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Sale 112
September 1-4, 2019 Pre Long Beach Auction
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Lot 1 |
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1816 N-1 R4 PCGS AU Details Tooled. Attractive frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate with a wisp of slightly darker olive brown toning from the nose down to star 2. The eye appeal of this cent is excellent but a glass reveals traces of extremely fine roughness on both sides, strongest around star 7. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are a couple dull, faint scratches in the field before the portrait (these may be the cause of the "Tooled" assessment). Rare E-MDS with a single rim cud break over star 10. A few examples are know without any cuds but most of this variety have a series of rim cud breaks from star 8 down to star 11. Graded net VF30 in the Noyes census, his photo #35644. Our grade is EF40+ sharpness net VF30. A decent example of this tough die variety that is tied for tenth finest known in the Noyes census. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Robert J. Kissner, New Netherlands Coin Co. 6/23/1954:344 (plated)-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes)-Chris McCawley 12/13/2002-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10001-The Westwood Collection (includes the Blaisdell and Naftzger collection envelopes and Wadlington collection notes).
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$690 |
Lot 2 |
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1816 N-2 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and light olive with faded mint red in protected areas, especially on the obverse. No spots or stains, and the only notable marks are a diagonal nick in the field under the chin and a thin nick on the leaves under the F in OF. E-MDS with the usual rim cud breaks from star 8 down to star 11 but before the additional smaller rim cud between stars 11 & 12. Most likely from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents discovered shortly following the end of the US Civil War. Our grade is MS60. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 4/20/2018-The Westwood Collection.
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$990 |
Lot 3 |
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1816 N-3 R4 EF45. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with a small spot of darker olive brown toning at the right top of the F in OF (which can help identify this cent). The surfaces are smooth and the fields are covered with satiny mint frost. There are a few minor ticks on the throat, a long nick tucked under TA in STATES, and a thin nick over the N in CENT. None of these marks is significant and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. MDS with narrow rim cud breaks from star 8 down to star 11. Graded EF45 and tied for CC#5 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #31554. Our grade is EF45 as well. And it comes with a very nice provenance. Estimate Value $1,800 - UP
Ex Walter Breen Collection, New Netherlands Coin Co. 12/7/1957:1325-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Del Bland)-Robert E. Vail, Superior 9/7/1997:356-unknown-1999 EAC Sale, lot 347-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1729-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:579-Philip Moore 6/12/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Blaisdell and Wells collection envelopes and the last 4 lot tickets).
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$2,760 |
Lot 4 |
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1816 N-4 R2 AU50. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown delicately mottled with some slightly lighter brown toning on the obverse. Underlying flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides and the eye appeal of this cent is outstanding. The only mark is a tiny scratch under ST in STATES. M-LDS. The small dash between the C and A in AMERICA is weak but still visible and the edge at star 6 is partially reeded (a curious feature seen on several die varieties of 1816 & 1817 cents). Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex Ed Jasper, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/29/2012:352-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).
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$690 |
Lot 5 |
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1816 N-5 R3 AU50. Lustrous mix of light steel brown and chocolate with peeps of very faded mint color in a couple of the protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has great eye appeal. The only mark is a small, shallow planchet flake (as struck) in the field left of star 9. Just a light touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. LDS. Both dies are worn and only about half of the dentils remain visible. The outer points of all the stars are drawn to the rim but the repunching under the left foot of the N in CENT remains visible. Faint traces of edge reeding are present outside of star 6 (similar to the preceding lot). Estimate Value $800 - UP
Ex 1991 EAC Sale, lot 109-Ed Jasper, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/29/2012:354-The Westwood Collection (includes the Jasper collection envelope and Goldberg lot ticket).
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$870 |
Lot 6 |
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1816 N-6 R2 AU50. Sharpness closer to mint state but there is a splash of reddish chocolate toning in the wreath under the first A in AMERICA. Otherwise the toning is a very attractive lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with a few small splashes of darker olive brown toning on both sides. Frosty golden light brown and tan faded down from mint color shows in many of the protected areas. No contact marks, just a touch of rub on the highpoints of the devices. MDS. The small chip on the upper edge of the loop of the 6 is clear. Both sides display radial die flowlines and the obverse fields show microscopic lumps from die rust. Traces of edge reeding are visible from star 4 to star 7. Estimate Value $800 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 4/1994-Ed Jasper, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/29/2012:355-The Westwood Collection (includes the Jasper collection envelope and Goldberg lot ticket).
