1799 1C, BN MS(PCGS#1443)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

競売業者

Stack's Bowers

ロット番号

2029

グレード

F12BN

価格

21,960

ロット詳細

Breen Die State I. Deep olive-brown patina overall, the surfaces also exhibit pale gold and blue undertones and flint-gray overtones as the coin rotates under lighting. Underlying glossiness to the texture is noted, suggestive of an old cleaning, although the aforementioned retoning is admirable and delivers plenty of eye appeal. There are few sizeable marks, a few over and around the end of Liberty's bust the only ones worthy of singular mention. The strike is impressive for the variety, especially at the date, which is bold and complete with all four digits distinct from the border. All other design elements are suitably sharp with plenty of detail in Liberty's tresses, at LIBERTY, and with strong reverse wreath details, at least within the context of the grade.<p>Although federal records indicate that 904,585 cents were delivered during calendar year 1799, the vast majority of those coins were struck from 1798-dated dies. A small percentage of that total is believed to represent the mintage for the S-188 and NC-1 overdate varieties; the S-189 perfect date coins are thought to have been struck in 1800 since most examples are on the same dark planchets as many of the 1800-dated varieties. As an issue the 1799 is the key date to the early large cents, this despite the rarity rating of only Rarity-2 for the S-189 pairing. The demand for pleasing 1799 large cents is easily among the strongest for any date in the series, and active bidding is the rule whenever a nice example is offered at public auction. We suspect the present specimen, rather pleasing in PCGS Fine-12, will be no exception to that rule.