1849 1C Newcomb 3, BN MS(PCGS#405640)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

829

Grade

MS62BN

Price

480

Lot Description

Lot 829 1849 N-3 R3 PCGS graded MS62 Brown, CAC Approved.Frosty light golden brown and olive with generous traces of mellowed mint red remaining visible on the reverse. Satiny luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal. Looks mint state but there is a bit of friction on the highest points of the devices. The only mark is a dull, light rim nick over star 10. E-MDS, die state f, with limited crumbling on the reverse. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Matthews Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 4 finer: 1 in 63, 1 in 64, 2 in 65.Value $300 - UP Ex Thomas L. Elder 4/30/1926:1537-Henry C. Hines 10/28/1949-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1990 EAC Sale, lot 282-R. S. Brown, Jr.-Thomas D. Reynolds 9/1999-Robert E. Matthews Collection-Matthews Estate (includes the Hines, Naftzger, and Brown collection envelopes and the EAC Sale lot ticket).