Lot 237
1850 N-9 R2 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous bright original mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints with more than two-thirds of the planchet showing bright mint color. A beautiful, impressive cent. The only notable marks are a small spot of darker steel toning at the right side of star 10 and traces of an old fingerprint at the top of the reverse. LDS, die state c, with a die crack at ME. The fine lines from the dentils left of star 6 seen in the earlier states are gone. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#8 honors in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 2 finer: 1 in 66, 1 in 67. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/29/2005:1888-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the lot ticket and an old collection pillbox inscribed with "A9" for the old Andrews die variety).
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| Realized $1,440 |
