1864 1C J-358 PR(PCGS#60527)

May 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1138

等级

PR64

价格

265,320

详细说明

Rare and Interesting 1864 Judd-358 Indian Cent Copper-Nickel Striking from the Snow-PR3 Dies of the Fabled Proof 1864 L on Ribbon 1864 Pattern Indian Cent. Judd-358, Pollock-429, Snow-PT3a. Rarity-7+. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS). OGH. This pattern was struck from the same dies that the Mint used to produce the fabled Proof 1864 L on Ribbon Indian cents in bronze, although here in copper-nickel. Two die marriages are known, corresponding to Snow-PR1 and PR3 of that issue. The present example, with minor repunching to the digits 864 in the date, was struck from the Snow-PR3 pairing, which is unique in bronze. Lovely tan-apricot surfaces exhibit modest semi-reflectivity in the fields; the finish is otherwise satin to softly frosted. The strike is full and the surfaces are nice enough to suggest an even higher grade. A rare and enigmatic type, the exact status of Judd-358 is unknown. According to Rick Snow (2014), these coins may be a regular issue produced after the introduction of the L on Ribbon obverse hub but before the Mint switched from copper-nickel to bronze planchets. Alternatively, the author states that they could have been produced as a traditional pattern that would have been of interest to contemporary collectors. Regardless of why they were made, the mintage was very small, and just half a dozen or so coins can be traced today. This is the first example of the type to ever pass through your cataloger's hands, and we anticipate keen interest from advanced Indian cent collectors as well as dedicated pattern enthusiasts. Provenance: Ex Abe Kosoff's Lahrman sale, February 1963, lot 918; Paramount's Grand Central Sale, November 1974, lot 353; Paramount's sale of the J.C. Burnheimer Collection, May 1976, lot 1199; our (Stack's) Cincinnati Art Museum sale, June 1977, lot 379; Kagin's; Dr. Stanley Spurgeon. PCGS# 60527. NGC ID: 29GS. Click here for certification details from PCGS.