Lot 461
1847 N-6 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous bright original mint red fading to light olive brown and steel on the highpoints; about half the red remains on the obverse and two-thirds on the reverse. There are a few small spots of darker toning (not carbon) on the obverse including one at the dentil tips left of star 3, another left of star 5, a third over the right side of star 7, and one between stars 8 & 9. A small speck of crud nestled inside the bottom of the D in UNITED and traces of an old fingerprint inside the wreath are the only notable marks on that side. M-LDS, die state b. The repunching left of the base of the 1 is gone but the spike down from the dentils between stars 6 & 7 is still sharp. Our grade is MS63. A very nice cent, tied for finest known honors with three other examples in the Grellman census. The attribution and Brown-Boka provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,750 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 1/25/1990:1205-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:138-Chris McCawley 3/1998-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:363-Chris McCawley, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/2004:626-Jon A. Boka, Heritage Auctions 9/7/2011:3072-Scott Enterline (includes the Boka collection envelope and last two lot tickets).
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| Realized $2,640 |
