1847 1C N-21, BN MS(PCGS#37316)

June 2018 Pre-Long Beach Auction #104 U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

426

Grade

MS65BN

Price

2,400

Lot Description

Lot 426 1847 N-21 R1 NGC graded MS65 Red & Brown.The obverse is lustrous mint red mellowing to light bluish steel brown with about 75% of the mint color remaining. The reverse is lustrous light greenish olive and steel with traces of very faded mint red in protected areas (Newcomb's old #40). No spots or stains. The only marks are a couple light vertical scuffs off the left points of stars 10 & 11. MDS, die state b early, with a faint die crack through the top of ME reaching the dentils at either end. Many of the earlier die lines are still visible, although dull. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census, and it comes with a nice provenance. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP Ex Stack's 3/18/1986:870-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/1994:279-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:413.