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$480 |
Lot 7 |
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1816 N-7 R3 MS60. Frosty light olive and steel brown blending to medium olive in some of the protected areas. No spots or stains, but there is a bit of microscopic roughness around ONE and a faint hairline scratch under the end of the wreath ribbon. The obverse is virtually flawless. E-MDS with clearly defined dentils around both sides, and the repunching at the lower right of the O in ONE is still sharp. Traces of edge reeding are visible from star 5 to star 7. Graded MS60 by Bland and Noyes and at the lower end of the condition census in both lists, Noyes photo #28480. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Garry F. Fitzgerald 11/1972-C. Douglas Smith-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1985 EAC Sale, lot 314-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:295-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:412-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 9/16/2015:2008-The Westwood Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope, Wadlington collection notes, and the last 3 lot tickets).
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$870 |
Lot 8 |
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1816 N-8 R3 AU50. Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless with just a hint of wear on the highpoints of the devices. A microscopic chip in the center of the jaw is the best identifying mark, and you will need a glass to see it. E-MDS with a narrow rim cud break from star 11 to star 12. The reverse is rotated slightly CCW from the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU55 (PCGS label #1591.55/18480999 included). Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 3/30/2018-The Westwood Collection.
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$720 |
Lot 9 |
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1816 N-9 R3 EF45. Frosty olive brown and steel. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. No spots or stains, only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. A tiny rim nick over star 5 and another tiny one over star 10 can help identify this cent. M-LDS. Most of the repunching on the 81 is gone and die clashmarks show on the obverse, clearest over the back of the head. Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex Doug Bird 5/3/2013-The Westwood Collection.
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$552 |
Lot 10 |
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1817 N-1 R4 EF40. Very attractive frosty steel brown and chocolate. The fields are covered with flowline luster and the surfaces are nearly flawless. No spots or stains, and the only notable marks are a minor rim bruise over star 10, another over the U in UNITED, and a pair of tiny marks nestled under TA in STATES. LDS with clear die cracks extending from the bust tip and coronet tip. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 2/14/2014-The Westwood Collection.
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$930 |
Lot 11 |
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1817 N-2 R3 VF35. At least 5 points sharper but there is a fine pinscratch from the bottom of star 7 down to the throat where it fades away. Otherwise there are only a few trivial marks and the eye appeal is excellent. Very attractive frosty chocolate brown with underlying lighter brown toning in the field behind the portrait and a small spot of slightly darker olive brown toning at the right point of star 4. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. Rare EDS without the usual radial die crack from the dentils down through the first S in STATES. Called AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #27865. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex John Schreuder-Del Bland-Carl Windon 3/31/1988-Del Bland-Ed Jasper, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/29/2012:362-The Westwood Collection (includes the Jasper collection envelope and Goldberg lot ticket).
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$600 |
Lot 12 |
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1817 N-2 R3 PCGS graded AU58. Frosty olive brown and steel with lighter golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are nearly flawless; a thin diagonal nick under the ear lobe is the only notable mark. Just a touch of friction on the highest points of the devices. LDS with a bisecting die crack across the reverse from F-A down to NI. A premium example of this tough die variety. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. Estimate Value $850 - UP
Ex Heritage Auctions 2/25/2018:7102-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).
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$1,140 |
Lot 13 |
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1817 N-3 R2 VF35. Glossy dark steel brown and olive with underlying lighter olive and tan toning in protected areas on the reverse. No spots or stains, just a few microscopic contact marks including a tiny, very light scratch close under star 3. EDS with smooth fields, sharp dentils, and no clash marks. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-9. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU55 (NGC label #2598844-010 included, and it shows the Conour provenance. Estimate Value $250 - UP
Ex Jack Conour (via Shawn Yancey) 4/23/2013-The Westwood Collection.
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$348 |
Lot 14 |
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1817 N-3 R2 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Very attractive lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate with faint wisps of slightly darker steel brown toning on the reverse. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost that creates outstanding eye appeal, especially on the obverse. No marks or other defects, just the lightest touch of friction on the highest points. LDS with a fully developed "Mouse" break resting on the top of the head under the left side of star 8. A very nice example of this popular "Mouse Top" die state. Our grade is AU58. Noyes photo #27874. Estimate Value $1,800 - UP
Acquired unattributed by Ed Jasper at the 1978 ANA Convention bourse, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/29/2012:367-Chris McCawley 1/23/2013-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,620 |
Lot 15 |
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1817 N-4 R3+ PCGS graded AU53. Steel brown and olive. Frost covers the protected areas and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. However a strong glass reveals traces of extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas (the roughness so minor that PCGS elected to ignore it). Just a few trivial marks including a shallow planchet flake in the field before the lips (as struck) and a small pit at a dentil tip under the right foot of the first 1 in the date. MDS with a die crack through the date extending well beyond both sides of the date, and there is a radial die crack branching down to the dentils under the right side of star 1. What might look like a small cud break in the dentils at star 1 is a minor planchet lamination that folded over. Quite deceptive. Our grade is net VF35+. Noyes photo #33344. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $650 - UP
Ex Stack's 10/6/1956:18-Herbert M. Oechsner, Stack's 9/8/1988:73-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/1994:12-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10013-The Westwood Collection (includes the last 3 lot tickets).
