1852 1C Newcomb 10, BN MS(PCGS#147254)

1852 1C Newcomb 10, BN MS (PCGS#147254)

September 2021 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #123

Lot Description: Lot 328 1852 N-10 R2+ PCGS graded MS62 Brown.Glossy light to medium olive with lighter golden olive toning in protected areas. Mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal although it may have been lightly cleaned long ago. Just a few trivial marks, none notable. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the portrait. M-LDS, die state b. The fields are flowlined and the lines from the dentils at stars 1-2 are gone. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state, and tied for CC#13 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 3 finer: 1 in 63, 1 in 64, 1 in 65. Estimated Value $300 - UP Ex Tom Reynolds 4/14/1988-Wesley A. Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/8/1998:382-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1078-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope and both lot tickets).