Lot 294
1851 N-29 R2 First 1 Repunched PCGS graded MS66 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to steel and light olive with nearly a third of the mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. A faint splash of slightly darker brown toning at the L in LIBERTY and a very fine scuff along the dentil tips over S-OF-A are the only marks worthy of mention, and they are trivial. E-MDS, die state a. The repunching under the base of the first 1 is dull but still clearly visible and the die line at the throat is clear. A beautiful cent. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#1 honors with one other piece in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the finest RB example graded at both services. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP
Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1068 ($2300)-Adam Mervis, Heritage Auctions 1/10/2014:2352-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Naftzger collection envelope and last lot ticket).
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| Realized $3,840 |
