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1835 1/2 C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. C-2, B-2, Low R.7 as a Proof. Our EAC Grade PR63....
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Description
1835 C-2, B-2 Half Cent, PR65 Red and Brown
The Alvord-Ryder Specimen
1835 1/2 C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. C-2, B-2, Low R.7 as a
Proof. Our EAC Grade PR63. A lovely Gem Red and Brown proof
with sharp design details, fully mirrored fields, and wisps of
emerald-green and sky-blue toning. Considerable lilac is faded from
original mint red on this beautiful copper. A small spot just
inside the obverse border at 3 o'clock matches past auction
appearances, including the 1954 New Netherlands sale, where it is
pedigreed to the famous Alvord Collection.Variety: The point of the high leaf is under the center of the final S on this variety, and it is left of center on the other 1835 variety. The reverse shows a microscopic die crack through the tops of ERICA, continuing through the outer margin, disappearing below the ribbon ends. This is the latest die state for proofs, according to Breen.
Population Data (7/14): PCGS has certified 13 submissions as proofs, ranging from PR63 Brown to PR65 Red and Brown, including two PR64 Red. NGC has certified two proofs, one PR64 Red and Brown, one PR64 Red.
Heritage Commentary: Walter Breen estimated that 18 proofs survive, offering no census in his now-30-year-old Half Cent Encyclopedia. Richard T. Coleman recorded 11 proofs in his Condition Census, published in the May 2004 issue of Penny-Wise. PCGS estimates 12 to 18 proofs are known. Our opinion falls at the low end of the estimates with 10 to 12 known proofs.
Provenance: F.R. Alvord (S.H. Chapman, 6/1924), lot 185; Hillyer Ryder; Wayte Raymond; New Netherlands Coin Company (6/1954), lot 314; "AA"; Auction '89 (Stack's, 7/1989), lot 1511; Auction '90 (Stack's, 8/1990), lot 14; Tangible Investments of America; Bowers and Merena (8/1999), lot 9.(Registry values: P4)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26YU, PCGS# 1205, Greysheet# 574)
Weight: 5.44 grams
Metal: 100% Copper
Auction Info
2014 October 27 The Eugene H. Gardner Collection II US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1214 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2014
27th
Monday
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