Lot 205
1850 N-1 R2 PCGS graded MS63 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous light chocolate brown and steel with traces of underlying faded mint color showing on the reverse. Frosty and attractive. The only marks are a spot of darker olive brown toning at the left end of the base of the E in ONE and a barely visible planchet lamination at IC in AMERICA (as struck). MDS, die state a late, with faint remnants of the die lines over AMERIC still visible. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#5 in the Grellman census. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Frankenfield-Brown-Ellsworth provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer, 1 in 65, 1 in 66 for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $400-UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/12/1992:323-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:1570-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:777-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 12/26/2013-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Brown and Ellsworth collection envelopes and the last 2 lot tickets).
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