Lot 144
1847 N-41 R4- PCGS graded AU58. Glossy light chocolate brown and olive with nearly a dozen small spots of reddish brown toning at the top of the obverse. The notable contact marks are a collection of tiny ticks in the field before the mouth and a small horizontal tick on the throat just below the jawline. E-MDS, die state b. The early lines over UNI are still visible but the line connecting the bottoms of the U & N is gone. Our grade is EF45, tied for CC#9 honors for a variety that was unknown to Howard Newcomb. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 2 finer: 1 in 63, 1 in 64. Estimated Value $250 - UP
Ex Henry Sternberg, B. Max Mehl 9/12/1945:1916-Dr. Kenneth Sartoris 5/1972-Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:1094 (as N-16)-Chris McCawley 3/21/1987-Richard V. Punchard 6/15/1989-Wesley A. Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:185 ($262)-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Punchard and Rasmussen collection envelopes and the Rasmussen lot ticket).
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| Realized $300 |
