Lot 151
1848 N-6 R1 NGC graded MS63 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and light olive with hints of bluish steel overtone in the fields. Looks mint state but there is a bit of friction on the highpoints of the devices. Just a few trivial marks including a tiny horizontal nick on the throat at the jawline and a tiny tick on the upper right of the first 8. E-MDS, die state b, with a die crack at MER. Our grade is AU50+. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. NGC population 3; 2 finer: 1 in 64, 1 in 65. Estimated Value $350 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 4/7/1990-Robert F. Lomprey-Chris McCawley 8/1998-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:513-Martin Paul (The Rarities Group), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/2003:374-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection.
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| Realized $360 |
