Lot 98
1847 N-1 R2 Repunched Date PCGS graded MS63 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous medium steel brown with 15% of the mint red remaining visible, mostly on the reverse. The only marks are a thin vertical streak of darker brown toning right of star 3, a puff of reddish brown toning at the bottom of the 4, and a spot of very shallow carbon on the left side of the E in ONE. M-LDS, die state c, with die cracks on the reverse. Repunching remains visible at the lower left of all 4 digits of the date. Our grade is MS60+, tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 8 finer: 4 in 64, 3 in 65, 1 in 66. Estimated Value $700 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 10/2/1993:221-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:340-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope and both lot tickets).
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| Realized $420 |
