Lot 295
1851 N-30 R2 PCGS graded MS62 Brown, CAC Approved. Very attractive lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with traces of mint red showing on both sides. Just a few trivial marks including a small spot of very fine carbon on the jawline, a tick on the jaw, and a small dull nick over the left side of star 11. M-LDS, die state b late. The fields are flowlined and the point from the jaw is gone, but the points from the tops of ENT are still visible. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#9 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer in 65. Estimated Value $400 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/1997:632-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:992 ($431)-Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 9/16/2003:979-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope and both lot tickets).
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| Realized $528 |
