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1820 1C Large Date, N-13, R.1, MS64 Brown NGC. Our EAC Grade MS60. Although the borders are a trifle weak, the central detail is bold on this Choice Mint State piece. Both sides show full cartwheel luster beneath splendid greenish golden-brown toning. Variety: A series of die cracks connecting all of the stars is the hallmark of the 1820 N-13 Randall Hoard cent. Although Bill Noyes recorded a "perfect dies" state in his 1991 photo book, we have never seen such a die state. Population Data (4/15): NGC reports several hundred Mint State 1820 large cents, nearly all from the N-13 dies. This is the ideal issue for type collectors seeking a single Coronet Head cent. Heritage Commentary: The 1820 N-13 is clearly the most plentiful Randall Hoard cent variety. The Randall Hoard consisted primarily of 1816 N-2, 1817 N-13, 1817 N-14, 1818 N-6, 1818 N-10, 1819 N-8, 1819 N-9, 1820 N-13, and 1820 N-15 cents. There may have been a few other varieties as well. The exact number of each variety included in the hoard is unknown, nor is the total number of cents known. However, NGC and PCGS population data provides a clue to the percentage of cents of each year included in this famous hoard. The two grading services have certified 4,190 Mint State large cents from those five years, including 9% dated 1816, 13% dated 1817, 29% dated 1818, 12% dated 1819, and 37% dated 1820. Provenance: Bowers and Merena (6/1996), lot 135.