Lot 157
1848 N-12 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous bright mint red fading to medium brown and light chocolate on the devices, nearly two-thirds of the planchet showing mint color. The only marks are fingerprints in the obverse fields; otherwise this cent is flawless. MDS, die state a late. The fields show fine radial flowlines but the die line from the dentils below star 4 is still visible. Our grade is MS64, CC#3 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 6/1989-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:538 ($1380)-Elmer Guthrie (Great Pacific Collection), Goldbergs 2/16/2020:265-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Brown and Guthrie collection envelopes and both lot tickets).
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| Realized $1,080 |
