1846 1C N-6, BN MS(PCGS#403868)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

77

Grade

MS64BN

Price

480

Lot Description

Lot 77 1846 N-6 R1 Small Date, Repunched 46 PCGS graded MS64 Brown.Very attractive lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with hints of faded mint color on the reverse. Satiny and nearly flawless offering excellent eye appeal. A barely visible spot of reddish brown toning right of the lower lip and a very tiny horizontal tick on the cheek left of the ear lobe are the only marks, and they are trivial. E-MDS, die state b, with die lines down through the E in STATES. The repunching on the 4 & 6 is clear. Our grade is MS62, tied for CC#11 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 3 finer in 65.Estimated Value $400 - UP Ex Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 9/13/1997:272-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:266 ($460)-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope and both lot tickets).