1803 1C S-243 No Stems, RB MS(PCGS#36420)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

13015

等级

MS66

价格

1,244,569

详细说明

1803 Draped Bust Cent. S-243. Rarity-2+. Noyes Die State A, Breen Die State III. Stemless Wreath. MS-66 RB (PCGS). <strong>Die Variety: </strong>Sheldon-243 represents the only use of these obverse and reverse dies in the striking of 1803-dated cents. The variety is easy to attribute due to the absence of stems to the end of the branches that form the reverse wreath, as well as the presence of a widely spaced second S below the primary letter S at the end of the word STATES. There is also a second fraction bar in the reverse denomination along the top of the denominator 100, and on the obverse the upper right corner of the digit 3 in the date nearly touches the bottom of Liberty's bust. The reverse die of S-243 was also used to strike the 1802 S-241 Stemless Wreath variety, albeit without the die cracks noted for S-241, confirming that 1803 S-243 was struck <em>before</em> 1802 S-241.<br /> <br /> <strong>Die State: </strong>The Cardinal Collection specimen represents the middle die state of this variety. The obverse exhibits a light horizontal crack bisecting Liberty's neck with some die swelling in that area, a second crack curving to the right from the digit 3 to the drapery and traces of faint clash marks in the field around the letters TY in LIBERTY, before Liberty's forehead and below the chin. (A light rim break after the letters TY that is usually present in this die state is not discernible on this coin.) On the reverse, faint to moderate clash marks are discernible along the border outside the letters RICA in AMERICA, around the denomination 1/100 and within the leaves in the right (facing) wreath branch.<br /> <br /> <strong>Strike: </strong>Sharply, if not fully struck throughout much of Liberty's portrait and the right (facing) wreath, other portions of the design are boldly to sharply struck and equally impressive in a Draped Bust cent. The impression is expertly centered on both sides with all of the border denticles discernible, if not crisply delien