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$690 |
Lot 16 |
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1817 N-5 R3 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty golden tan and light brown faded down from mint color in protected areas. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. Essentially flawless; a microscopic struck-through line meandering off the left side of star 8 (as struck) may help identify this cent. Looks mint state but there is a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices. MDS. The repunching on the bottom of the N in ONE is still clear. Our grade is AU58. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 9/22/2016-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,800 |
Lot 17 |
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1817 N-6 R1 EF45+. Glossy chocolate brown delicately mottled with slightly darker olive brown. Frosty lighter steel brown toning shows in the protected areas, especially on the obverse. The only marks are a few small rim nicks at the D in UNITED. Sharply struck offering outstanding eye appeal for the grade, close to AU50. E-MDS showing clearly defined dentils around both sides and fine radial die flowlines in the fields. Estimate Value $700 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds-Wayne Anderson 3/1994 (at the EAC Convention)-Ed Jasper, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/29/2012:373-The Westwood Collection (includes the Jasper collection envelope and Goldberg lot ticket).
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$900 |
Lot 18 |
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1817 N-6 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous medium steel and light olive brown with traces of frosty golden tan faded down from mint color on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers all but the highest points of the devices and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a thin crease or nick on the chin and a spot of lighter reddish brown toning on star 7. LDS with radial flowlines from most of the stars to the rim. Our grade is AU58. Noyes photo #38586. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz 3/17/1988-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1750-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Wells collection envelope, Wadlington collection notes, and both lot tickets).
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$1,320 |
Lot 19 |
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1817 N-7 R7 (as a die state) VG10. Sharpness VF35 but the surfaces are covered with fine roughness under rather glossy dark olive and lighter chocolate brown toning. Shallow verdigris covers the protected areas on both sides, especially on the reverse. The major eye-catcher is a planchet lamination that reaches across the obverse from above star 4 to star 13 (as struck). Extremely rare EDS without any trace of the usually seen "Mouse" break on top of the head. No more than 10 "Mouseless" examples are known, and the finest of that group grades VF20. Estimate Value $1,250 - UP
Ex Henry T. Hettger, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:633-The Westwood Collection.
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$600 |
Lot 20 |
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1817 N-7 R3 VF30. Ten points sharper but the fields and protected areas on the reverse are covered with extremely faint roughness. No verdigris and only a few minor marks including a diagonal nick up from the right corner of the mouth. Dark steel brown and olive with some lighter brown toning in protected areas on both sides. MDS. The large "Mouse" break on top of the head is strong but there are no additional rim cuds or die cracks. A neat intermediate die state. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex Heritage Auctions 8/30/2016:7128 (in an NGC XF45 holder)-Doug Bird 5/3/2013-The Westwood Collection.
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$240 |
Lot 21 |
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1817 N-8 R2 PCGS graded AU58. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Frosty mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides and this cent has great eye appeal. The only mark is a small, shallow planchet flake near the dentils at star 7, as struck. MDS with a tiny spike up to the left from the top of the head, the so-called "Finger Mouse or Peeking Mouse" break (which is larger in the later die state). The area below star 5 is starting to sink and become rough, as always in the later die states of the variety. A choice cent. Our grade is EF45. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $750 - UP
Ex 1981 ANA Auction, Bowers & Merena 7/28/1981:1789-unknown-1998 EAC Sale, lot 184-Denis Mendelson 7/16/1998-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10016-The Westwood Collection (includes the Wadlington collection notes and last 2 lot tickets).
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$660 |
Lot 22 |
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1817 N-8 R2 NGC graded AU55. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with traces of reddish steel brown faded down from mint color in protected areas on the reverse. The only marks are a few tiny ticks on the tip of the bust and a very small planchet lamination void on the rim just right of the second S in STATES (as struck). The toning is a bit dark but the luster is consistent with what you expect to see on a nice mint state coin. LDS with a full "Mouse" break reaching up to the left from the top of the head under star 8. This is the so-called "Finger Mouse" since it is shaped more like a finger than a rodent, but the rodent name sticks since it is located in the same place as the other "Mouse" breaks seen on 1817 cents. The shallow depression that forms in the field under star 5 as the die wears is obvious. Our grade is EF45+. Estimate Value $900 - UP
Ex New England Rare Coin Auctions 5/20/1977:37-Ken Pines-Del Bland 11/1979-Ed Jasper, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/29/2012:377-Chris McCawley 10/11/2013-The Westwood Collection.
