1846 1C N-25 Tall Date, BN MS(PCGS#405597)

September 2009 Pre-Long Beach Auction #54 - 9/09 Hawaii Collection

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

743

Grade

AU55

Price

2,645

Lot Description

Horizontal Line through Center of 1. Glossy mix of chocolate, light olive, and reddish steel brown. This cent was lightly cleaned long ago and has retoned nicely over the years. No significant marks or other defects. A small nick on the rim over the right side of the F in OF is a good identifying mark. MDS, die state b. Crumbling joins several dentils under the stem tip but the tops of CE are not joined by crumbling. Called VF30 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31209. Our grade is VF30</B>, CC#2 in the Grellman census. The next best example in both census lists grades only F12, so the pool of nice ones is extremely limited. <BR>Estimated Value $1,000-UP. <I><BR>Ex Robert E. Vail (who purchased it unattributed at the 1985 EAC Convention) 4/91 (via Bob Grellman).</I>