Lot 162
1848 N-15 R5 PCGS graded AU53, CAC Approved. Glossy medium brown with traces of mint frost in protected areas. An attractive cent with only trivial marks including some ticks at the chin and a faint diagonal hairline scratch over star 1. Rare LDS, die state c, with an additional fine die cracks through UNITED, ST, and MER in addition to the earlier crack through TES. Our grade is EF40. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 4 finer: 1 in 55, 1 in 63, 1 in 64, 1 in 65. Estimated Value $375 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/14/1992-J. R. Grellman Collection 7/1995-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:551-Martin Paul (The Rarities Group), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/2003:379-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection.
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| Realized $228 |
