EAC2025

EARLY AMERICAN COPPER SOCIETY AUCTION 2025  FOURTH FINEST N-7 LDS

yes LOT 378 1847 N-7 R2+ PCGS graded AU55 . Frosty light to medium brown with hints of underlying mint luster, mostly on the reverse. There is light friction on the highpoints and the only notable marks are a light scratch midway between stars 3 & 4 and a dull nick on the lower left point of star 9. Rare LDS, die state e, with three strong rim cuds on the obverse (18 to star 1, star 11 to star 12, and star 2 to star 13). The cud breaks are strong. A nice example of a neat die state. Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF45. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. 37283.55/40167975

Ex Stack’s Bowers unidentified sale, lot 7500 (lot ticket included)

 THE NEWCOMB-STARR 1847 N-8

yes LOT 379 1847 N-8 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown . Lustrous medium olive and steel with mint red on 15% of the obverse and on at least a third of the reverse. The notable defects, and they are trivial, are a speck of crud nestled between two dentils at star 1, a tiny reddish spot between star 4 and the nose, and a tiny planchet chip on the coronet over the I in LIBERTY. EDS, die state a, without the additional die crack through the top of ME. The fine die lines at the neck and throat are sharp and the obverse fields are smooth. Called MS63 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31238. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. The reverse is closer to MS64. A sharp, very attractive cent that comes with a great provenance. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. (The holder is lightly scuffed on the front.) 37287.64/18900147 Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Floyd T. Starr, Stack’s 6/13/1984:508 ($467.50)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:763 ($1438)-Adam Mervis, Heritage Auctions 1/10/2014:2293-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection, Goldbergs 9/25/2021:106 (last lot ticket included)

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