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1838 N-15 R5- PCGS graded VF30

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1838 N-15 R5- PCGS graded VF30
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1,500.00USD+ buyer's premium (300.00)
This item SOLD at 2023 Jul 01 @ 22:48UTC-5 : EST/CDT
Attractive glossy light to medium brown with darker chocolate brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and void of verdigris, but there are a few small contact marks. The notable marks are a nick or chip midway between star 1 and the chin, another on the upper lip, a tick at the hair below star 8, and a light vertical nick just right of the nostril. Only the first mark catches your eye. MDS, the usual die state for this rare variety. The obverse die is new and sharp while the reverse die is old and worn out. The contrast is obvious, and that feature helps identify the variety. Graded VF25 net F15 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census. Our grade is VF20. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS Gold Shield label.



Ex Clinton Hollins 2/1/1982-Jack H. Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:1168 (as VF20)-Jules Reiver, Heritage Auctions 1/24/2006:20118 (as VF25)-Colonel Ellsworth Collection, Early Cents Auctions 9/2/2022:235-Doctor Thomas Wachtel Collection (includes the Ellsworth lot ticket)