1800 1C, BN MS(PCGS#1449)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

13012

等级

MS65

价格

439,260

详细说明

1800 Draped Bust Cent. S-197. Rarity-1. Noyes Die State A, Breen Die State III. MS-65 BN (PCGS). CAC. <strong>Die Variety: </strong>Sheldon-197 is the popular and readily identifiable Q Variety of the 1800 Draped Bust cent (also known as "18Q0"), and it represents the only use of this obverse die. Prominent die breaks within and to the right of the first digit 0 in the date give this numeral the look of a letter Q. These breaks extend below the left base of the second digit 0, and other prominent die breaks are evident between the letters IB in LIBERTY and between the base of the letters BE and the top of Liberty's head. The reverse die of S-197 was also used to strike the 1800 NC.2 variety, and it is easiest to attribute by looking for remnants of a previously punched letter S that appear as a hook at the lower right edge of the primary second S in the word STATES. The first S in this position was punched too low and then partially effaced.<br /> <br /> <strong>Die State: </strong>Breen Die State III is the penultimate die state of this variety. In addition to the aforementioned die breaks, the obverse exhibits additional die breaks in the left field below the ribbon ends and on Liberty's neck, as well as thin, nearly horizontal die cracks over the top of Liberty's head and from the lowermost hair curl into the field over the digits 18 in the date. Clash marks at the border below the digits 180 in the date from an earlier die state are now only faintly evident. On the reverse, clash marks from the obverse drapery and a few small die breaks are evident among and below the letters TES in STATES.<br /> <br /> <strong>Strike: </strong>This piece is exceptionally well struck for a Draped Bust cent with virtually all devices sharply, if not fully defined. The border denticulation is a bit tight along the right obverse and reverse, but not distractingly so, and accuracy is also the only reason why we call attention to slight softness of strike at the end of Liberty's bust