1908-S 1C, RD MS(PCGS#2234)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1377

Grade

MS66+RD

Price

4,320

Lot Description

Offered is an exceptionally well preserved, conditionally rare example of a historic small cent issue. Deep rose-orange color throughout, the surfaces are fully lustrous with a silky smooth appearance. The first mintmarked cent in U.S. coinage history, striking of the 1908-S began on November 27 of that year on presses that were normally used in the production of silver coins. With only a few weeks to go before year's end the 1908-S turned out to be a low mintage issue with 1,115,000 pieces delivered. Survivors have always been popular with numismatists, especially when they display the quality and eye appeal offered here.<p>Writing in his 2014 <em>Flying Eagle & Indian cent Attribution Guide</em>, Rick Snow identifies two mintmark styles for this issue. The Type I Mintmark, represented here, has the right edge of the bottom loop of the S directly under the top serif. For the Type II Mintmark, the bottom loop of the S projects beyond the serif.