Lot 1
1840 N-1 R1 Small Date PCGS graded MS65 Brown, CAC Approved. Choice frosty light olive with 10-20% of the original mint red remaining visible, mostly on the reverse. Satiny luster covers this cent and the eye appeal is excellent. The only notable mark is a small puff of slightly darker brown toning off the lower left point of star 10. Nicely struck E-MDS, die state a. The fine repunching at the left bottom of the 8 is clear but the early die lines from the dentils over RIC are gone. A premium example of this Small Date variety. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#2 honors in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; finest of the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $2,250 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 7/9/2000-Wesley A. Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3734-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Rasmussen collection envelope and lot ticket).
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| Realized $3,840 |
