1846 1C N-3, BN MS(PCGS#403859)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

758

Grade

MS63BN

Price

432

Lot Description

Lot 758 1846 N-3 R2 Repunched Date PCGS graded MS63 Brown.Lustrous light bluish steel and olive with mellowed mint red in protected areas, particularly on the obverse. Essentially a flawless cent except for several low spots on both sides caused by debris on the dies. A speck of fine carbon on the right foot of the Y in LIBERTY can help identify this cent, but you need a glass to see it. EDS, die state a, with fine die lines at the top of star 13 and an uncracked reverse. Repunching is visible on all 4 digits of the date. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Matthews Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 5; 6 finer: 4 in 64, 2 in 65.Value $350 - UP Ex Bertram Cohen 4/1990-J. R. Grellman Collection-R. S. Brown, Jr., 1999 EAC Sale, lot 572-Robert E. Matthews Collection-Matthews Estate (includes the Grellman and Brown collection envelopes and EAC Sale lot ticket).