1852 1C N-4, BN MS(PCGS#147238)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

319

Grade

MS64BN

Price

630

Lot Description

Lot 319 1852 N-4 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved.Very attractive and highly lustrous light chocolate and olive brown with generous traces of mint red showing on the reverse. The only marks are a tiny horizontal swipe of darker toning to the left from the curl before the ear and a tiny planchet flake in the dentils at star 5, as struck. M-LDS, die state b. The reverse is cracked but the obverse remains uncracked. A shallow low spot covers much of the neck, a result of debris stuck to the die. Our grade is MS60+. A nice cent for the grade, tied for CC#10 in the Grellman census. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 2 finer: 1 in 65+, 1 in 66. Estimated Value $700 - UP Ex Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:677-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:1698 (via Don Valenziano)-Phyllis Thompson, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:706 ($920)-John McBride 6/20/2020-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Thompson collection envelope and last 2 lot tickets).