1810 1C, BN MS(PCGS#1549)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2232

Grade

AU58BN

Price

8,400

Lot Description

Breen Die State III. An attractive and significant example of the scarcest die pairing of the 1810-dated large cent issue. Attractively toned in dominant medium brown, both sides exhibit intermingled golden-orange that represents faded mint color. Surface texture is smooth and satiny, the coin uncommonly free of distracting blemishes in a survivor of this challenging large cent design type. This piece, with an impressive provenance to our (Bowers and Ruddy's) November 1979 Garrett I Sale, is tied for CC#11 for the Sheldon-285 dies in the 2015 Noyes census, in which it is given an EAC grade of "XF45(AU50) Ave Plus."