1853 1C N-18, BN MS(PCGS#406021)

1853 1C N-18, BN MS (PCGS#406021)

February 2018 Pre-Long Beach Auction #103 U.S. & World Coins

Lot Description: Lot 595 1853 N-18 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Brown.Beautiful lustrous medium steel brown and olive with traces of mellowed mint red showing on both sides. The only marks are two mint-made planchet flakes: a small one at the upper left point of star 10 and a larger one in the field right of the main curl. Otherwise this cent is a flawless gem. E-MDS, die state a. The two dashes under the 8 are clear and most of the early die lines around the portrait are visible. Our grade is MS62+, very close to MS63. Tied for CC#12 in the Grellman census. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Pop 2; tied for the finest MSBN examples graded at both services for the variety.Estimate Value $800 - UP Ex Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's 1/30/1986:4399 (plated)-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:420-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 11/9/2017:1079 (includes the Rasmussen collection envelope and all 3 lot tickets).