1847 1C Newcomb 38, RB MS(PCGS#37359)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

141

Grade

MS64RB

Price

1,860

Lot Description

Lot 141 1847 N-38 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown.Lustrous mint red fading to medium steel brown with 30% of the obverse and 15% of the reverse showing mint color. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is excellent. The only marks are a tiny, dull tick in the field right of star 3, a speck of darker toning above the left side of star 2, and a dull nick over CE in CENT. LDS, die state d (Newcomb's old #16), with a fine die crack at S-O. The earlier die lines at the main and inner curls are gone and the die clashmarks are weak but visible. Our grade is MS63,tied for CC#6 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 3 finer: 2 in 65, 1 in 65+. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Ex Fred Roeunrizek 1/22/2012-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection.