1840 1C N-8, BN MS(PCGS#395840)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

12

Grade

MS64BN

Price

2,400

Lot Description

Lot 12 1840 N-8 R1 Large Date PCGS graded MS64 Brown.Lustrous golden brown and light olive with hints of very faded mint red on the reverse. Well struck with satiny surfaces. The only notable marks are some very tiny specks of darker toning from the bust tip to star 1 and into the field above. M-LDS, die state d. The earlier die lines and points are gone and there are narrow rim cud breaks below the date to star 13. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#9 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 3 finer: 1 in 65, 1 in 65+, 1 in 66.Estimated Value $2,250 - UP Henry T. Hettger, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/17/1996:419-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:31 ($2530)-Wesley A. Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3742-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Brown and Rasmussen collection envelopes and two lot tickets).