PCGS PR66BN
PCGS PR66BN
- PCGS #:
- 2000
- Designer:
- Christian Gobrecht
- Edge:
- Plain
- Diameter:
- 27.50 millimeters
- Weight:
- 10.89 grams
- Mintage:
- 238
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- Copper
- Auction Record:
- $11,163 • PR66 • 01-09-2013 • Heritage Auctions
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 55 |
| 60 or Better | 52 |
| 65 or Better | 20 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-8.4 |
| 60 or Better | R-8.4 |
| 65 or Better | R-9.1 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 17 / 19 |
| 60 or Better | 17 / 19 |
| 65 or Better | 13 / 19 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 34 / 43 |
| 60 or Better | 34 / 43 |
| 65 or Better | 20 / 43 |
Condition Census What Is This?
#1 PR66BN PCGS grade
Heritage 11/2005:142 - Douglas Collection - Heritage 1/2013:5758, $11,162.50 |
| #1 PR66BN PCGS grade |
| #1 PR66BN PCGS grade |
| #1 PR66BN PCGS grade |
#5 PR65BN PCGS grade
Dr. George P. French - B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 816 - John P. Young - Barney Bluestone “89th Sale” 9/1945:989 - R. E. Naftzger, Jr. - Abe Kosoff 4/1956:440 - Harold Bareford - Stack's “Auction ‘80” 8/1980:1090 - Del Bland - R. S. Brown, Jr. 12/1988 - Denis Loring 2/1993 - R. S. Brown, Jr. 4/1999 - Dan Holmes Collection - Goldbergs 1/2011:688, $10,350 |
#5 PR65BN PCGS grade
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| #5 PR65BN PCGS grade |
| #5 PR65BN PCGS grade |
| #5 PR65BN PCGS grade |
| #5 PR65BN PCGS grade |
Proof 1857 Large Cents are known only of the Small Date versions. In particular, only Newcomb 3 and Newcomb 5 have been found in Proof; not surprsingly, they are both Proof-only varieties (no "business" strikes are known of either). Breen suggested that over 80 Proof examples of Newcomb 3 survived and that "at least a dozen" of Newcomb 5 survived. Both estimates are perhaps a little low, although the Newcomb 5 is indeed a rare coin.
Finest among the Proof 1857 Large Cents is a PCGS PR66RB, followed by a small group of PCGS PR66BNs. Red-Brown 1857 Large Cent Proofs are only slightly rarer than the Brown versions, but Red examples are exceedingly rare.
The most valuable Proof 1857 Large Cent is the PCGS PR65RD example from an early iteration of the Eugene Gardner Collection (1965), which sold in 2008 for $74,750
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