1831 1/2C 1st Restrike, Rev of 1836, RB PR(PCGS#1190)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2098

等级

PR65RB

价格

188,760

详细说明

Gorgeous Gem Proof 1831 Half Cent Rarity First Restrike 1831 Classic Head Half Cent. First Restrike. B-2. Rarity-5. Large Berries, Reverse of 1836. Proof-65 RB (PCGS). CAC. The obverse of this Gem Proof glows with fiery tangerine luster and hints of steel-blue patina across the high points. The reverse is more evenly toned in golden-brown with faint clouds of sapphire luster shadowing the devices. Soft at the upper reverse rim, but otherwise sharply struck. Lightly reflective in the fields and without any notable handling defects. Among the finer survivors of this variety, and sure to be of keen interest in advanced half cent collectors or specialists in early U.S. Mint Proof coinage. According to the Guide Book, 2,200 half cents were struck in 1831, this despite a backlog of undistributed half cents from previous years' coinage. In truth, there is likely no such thing as a circulation strike 1831 half cent, though a few somewhat worn pieces have been certified, including the ESM Collection specimen in PCGS EF-45 and another in the Missouri Cabinet that was assigned a grade of AU-55 by PCGS. Instead, there are three varieties of Proofs that collectors can choose among to own an example of this date. Original 1831 half cents, struck in Proof finish in 1831, are extreme rarities, with perhaps a dozen known. The 1831 half cents with the reverse type of 1840 were coined much later, perhaps as late as the 1870s, and are also extremely rare. Just five are known. Most date collectors end up acquiring an example of the B-2 variety like this, if they ever find one at all. The 1831 First Restrikes use a reverse from 1836 and were likely coined in the late 1850s, when interest in numismatics in the United States first began to blossom. PCGS Population: 3; 5 finer in this category (Proof-66 RB finest). PCGS# 1190. NGC ID: 2237. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. Click here to see Coins in Motion. [“Coins]