1832 1C N-3, RB MS(PCGS#37010)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

13044

Grade

MS66

Price

23,500

Lot Description

1832 Matron Head Cent. N-3. Rarity-1. Noyes Die State A/B. Large Letters. MS-66 RB (PCGS). CAC. <strong>Die Variety: </strong>Newcomb-3 is one of&nbsp;just three varieties for the date. Wide, even date, Large Letters reverse.<br /> <strong>&nbsp;<br /> Die State:&nbsp;</strong>Early obverse state, die line at right base of T in LIBERTY bold; this later fades. Reverse with softness throughout much of the dentil details.<br /> <br /> <strong>Strike: </strong>Fairly sharp throughout with a touch of weakness at certain obverse stars the only softness in the design.<br /> <br /> <strong>Surfaces: </strong>Frosty golden-tan surfaces host a bold display of mint orange, especially on the reverse. Low magnification reveals some small ticks on Liberty's cheek, otherwise the surfaces border on pristine.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong>Census Rankings: </strong>Ranked as tied for finest known in the Noyes Census; the Bland Census puts this piece in a tie for third finest seen. The Noyes, Bland, and McCawley-Grellman Censuses all list this piece as MS-65.<br /> <strong>&nbsp;<br /> Pedigree: </strong>"Wurtzbach Group;" our (Stack's) New York City ANA Sale, August 1976, lot 381; Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg's sale of the R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr. Collection, Part II, February 2009, lot 277; Cardinal Collection.<br /> <br /> <strong> Commentary:&nbsp;</strong>Going into the 1830s, high grade cents become much more available than in the previous decade. Still, ultra high grade pieces such as this are difficult to find. <div style="font-weight: bold;"> <div> <div id="_com_1" class="msocomtxt" language="JavaScript"> <!--[if !supportAnnotations]--></div> <!--[endif]--></div> </div> <!--EndFragment-->