1848 1C Newcomb 15, BN MS(PCGS#406475)

September 2021 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #123

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

162

Grade

AU53BN

Price

228

Lot Description

Lot 162 1848 N-15 R5 PCGS graded AU53, CAC Approved.Glossy medium brown with traces of mint frost in protected areas. An attractive cent with only trivial marks including some ticks at the chin and a faint diagonal hairline scratch over star 1. Rare LDS, die state c, with an additional fine die cracks through UNITED, ST, and MER in addition to the earlier crack through TES. Our grade is EF40.The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 4 finer: 1 in 55, 1 in 63, 1 in 64, 1 in 65. Estimated Value $375 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/14/1992-J. R. Grellman Collection 7/1995-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:551-Martin Paul (The Rarities Group), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/2003:379-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection.