1850 1C N-2, BN MS(PCGS#405863)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

229

Grade

MS63BN

Price

408

Lot Description

Lot 229 1850 N-2 R1 Repunched 1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown, CAC Approved.Frosty light brown and steel with a couple tiny peeps of mint red showing on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The only notable marks are two dull vertical nicks on the jaw and a speck of dark toning on the right edge of the 1 in the date. MDS, die state c late. The diagonal die lines in the field on the lower half of the obverse are weak but visible and the die crack at TED is clear. The repunching on the 1 is dull but clearly visible. Our grade is MS60+, tied for CC#10 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 5 finer: 2 in 64, 3 in 65. Estimated Value $400 - UP Ex 2015 EAC Sale, 5/2/2015:221-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (lot ticket included).