1825 1C Newcomb 9, BN MS(PCGS#36805)

1825 1C Newcomb 9, BN MS (PCGS#36805)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

详细说明: 1825 Matron Head Cent. N-9. Rarity-2. MS-64 BN (PCGS). The surfaces are highly lustrous light blue-green steel with mint red fading to violet in the protected areas on both sides. Lustrous and very sharply struck, just a couple of star centers are incomplete. Small carbon spots between the first two stars and just right of star 4. The aesthetic appeal is excellent. Obverse from the later state with the rusting on the portrait distorting the face curl, the inner circle blurring and dentils weakening. The crack mentioned by Noyes as reported but not seen by him is very clear on this example. It extends from the rim above star 3 straight to the forelock and continues through the left side of the letter I in LIBERTY and upwards through the hair to the top of the head. On this high grade piece it can be followed solidly, but is difficult to find in the forelock. The reverse die is worn, with weakened dentils and the letters drawing to the rim. Tied for sixth finest known for the variety in the Noyes Census. Noyes Die State C/B. Provenance: From McCawley-Grellman's sale of the Walter Dudgeon Collection, July 1994, lot 69; our sale of the Twin Leaf Collection of United States Large Cents, Part I, July 2015, lot 2129. PCGS# 36805. NGC ID: 225F. Click here for certification details from PCGS.