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$540 |
Lot 23 |
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1817 N-9 R2 EF40. Slightly sharper but there are some rim nicks on the obverse, the strongest of these at star 1. Otherwise this piece is quite attractive and it has the eye appeal of a higher grade. Glossy chocolate and steel blending to olive in protected areas. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides. Sharply struck E-MDS showing minor die flowlines but no trace of the "Mouse" break on top of the head. The sharp, nearly vertical die lines at the throat and right foot of the first 1 are still clear and the dentils are crisp on both sides. Another attractive, lightly worn cent. Estimate Value $350 - UP
Ex Tom Wolf 4/1972-Ed Jasper, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/29/2012:378-The Westwood Collection (includes the Jasper collection envelope and Goldberg lot ticket).
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$252 |
Lot 24 |
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1817 N-9 R2 AU50. Sharpness very close to mint state but very lightly cleaned leaving slightly lighter toning on the highest points of the devices. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with a puff of darker brown toning under the end of the wreath stem. Otherwise the only mark is a tiny rim nick over the second T in STATES. LDS with a "Mouse" break on top of the head. A very nice cent in spite of the light cleaning. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU58 ({PCGS label #1594.58/27256909 included). Estimate Value $800 - UP
Ex Richard McPheeter-Stuart Hodge, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/2004:333-unknown-Stack's Bowers 3/14/2013:1091-The Westwood Collection (includes the Hodge collection envelope and last lot ticket).
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$780 |
Lot 25 |
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1817 N-10 R1 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Beautiful lustrous bluish steel brown and olive with very faded mint red showing in some of the protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a tiny planchet flake under the eye, a couple nick-like planchet voids in the field left of star 11 (all as struck), and a tiny rim nick at star 5. LDS with a very narrow rim cud at star 3 and the outer point of every star drawn to the rim by flowlines. A fine double profile shows on the neck, a result of die bounce, not a doubled die. Our grade is AU58 thanks to a hint of friction on the highest points, but this cent has solid mint state eye appeal. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,400 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 6/1998-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/2000:1760-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10018-The Westwood Collection (includes the Wells collection envelope, the Wadlington collection notes, and both lot tickets).
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$990 |
Lot 26 |
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1817 N-11 R1 PCGS Unc Details Cleaning. Frosty chocolate brown and bluish steel with hints of lighter reddish steel brown in protected areas. The eye appeal of this cent is excellent but it may have been lightly cleaned long ago. The only marks are some extremely faint hairlines on both sides, and you need a strong glass to see them. Nicely struck EDS with fine die flowlines just starting to show off the dentil tips. Our grade is AU55 sharpness net AU50. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $400 - UP
Ex Ludwig T. Smith, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/7/1995:437-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10019-The Westwood Collection (includes the Wadlington collection notes and both lot tickets).
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$456 |
Lot 27 |
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1817 N-11 R1 VF35. Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. Essentially perfect offering the eye appeal of an about uncirculated grade. The only mark is a small nick hidden in the dentils over the I in UNITED. M-LDS with die flowlines connecting most of the stars to the dentils. A choice cent with superior eye appeal, just lightly worn. And it comes with a very nice provenance. Estimate Value $1,325 - UP
Ex Henry Chapman-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/1984:1571-Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:550-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1762-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/2004:1303 (lot ticket included)-John Koebert, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/13/2015:244-The Westwood Collection (includes the Koebert collection envelope and last 2 lot tickets).
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Lot 28 |
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1817 N-12 R3 NGC graded XF45. Glossy olive brown and steel with traces of frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas on the reverse. There are a few tiny contact marks scattered over both sides, none notable. The surfaces are smooth and attractive except for a patch of microscopic roughness near the dentil tips between stars 4 & 5. MDS with a very thick crack connecting the 1 & 7 in the date in addition to the earlier die cracks through the date and most stars. A scarce die variety that is difficult to find in grades above VF. Our grade is VF30+. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 10/11/2013-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,200 |
Lot 29 |
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1817 N-13 R1 AU55. Choice glossy light chocolate and steel brown with hints of underlying frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on the obverse. This cent has superior eye appeal, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. The only notable marks are a small tick on the neck under the earlobe and a tiny planchet lamination (as struck) at the dentils above the I in AMERICA. Nicely struck E-MDS. The die line connecting the bases of the I and C in AMERICA is strong and the fields are starting to show fine radial flowlines. Probably from the Randall Hoard of mint state cents. Noyes photo #28665. Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex Tom Morley, 1983 EAC Sale, 5/7/1983:324-Tom Morley, Superior 5/28/1989:554-"DWP" 4/1993-Ed Jasper, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/29/2012:389-The Westwood Collection (includes the Jasper collection envelope and Goldberg lot ticket).
