1909-S 1c Indian Head Cent PCGS MS 67 RD Toner Top Pop 3|0 Registry Coin
A true conditional-rarity, this 1909-S in PCGS MS 67 RD sits at the highest echelon of certified examples of this important key-date. For a date that is often seen with lots of woodgrain, the obverse of this coin has a crisp, bright orange appearance with hints of brick-red mixed in. The reverse is a stunning display of rosé-red mixed with chartreuse-orange color. It also stirs up some controversy: what shades of red qualifies as red to the grading services? Some might say the reverse is clearly RB and the obverse is RD, but we think the reverse is a unique form of original mint state red. It may have sat on a cloth bag or was stored in an old envelope that toned it the resplendent color is now is.
With this date being only the 2nd year of production of cents in San Francisco and a transitional year to Lincoln Wheat Cents, the 1909-S was only minted in January and February of the year, seeing only 309,000 produced.
This coin sold in the Stacks Bowers auction in June 2021 for $45,600 when it was a Pop 2|0. When you type in the cert number into PCGS, you can click on the auction comp and take a look at the Coins in Motion video hyperlink (Click Here) to see the luster and color of the coin. You will be hard-pressed to find any example like this one, yet alone in the lofty grade and condition of this very important example.
A true conditional-rarity, this 1909-S in PCGS MS 67 RD sits at the highest echelon of certified examples of this important key-date. For a date that is often seen with lots of woodgrain, the obverse of this coin has a crisp, bright orange appearance with hints of brick-red mixed in. The reverse is a stunning display of rosé-red mixed with chartreuse-orange color. It also stirs up some controversy: what shades of red qualifies as red to the grading services? Some might say the reverse is clearly RB and the obverse is RD, but we think the reverse is a unique form of original mint state red. It may have sat on a cloth bag or was stored in an old envelope that toned it the resplendent color is now is.
With this date being only the 2nd year of production of cents in San Francisco and a transitional year to Lincoln Wheat Cents, the 1909-S was only minted in January and February of the year, seeing only 309,000 produced.
This coin sold in the Stacks Bowers auction in June 2021 for $45,600 when it was a Pop 2|0. When you type in the cert number into PCGS, you can click on the auction comp and take a look at the Coins in Motion video hyperlink (Click Here) to see the luster and color of the coin. You will be hard-pressed to find any example like this one, yet alone in the lofty grade and condition of this very important example.
A true conditional-rarity, this 1909-S in PCGS MS 67 RD sits at the highest echelon of certified examples of this important key-date. For a date that is often seen with lots of woodgrain, the obverse of this coin has a crisp, bright orange appearance with hints of brick-red mixed in. The reverse is a stunning display of rosé-red mixed with chartreuse-orange color. It also stirs up some controversy: what shades of red qualifies as red to the grading services? Some might say the reverse is clearly RB and the obverse is RD, but we think the reverse is a unique form of original mint state red. It may have sat on a cloth bag or was stored in an old envelope that toned it the resplendent color is now is.
With this date being only the 2nd year of production of cents in San Francisco and a transitional year to Lincoln Wheat Cents, the 1909-S was only minted in January and February of the year, seeing only 309,000 produced.
This coin sold in the Stacks Bowers auction in June 2021 for $45,600 when it was a Pop 2|0. When you type in the cert number into PCGS, you can click on the auction comp and take a look at the Coins in Motion video hyperlink (Click Here) to see the luster and color of the coin. You will be hard-pressed to find any example like this one, yet alone in the lofty grade and condition of this very important example.
Coin Date: 1909-S
Denomination: Small Cent
Type: Indian Cent
Grade: MS 67 RD