1848 1C Newcomb 32, BN MS(PCGS#406524)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

181

Grade

VF35BN

Price

300

Lot Description

Lot 181 1848 N-32 R5 PCGS graded VF35, CAC Approved.Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and attractive with only trivial contact marks. A small pinprick midway between the top of the 1 and star 1 can help identify this cent. MDS. The die crack on the reverse is clear and a few of the early die lines in the obverse fields are still visible. Our grade is VF20+, CC#6 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 5 finer: 2 in 40, 2 in 55, 1 in 58. Estimated Value $500 - UP Ex Robert F. LaForme 2013 ($1500)-Mike Iatesta-David Johnson 7/2016-John McBride 6/20/2020-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Iatesta collection envelope).