1848 1C N-9, BN MS(PCGS#406460)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

154

Grade

MS64BN

Price

870

Lot Description

Lot 154 1848 N-9 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved.Lustrous light olive and steel brown with 15-20% of the mint red remaining visible. Must have been close to an "RB" rating by PCGS. No spots or stains, only trivial ticks on the neck and jaw. The best identifying mark is a dull nick in the center of the bust. E-MDS, die state a late. Fine radial die flowlines show in the fields but there are no die cracks on the reverse. Our grade is MS60+, CC#10 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 2 finer: 1 in 65+, 1 in 66. Estimated Value $600 - UP Ex Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Wesley A. Rasmussen-Douglas F. Bird-Dr. Philip W. Ralls, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/26/2014:847-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Ralls collection envelope and lot ticket).