1812 1C Small Date, BN MS(PCGS#1561)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2236

Grade

MS62BN

Price

10,200

Lot Description

Breen Die State III. This is a premium Mint State example of this formidable type in the large cent series. The surfaces are hard, tight and quite smooth, close inspection with a loupe revealing only wispy handling marks. Most of these are concentrated on Liberty's portrait, where a number of faint hairlines are evident on the cheek and neck, that are neither distracting to the unaided eye nor out of context with the assigned grade. A gentle mottling of olive-copper and autumn-brown colors blankets both sides and delivers strong eye appeal. A bit softly defined along the upper right obverse and lower right reverse peripheries, where there is essentially no denticulation, but the strike is well executed for the type with most features boldly to sharply rendered. Exceptionally attractive for both the type and <em>Guide Book</em> variety, this impressive coin also ranks among the finer certified survivors from the 1812 Sheldon-290 dies.