Lot 287
1851 N-22 R4+ PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous light steel brown with peeps of mellowed mint red remaining on both sides. There is a small spot of slightly darker toning hidden in the dentils at star 3 and a collection of tiny ticks on the face plus a single nick on the upright of the first 1 in the date. An attractive cent with solid mint state eye appeal, but there are just too many tiny ticks on the face for a mint state grade in our opinion. M-LDS, die state b late. The die lines and points around the portrait are visible but the lines from the tops of NI in UNITED are very dull and nearly lost in flowlines. Our grade is MS60+ net AU58 for the tiny ticks, CC#6 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 65. Estimated Value $700 - UP
Ex Richard O'Brian, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2012:769-2015 EAC Sale, lot 227-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (lot ticket included).
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