Lot 902
1848 Small Date Fantasy Cent, Breen-1901, Rarity-7- PCGS graded VG10. Choice glossy light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the devices. A beautiful example for the type, smooth and void of any significant defects. The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW from a perfect head-to-foot orientation and there is no hint of an undertype or multiple strike (several are known showing multiple strikes and one, the preceding coin, was overstruck on a large cent). This was Newcomb's example of the variety, and only 4 were known when he acquired it in 1940. It is possible, perhaps probable, that this is the coin he used when preparing the description of the variety for his book on the cents of 1816-1857. Newcomb devoted two full pages in his book to describing this variety and the census of known examples at the time. This is the fourth example described in Newcomb's census. While only 4 were known back then, 10 can be traced today. A neat cent that comes with some history as well. Called G5 in the Noyes census, his photo #29331. Our grade is VG7 choice.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex B. Max Mehl 1940-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 5/16/45:745-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:1846-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz 4/13/85.
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| Realized $3,910 |
