1808 1C S-279, BN MS(PCGS#36463)

February 2020 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #115

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

554

Grade

VF35BN

Price

2,160

Lot Description

Lot 554 1808 S-279 R1. PCGS graded VF-35.Glossy chocolate and olive brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Looks flawless to the unaided eye but there are some microscopic specks of greenish verdigris scattered over the reverse, mostly on the upper half. The obverse is choice, just lightly worn. LDS. The fields are flowlined and most of the dentils are gone. Our grade is VF25+. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Ramont-Brown-Ellsworth provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 4 finer: 1 in 58, 1 in 61, 1 in 64, 1 in 66.(PCGS # 36463) Value $1,900 - UP Ex George Ramont 2/15/1995-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:383-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth, Heritage Auctions 9/2013:4853-Allen Ross, 2016 EAC Sale, lot 297-The Widok Collection (includes the Brown and Ellsworth collection envelopes and the Brown and EAC Sale lot tickets.