1855 1C N-13, Upright 55, BN MS(PCGS#406179)

1855 1C N-13, Upright 55, BN MS (PCGS#406179)

September 2018 Pre-Long Beach Auction #106 U.S. Coins

Lot Description: Lot 155 1855 N-13 R2 Upright 55 PCGS graded MS65 Brown.Very attractive lustrous light bluish steel brown with 10% of the mint color remaining. The surfaces are satiny and the luster is unbroken. Kept from a choice grade by a faint stain of slightly darker toning around star 10 and some more at F-A. Otherwise this cent is virtually flawless. EDS, die state a. Diagonal die polishing lines down to the right cover much of the reverse. Our grade is MS62+, close to MS63, and tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $400 - UP Ex Bowers & Merena FPL-J. R. Grellman 8/1992-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1434-Doug Bird 11/29/2003-Evan Kopald (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 5/2006-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:651-William Hamilton Collection (includes the Kopald and Holmes collection envelopes and the Holmes lot ticket).