1842 1C N-6, RD MS(PCGS#403942)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1059

Grade

MS65RD

Price

8,400

Lot Description

Gem Full Red Uncirculated 1842 Large Cent 1842 Braided Hair Cent. N-6. Rarity-1. Large Date. MS-65 RD (NGC). This lovely 1842 Large Date cent is a frosty and lustrous Gem with soft rose-orange color throughout. The strike is bold and the surfaces exhibit nothing more serious than a tiny reverse planchet flaw, as struck, in the field near the first S in STATES. Date numerals progressively lower from left to right in a "stair-step" alignment. The present specimen is the only RD example of the date certified by NGC within any grade. As choice for the grade as one could hope, and a coin that holds up admirably to careful magnified examination. Forming a collection of Braided Hair large copper cents from 1839 to 1857 is an interesting way to start on a larger holding of this popular denomination. Using the basic varieties in the Guide Bookis ideal. If you do this, here is a coin that will fill in one of the spaces in a deluxe manner. Provenance: From the Collection of Thaddeus A. Tatum III. Earlier from our Philadelphia ANA Sale of August 2012, lot 11196. NGC Census (all die marriages of the issue): just 1 in all grades with the RD color designation. PCGS# 1837. NGC ID: 2268. Click here for certification details from NGC.