1857 1C N-4, BN MS(PCGS#403969)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

978

Grade

MS63BN

Price

690

Lot Description

Lot 978 1857 N-4 R1 Small Date PCGS graded MS63 Brown.Frosty light olive and steel with generous traces of mellowed mint red showing in protected areas on both sides. Satiny and attractive. The only notable marks are a small spot of reddish brown toning (not carbon) on the cheek, another in the field before the lips, and one more over the 7 in the date. M-LDS, die state c. The tiny point down from the hair bun is gone. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Matthews Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 5; 1 finer in 64. Value $400 - UP Ex Stack's (privately)-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:1455-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/1994:534-unknown-1995 EAC sale, lot 491-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth-1998 EAC Sale, lot 485-Robert E. Matthews Collection-Matthews Estate (includes the front of the Brown collection envelope and all four lot tickets).