1820 LARGE CENT - NEWCOMB 11
Rarity: Common
Variety Equivalents: Breen 1809
Notes:
This was the only use of the obverse and reverse dies.
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Recent appearances:
EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 206, "Newcomb-11, Large Date" Not
Sold
Del Bland graded EF-45.
Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s
"Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, lot 423,
illustrated, where it was described as follows: "Large date.
Newcomb-11, High Rarity-2... Nearly mint state in sharpness but cleaned
and retoned to a dark olive color with a minute nick at the corner of the
mouth, one midway between stars two and three and a gouge at the base of E
in AMERICA.", sold for $368.00
Sources and recommended
reading:
"The
Cent Book 1816-1839" by John D. Wright
"Walter Breen's
Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen
Relevant collector
organizations:
Early American Coppers Club |