1820 1C MS65 RD NGC PITTMAN

Pedigreed to one of the best type collection the John Jay Pittman which sold in 10/1997 by David Akers Numismatics. Before that this exact coin was purchased by Pittman all the way back to 1951 from the George Bauer Auction for $5. In the pittman collection this is described as “Superb in every respect A strong cartwheel lustre shows off clean mint red surfaces The strike is sharp and the details are bold A die crack common to the date runs through the stars on the obv Rare in red. Last ngc 65 red sold for $8,050 as a cac piece.