1853 1C Newcomb 27, BN MS(PCGS#406040)

February 2020 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #115

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

914

Grade

MS64BN

Price

360

Lot Description

Lot 914 1853 N-27 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Brown.Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The only notable mark is a very shallow planchet flake or low spot under star 7. LDS, die state d, with flowlined fields and a pair of very narrow and barely visible rim cud breaks on the obverse. A nice cent. Our grade is MS60. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Matthews Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 4 finer: 3 in 65, 1 in 66.Value $300 - UP Ex Will W. Neil Collection, B. Max Mehl 6/17/1947:2153-Dr. Kenneth Sartoris 5/1972-Del Bland-Alan Meghrig-Bill Noyes & Douglas F. Bird 4/21/1994-Wesley A. Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:431-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:2328-Robert E. Matthews Collection-Matthews Estate (includes the Bland, Rasmussen, and Brown collection envelopes and the last lot ticket).