1825 1C N-8, BN MS(PCGS#36802)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

13037

等级

MS66

价格

190,346

详细说明

1825 Matron Head Cent. N-8. Rarity-3. Noyes Die State A/A. MS-66 BN (PCGS). CAC. <strong>Die Variety: </strong>Newcomb-8 is one of 10 varieties for the date; this is one of the&nbsp;Medium Date varieties, here with&nbsp;8 in date high, L of LIBERTY repunched, and bases of IB in that word just touching.<br /> <br /> <strong>Die State: </strong>Early obverse state with extra point at inner point of star 13 in the field; this later fades from the die with use.<br /> <br /> <strong>Strike: </strong>The strike is sharp and bold throughout save for the central radials on a few of the uppermost stars.<br /> <br /> <strong>Surfaces: </strong>A boldly lustrous satiny golden-brown Gem with superior cartwheel activity. Rich neon-blue iridescence can be seen on both sides, along with splashes of vibrant mint orange. Undeniably choice for the grade.<br /> <br /> <strong>Census Rankings: </strong>Ranked first in both the Noyes and Bland Census. Noyes calls this piece MS-65 Choice, and Bland calls the piece MS-65.<br /> <br /> <strong>Pedigree: </strong>Virgil M. Brand; Burdette G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp &amp; Coin Co.), April 26, 1943; Abe Kosoff; Oscar J. Pearl; Numismatic Gallery's 1944 Fixed Price List, lot 287; Numismatic Gallery's 1946 ANA Sale, August 1946, lot 1460; Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg's sale of the R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr. Collection, Part II, February 2009, lot 164; Cardinal Collection.<br /> <br /> <strong>Commentary:&nbsp;</strong>Some years ago Oscar Pearl visited Q. David Bowers' office in California. Dave was surprised to see that he was still alive, considering that his collection had been sold so long ago. He stated that he had been engaged in espionage, which made him a "marked" person for certain foreign interests. Accordingly he led much of his life underground so to speak, after World War II. He enjoyed chatting about large copper cents, about Abe Kosoff, and about numismatics in general. He had not been keeping up with current events.