1843 1C N-5, BN MS(PCGS#405845)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

254

Grade

MS65BN

Price

2,760

Lot Description

Lot 254 1843 N-5 R2 Mature Hd, Rev of 1844. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. CAC.Lustrous light chocolate and olive brown with 20% of the planchet showing slightly faded mint red, mostly on the reverse. Nicely struck and void of any distracting marks. A thin diagonal nick close under star 10 can help identify this cent. EDS, die state a, with sharp die lines over MER in AMERICA. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#2 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65+ (PCGS # 405848) Value $1,500 - UP Ex Douglas F. Bird 9/1994-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:126-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope and lot ticket).