1820 1C N-13, Large Date, BN MS65+ BN 认证号41447381, PCGS号36673

1820 Matron Head Cent. N-13. Rarity-1. Large Date. MS-65+ BN (PCGS). From the Stacks Bowers lot description at its March 2021 Auction (Session 1 - Numismatic Americana, Early American Coins & U.S. Coins), where it sold (Presumably to my seller) for $2,100: 'Highly lustrous and unabraded surfaces retain about a third of their original mint red. Lightly toned to a bluish steel-brown elsewhere creating a lovely patina and choice overall appearance. Satiny with hardly any marks to disturb this delicate texture. We'll note faint traces of an old fingerprint over the hair bun and at the lower left wreath, but this is not of much concern. Displays an exacting strike on the devices and only slight weakness on a few of the star lines. The characteristic die crack is seen encircling the stars and date. A beautiful Gem for a high-end date or type set. Provenance: From our (Bowers & Ruddy's) Wilfred E. Helwig sale, February 1979, lot 1557.'

Ron Guth

Newcomb 13 (N-13) is one of six different die varieties of the 1820 Large Date Cent.  Many of the 1820 N-13's came from a wooden keg of Large Cents found underneath a railway platform in Georgia sometime after the Civil War.  In fact, there is a tendency to label any Uncirculated 1820 N-13 as a "Randall Hoard" Cent even there is no evidence tieing any of them to that source.  The one positive result of the Randall Hoard is that there is a nice supply of Mint State 1820 Large Cents, mamy with original red color.  Unfortunately, many 1820 N-13's are spotty (sometimes excessively so), but nice examples can be found with some patience.

Based on the PCGS Population Report, one would think that Red-Brown 1820 N-13's were difficult to locate compared to Brown examples.  However, the population for all 1820 Large Cents shows that the majority are Red-Brown, indicating that many of them are N-13's that have not yet been attributed by PCGS.