1856 1C N-4, BN MS(PCGS#406204)

1856 1C N-4, BN MS (PCGS#406204)

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

Description du lot: Lot 959 1856 N-4 R3 Italic 5 PCGS graded AU58.Choice glossy light chocolate brown with hints of underlying very faded mint color on the reverse. Smooth and very attractive with mint state eye appeal, but there is a trace of friction on the highest points of the devices. Just a few tiny ticks in the field before the portrait, none notable. M-LDS, die state b. Our grade is AU58. A cent that may have been underappreciated by PCGS. Comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Matthews Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer: 2 in 63, 1 in 65. Value $275 - UP Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Floyd T. Starr, 1949 ANA Sale, lot 1981-Willard C. Blaisdell-Del Bland 11/1976-Cliff Kolbus, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/31/1993:439--G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:651-Wesley A. Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:498-Robert E. Matthews Collection-Matthews Estate (includes the Kuntz and Rasmussen collection envelopes and all three lot tickets).