1819 1C, BN (Proof)

Series: Coronet Head Cents 1817-1857

PCGS #:: 1768

Designer:: Robert Scot

Edge:: Plain

Diameter:: 28.00 millimeters

Weight:: 10.89 grams

Mintage:: 5

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: Copper

Auction Record:: $1,720 • PR63BN • 10-13-2021 • eBay

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	5	R-9.7	7 / 24 TIE	9 / 43 TIE
60 or Better	4	R-9.8	5 / 24 TIE	6 / 43 TIE
65 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 24	1 / 43

Survival Estimate
All Grades	5
60 or Better	4
65 or Better

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-9.7
60 or Better	R-9.8
65 or Better	R-10.1

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	7 / 24 TIE
60 or Better	5 / 24 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 24

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	9 / 43 TIE
60 or Better	6 / 43 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 43

Ron Guth:

This was the only use of the obverse and reverse dies. 1819 Newcomb 2 is another, slightly different overdate, but it is better known as the 1819 Large Date variety.

Regarding Proofs of the 1819 Newcomb 1, Wright noted in 1992: "One Proof example is known to me - the Beckwith:54 - DuPont:568 - Pittman coin. The Mougey:121 - Sleicher:1043 piece, purported to be a Proof, is currently untraced. It is definitely not the Beckwith coin".

In the Pittman sale catalogue (1997), Akers speculated: "The Mougey coin may or may not be a different specimen from the DuPont coin offered here".

Breen noted in 1988: "At least 2 proofs reported." Apparently, he was referring to the Pittman and the Mougey coins.

The Pittman coin (ex - Beckwith, Lot 54 - Stack's "Anderson-Dupont" 9/1954:568, $70.00 - John Jay Pittman - David Akers 10/1997:196, $19,800 was subsequently graded MS62BN by PCGS (cert #4837984). Later, the coin appeared as an NGC PR64BN in an advertisement in the April 7, 2003 issue of COIN WORLD, where it was offered by North American Certified Trading for $34,000.00. In the opinion of several experts who examined this coin at the 2005 F.U.N. show, it is not a Proof. Also, plate-matching indicates that this is not the Beckwith coin.

Sources and/or 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