Lot 517
1818 N-7 R1 MS60+. Thin Date with "Twisted" Stars and Dentils. Very attractive lustrous dark bluish steel brown with lighter brown toning on the reverse and traces of mint red remaining on both sides. Sharply struck EDS with smooth, reflective fields, especially on the obverse. The obverse was struck with the normal N-7 die but the die apparently twisted upon impact (perhaps it was loose in the press) causing the date and stars to become distorted. The date digits are very thin and the points of the stars are bent, especially the outer points which are bent in a counterclockwise direction. The twisting also affected the dentils leaving them thinner than normal. This is an odd-looking cent, most likely one of the first few struck before the die was properly seated. One of only 5 known with the thin date (all in the earliest die state like this one), and the other 4 are in low grade. And it comes with a fabulous provenance for a Middle Date Cent. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co., 5/16/1945:518-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:106-Lee J. Bellisario-Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:570-Doug Bird 5/1989-John D. Wright 1/18/2006-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/2006-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:93-Jack Wadlington (the Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10033 (includes the Wright and Holmes collection envelopes, the Wadlington collection notes, and the Holmes lot ticket).
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| Realized $1,645 |
