1834 1C N-4, BN MS(PCGS#37039)

September 2019 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #112

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

212

Grade

MS62BN

Price

990

Lot Description

Lot 212 1834 N-4 R2 Lg 8, Sm Stars, Med Ltrs PCGS graded MS62 Brown.Frosty light to medium brown and steel delicately woodgrained with darker olive brown and chocolate. Looks choice mint state but a glass reveals a trace of rub on the highest points of the portrait. Otherwise this cent is nearly flawless. The best identifying mark is a microscopic planchet chip in the middle of star 1 (as struck). LDS with a fine die crack that meanders through stars 12 and 13. Our grade is AU55. Previously removed from a PCGS slab graded MS63BN(PCGS label #1699.63/5203195 included). The attribution and Heard provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $850 - UP Ex Superior 5/31/1992:578-Tom Reynolds 1993-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:799-Chris McCawley-Gene Heard Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/4/2017:329-The Westwood Collection (includes the last 2 lot tickets).