Lot 261
1851 N-2 R1 PCGS graded MS64 RED. Lustrous bright original mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints with 75% of the original color remaining. A microscopic speck of dark toning at the dentils right of star 13 is the best identifying mark. LDS, die state b. The die line at the throat is gone and the fields are flowlined. In addition the lower half of the portrait is blunted by a shallow low spot (caused by debris stuck on the die). An impressive cent in spite of the imperfect strike. Our grade is MS63+. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 1 finer in 65. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP
Ex John Henderson Collection, Heritage Auctions 10/18/2012:3137-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (lot ticket included).
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| Realized $1,500 |
