1803 1C S-245 Sm Date, Sm Frac, BN MS(PCGS#36353)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

572

等级

MS61BN

价格

37,269

详细说明

1803 Draped Bust Cent. S-245. Rarity-3. Small Date, Small Fraction. MS-61 BN (PCGS). Golden tan to medium brown patina and sharply struck devices are paired with fairly glossy surfaces and ample remaining luster. This die pairing is quite interesting, as the dies clashed heavily and early (clashing is when the dies strike each other without a planchet between them). Heavy clashing like this imparts the devices from one die into the fields of the opposite die; here elements of the wreath are seen in the right obverse field. Also a fragment of this event protrudes from the center of Liberty's forehead like a short horn, hence this die pairing is sometimes called the "Unicorn" variety. As commonly seen on this issue, there is a small edge chip in the die above the N of UNITED and in this later die state a much more advanced edge chip or cud is seen from the rim to the tops of RICA of AMERICA. This is one of the finer examples known from these dies, ranked within the top dozen specimens by Noyes in the 2015 reference United States Large Cents, Volume 4: 1802-1814. A find for both date and variety collectors, the latter certainly sure to find added interest in the late reverse die state. Noyes Die State C/E. Provenance: Ex Jon Hanson; R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr.; EAC '89, lot 138; CDS; Schuman; Superior's sale of September 2004, lot 534; Heritage's sale of the Adam Mervis Large Cent Collection, January 2014, lot 2792; our Chicago ANA Sale of August 2014, lot 3141. PCGS# 36353. NGC ID: 224G. Click here for certification details from PCGS.