fields rough and flowlined and the denticles soft to absent around much of the border. Rev: The reverse die is also worn with the denticulation soft to absent around virtually the entire border. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 6,370,200 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-1: More than 1,500 coins in all grades. Strike: Peripheral softness on both sides is due to die state; virtually all of the stars on the obverse also blunt and devoid of centrils. A few of the peripheral letters on the reverse are also a bit soft, especially the F in OF and the AM in AMERICA, but the legend is fully legible. Central detail is much sharper with the focal features ranging from bold to full. Surfaces: This is a lovely PCGS-certified Gem with lustrous, frosty surfaces that retain much original bright mint orange and pinkish-rose. Light steel-brown toning is also intermingled over both sides. Free of troublesome marks, we note only faint carbon flecks scattered about, a few at the obverse border between stars 12 and 13 mentioned solely for provenance purposes. Commentary: A Condition Census example from the 1838 Newcomb-6 dies, this carefully and originally preserved coin is sure to have no difficulty finding its way into another highly regarded large cent collection. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the issue): 36; 10 finer in this category (MS-66+ RB finest). PCGS# 1742. NGC ID: 225V. Click here for certification details from PCGS.