Lot 55
1844 N-5 R1 First 4 Repunched NGC graded MS62 Brown. Frosty bluish steel and olive. An attractive cent with just a few minor marks including a red spot off the bust tip and four tiny ticks close below star 5. LDS, state d, with a rim cud break from below the 18 to star 1. The repunching at the top of the first 4 is still clear. Just a hint of rub on the devices from mint state. Our grade is AU58, CC#4 of those known with the rim cud in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. NGC population 2; 2 finer: 1 in 64, 1 in 65. Estimated Value $800 - UP
Ex David Bloom 10/8/2011-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection.
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