Lot 9
1840 N-5 R1 Large Date with Repunched 0 PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with traces of mellowed mint red on both sides, especially on the reverse. A choice cent except for a small splash of slightly darker brown toning from the tip of the nose to star 4 and a spot of similar toning just right of the D in UNITED. Sharply struck M-LDS, die state c. The repunching at the left top of the 0 is dull but visible and there are narrow rim cud breaks at stars 6 & 7. Our grade is MS62+, tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 2 finer: 1 in 64+, 1 in 65. Estimated Value $1,750 - UP
Ex George Phillips at the 1997 ANA Convention-Phyllis Thompson, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/2010:477-David Lawrence Rare Coins Auction #720, 8/10/2012-Fred Iskra Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2016:15-David Friedlander 1/4/2018-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection.
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| Realized $1,560 |
