1798 1C S-161, BN MS(PCGS#36047)

February 2020 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #115

拍卖行

Goldberg Auctioneers

批号

309

等级

MS62BN

价格

108,328

详细说明

Lot 309 1798 S-161 R2 Style I Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. CAC.Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. A beautiful cent that has outstanding eye appeal. Nearly flawless; the only marks are wholly insignificant. The best identifying mark is a tiny planchet chip in the field off the tip of the nose (as struck). This is the plate coin for the variety in the Breen large cent encyclopedia. It was also pictured on the Newcomb and Clapp plates. M-LDS, Breen state IX, with a bold cud break over TES and a raised retained cud over the adjacent A. Called AU55 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU50 Choice and tied for CC#5, his photo #24269. Our grade is AU55 Choice. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer: 1 in 62+, 1 in 63 (PCGS # 36047) Value $28,000 - UP Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/7/1945-Judge Thomas L. Gaskill-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy I. Paschal (via Ray Chatham)-Richard S. Rosichan-Roger Carr-Gordon Wrubel 5/1981-private collection-Ron Miller (Fremont Coins) 5/1987-Douglas F. Bird 8/1987-Dr. Philip W. Ralls Collection-Ralls Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/26/2014:522-Nancy & Bryan Collection (includes the Bird and Ralls collection envelopes).