1801 1C 100/000, BN MS(PCGS#1467)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1038

等级

AU50BN

价格

75,028

详细说明

Noteworthy 1801 S-221 Cent Very Sharp for the Popular 1/100 Over 1/000 Variety 1801 Draped Bust Cent. S-221. Rarity-2. 1/100 Over 1/000. AU-50 (PCGS). Type:Draped Bust. Design: Obv: A draped bust of Liberty faces right with the word LIBERTY above and the date 1801 below. Liberty's hair is tied with a ribbon, the ends of which are plainly evident at the back of the head. Rev: A wreath surrounds the denomination ONE CENT, the base of the wreath bound by a ribbon tied into a bow. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border and another expression of the denomination 1/100 (corrected from 1/000) is below. Weight Standard: 10.89 grams. Diameter: 29 mm. Die Variety: Sheldon-221, Breen-5. Obv: Both 1s in the date are blunt, the digits 01 higher than the 18. The left base of the L in LIBERTY extends relatively far to the left, the letters LIB are close with the IB nearly touching at the bottom. Close inspection with a loupe reveals a faint die scratch in the hair above the main curl extending back to the ribbon knot from Liberty's brow. This obverse was also used in the S-216 pairing. Rev: The Corrected Fraction variety with a 1 punched over the first digit 0 in the denominator, correcting the 1/000 blunder to 1/100. The 0 underdigit is still plainly visible. S-221 represents the only use of this reverse die. S-221 is the only die marriage that corresponds to the 1/100 Over 1/000 Guide Bookvariety of the 1801 Draped Bust cent. Die State: Noyes A/B, Breen III. Obv: Appears perfect, clash marks before Liberty's face and throat from Breen Die State II having mostly faded out. Rev: A narrow rim break is evident in the denticles between the words OF and AMERICA. Edge: Plain. Mintage: The mintage provided for this issue in most numismatic references is 1,362,837 coins, which corresponds to the Mint's deliveries for this denomination from August 17 through December 30, 1801. Some of these may have been from 1800-dated dies, while additional 1801-dated cents may have been struck during calendar year 1802. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-2: 751 to 1,000 coins in all grades. Strike: This is a generally well struck coin with the impression drawn trivially to 10 o'clock on the obverse, 7 o'clock on the reverse, affecting only the denticulation in those areas. The word UNITED and the lower left portion of the wreath on the reverse are a tad soft, but otherwise the major design elements are boldly to sharply defined. Surfaces: Blended medium and golden-brown patina is seen on both sides. The surfaces exhibit a hard and satiny texture. There is a trace of faint carbon on the reverse that is most pronounced around the final letter A in AMERICA. Wispy handling marks are not worthy of individual mention. A small spot in the upper left reverse field below the letters ST in STATES is the most useful identifier. Commentary: Similar to the S-219 3 Errors Reverse variety, offered above, Sheldon-221 is not a major rarity in an absolute sense, but the readily evident correction to the fraction and its listing in the Guide Bookkeeps demand for this variety strong in all grades. The ESM specimen is not included in the 2015 Noyes census, but it ranks among the finest certified examples of this popular variety and is sure to attract spirited bidding from advanced collectors. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier from Heritage's CSNS Signature Coin Auction of May 2007, lot 148. PCGS Population: 1; 5 finer in this category, two of which are Mint State (both MS-62 BN). PCGS also reports one grading event each in MS-62 RB and MS-63+ RB. PCGS# 1467. Click here for certification details from PCGS.