1847/47 1C Large/Small 47, BN MS(PCGS#1880)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1131

等级

MS64BN

价格

33,346

详细说明

Condition Census 1847 N-2 Cent Dramatic Large/Small 7 Variety 1847/47 Braided Hair Cent. N-2. Rarity-3. Large/Small 7. MS-64 BN (PCGS). CAC. Type:Braided Hair. Design: Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1847 below. She is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a beaded cord. Rev: A circular wreath encloses the denomination ONE CENT with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border. Weight Standard: 10.89 grams. Diameter: 27.5 mm. Die Variety: Newcomb-2. Obv: Large/Small 7 in the date, with a sharp triangular die defect at the border just below star 13. This obverse die also appears in the 1847 N-31 pairing. Rev: Faint die lines are evident below the letter C in CENT and between the letters IT in UNITED. The 1847 N-2 represents the only use of this reverse die. N-2, N-18 and N-31 are the three die marriages that correspond to the Large/Small 7 Guide Bookvariety of the 1847 Braided Hair cent. Die State: Grellman a, Noyes A/A. Obv: Perfect, with light die lines evident along the lower right border outside star 13. Rev: Perfect. Edge: Plain. Mintage for the Issue: 6,183,669 coins. Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety: Rarity-3: 301 to 400 coins in all grades. Strike: This is a crisp early die state example with bold borders on both sides, the central design elements smartly impressed, and most of the stars on the obverse exhibiting full radial lines. Surfaces: Warm medium brown patina dominates both sides. The obverse exhibits intermingled blushes of steel-blue, the reverse retains appreciable mint orange color in the protected areas around many of the letters, especially around the periphery. Nearly in the Gem Mint State category as defined by PCGS, the only useful identifier is a tiny carbon spot on the reverse between the letters CA in AMERICA. Commentary: The popular and readily attributable 1847 Newcomb-2 actually exhibits repunching on all digits in the date except for the 8, most pronounced as expected on the 7. The first date punch used in preparation of this obverse die was too small, similar blunders occurring with the 1847 quarter dollar and half eagle issues. Cataloged as EAC MS-63 by Bob Grellman in 2002, and ranked CC#2 at that time, the ESM specimen is tied for CC#1 with one other coin in the current Noyes census. Exceptional quality and eye appeal for this eagerly sought variety. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. Earlier ex Superior's May 30-June 1, 1993 Auction, lot 110; Robinson S. Brown, Jr.; Superior's sale of Robinson S. Brown, Jr.'s Third Collection of Large Cents, June 2002, lot 342; Heritage's CSNS Signature Auction of April 2006, lot 314. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Large/Small 7 variety): 10; 5 finer in this category (MS-65 BN finest). PCGS# 1880. NGC ID: 226D. Click here for certification details from PCGS.