1853 1C Newcomb 27, RB MS(PCGS#406042)

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

Auktionator

Goldberg Auctioneers

Losnummer

378

Erhaltungsgrad

MS66RB

Preis

1.680

Losbeschreibung

Lot 378 1853 N-27 R2 NGC graded MS66 Red & Brown.Highly lustrous bluish steel and olive with 15% of the obverse and 30% of the reverse showing mellowing mint red. The only defects are a bit of crud nestled between the lower right points of star 6, a small carbon spot hidden under the berry left of the O in ONE, and some very shallow low spots on the neck and in the field around CENT (caused by debris on the dies). EDS, die state a. The die lines at the dentil tips under star 2 are sharp and the fields are not flowlined. A beautiful cent. Our grade is MS64+, CC#2 for the variety in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. NGC population 1; none finer in RB. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Ex Kenneth Goodman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/26/2014:881-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (lot ticket included).