1852 1C Newcomb 1, RB MS(PCGS#147233)

1852 1C Newcomb 1, RB MS (PCGS#147233)

September 2019 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #112

Losbeschreibung: Lot 489 1852 N-1 R1 Repunched 18 NGC graded MS65 Red & Brown.Lustrous bright original mint red mellowing to steel brown on the highpoints with 75% of the obverse and 90% of the reverse showing mint color. The only defects are a barely visible spot of darker steel toning hidden in the dentils left of star 5 and a speck of very light carbon between the N & E in ONE. LDS, die state d (Newcomb's #2). The repunching under the 18 is gone and all the die cracks are clear, including those on the reverse. Our grade is MS65, tied for CC#1 honors with two other examples in the same die state in the Grellman census. Estimate Value $1,750 - UP Ex Tony Terranova, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/17/1996:534-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1046-Chris McCawley 12/2003-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:489-Scott Enterline (includes the Brown and Holmes collection envelopes plus the first and last lot tickets).