EAC2025

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

 PEDIGREED OFF-CENTER 1847 N-1

yes LOT 365 1847 N-1 R2 Repunched Date, NGC graded Mint Error MS65 Brown, 20% Off Center . Beautiful lustrous medium brown and chocolate with peeps of faded mint red in protected areas on both sides. Just minor marks including a speck of carbon near the dentils under star 13, a faint diagonal hairline left of the earlobe, and three small splashes of darker chocolate brown toning on the unstruck portion of the planchet over RICA. E-MDS, die state b, with fine die cracks on the reverse. The repunching at the left bottom of the date is clear. Struck 20% off center to K-8. A remarkable mint error that comes with a superb provenance. Our grade is AU58. 110090-002

Ex Henry C. Hines-Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale, New Netherlands Coin Co., 8/19/1952:2204-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1974-Del Bland 10/1974-Jerry A. Bobbe 9/1978-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions, Superior 6/3/2002:2486

LOT 366 1847 N-3/33 R3 Repunched Date, NGC graded MS61 Brown . Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with underlying lighter reddish brown faded down from mint color, particularly on the obverse. No marks, just light friction on the highpoints. A small spot of slightly darker chocolate toning right of star 4 is the best identifying mark. MDS, die state c, with repunching visible on all 4 digits of the date and a couple die cracks on the reverse, but there are no rim cuds. This is Newcomb’s #3. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Jules Reiver Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. (The holder is scuffed.) 308008-003

Ex Fred Coops 5/10/1970-Jules Reiver Collection, Heritage Auctions 1/25/2006:20264 (lot ticket included)

98 Saturday, May 17 th , 2025 5PM EST • PITTSBURGH, PA