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$990 |
Lot 30 |
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1817 N-14 R1 AU58. Frosty golden tan and steel brown with hints of very faded mint color in some of the protected areas. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a few small spots of darker brown toning in the field close before the nose and one more over star 11 plus a tiny pinprick just right of the mouth. LDS with flowlines on both sides and a die crack connecting stars 1-3. Softly struck on the upper part of the hair buns and on the opposing leaves under ICA. Most likely from the Randall Hoard of mint state cents. Estimate Value $400 - UP
Ex J. J. Teaparty 10/22/2014-The Westwood Collection.
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$288 |
Lot 31 |
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1817 N-15 R4 PCGS graded AU58. Choice frosty steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are satiny and nearly free of marks, and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. Two tiny diagonal streaks of darker toning on the N in ONE and a pair of tiny ticks off the left end of the line under CENT can help identify this cent, but those marks are insignificant. MDS with a fine die crack connecting stars 1-3 and die clashmarks on both sides. A premium example of this tough die variety. Graded AU50 by Del Bland. Noyes says AU50 sharpness net EF45, his photo #31516. Our grade is EF45+, very close to AU50. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,250 - UP
Ex W. E. Johnson FPL 1965-W. E. Johnson FPL 5/1967-Charles Brainard (for Jack Collins)-Del Bland-Robert E. Vail, Superior 9/7/1997:378-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10023-The Westwood Collection (includes the last 2 lot tickets).
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$1,200 |
Lot 32 |
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1817 N-16 R1 15-Star Obverse EF40. Attractive frosty medium chocolate brown. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides and this cent offers great eye appeal (which is a hallmark of this collection). No defects, just a few microscopic ticks on the neck, and none is visible without the aid of a strong glass. MDS with a rim cud break over AM in AMERICA. There is strike doubling on the lower edge of the portrait along the truncation plus additional doubling on the date. A very nice example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Estimate Value $1,100 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 7/1997-R. J. Rudolph Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/5/2016:301-The Westwood Collection (includes the Goldberg lot ticket).
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$1,200 |
Lot 33 |
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1817 N-17 R4 VF35. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there is an obvious nick on the jaw and a stain on the reverse. The obverse is a very attractive medium brown and light chocolate with mint frost covering the protected areas. The reverse is a mix of frosty medium brown and dark bluish olive brown. Traces of glue or some other substance can be found on the reverse (perhaps removable?). MDS with several die cracks on the reverse and the right top of the first T in STATES clearly raised towards the rim. A sharp cent with upside potential if the glue or lacquer can be removed from the reverse. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP
Ex Jim Long 9/18/2012-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,320 |
Lot 34 |
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1818 N-1 R2 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with puffs of slightly darker chocolate brown on the upper part of the obverse. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and the eye appeal is excellent. Looks mint state but there is a hint of friction on the highest points of the portrait. MDS with a narrow rim cud from star 3 nearly to star 5 and dull die clashmarks on both sides. Struck with the reverse rotated about 30 degrees CCW from the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Our grade is AU50. Estimate Value $550 - UP
Ex Heritage Auctions 9/7/2016:7061-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).
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$528 |
Lot 35 |
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1818 N-1 R2 PCGS graded AU55. Frosty mix of dark steel brown and chocolate with puffs of lighter brown in the field before the portrait. Nearly free of contact marks, just a few insignificant ticks that do not catch your eye. M-LDS with a narrow rim cud break from star 3 up nearly to star 5 and the outer tips of most stars drawn to the rim by flowlines. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW. Our grade is EF45. Noyes graded EF45, photo #36637. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $450 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 2/1992-Joe V. Dooley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/1997:294-Stuart MacDonald, Heritage Auctions 9/1997:5194-unknown-Goldbergs 2/2001:408-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10026-The Westwood Collection (includes the Wadlington collection notes and the last 2 lot tickets).
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$432 |
Lot 36 |
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1818 N-2 R4 PCGS AU Details Devices Engraved. Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. The only defects are a half dozen extremely faint pin scratches that someone added to the brow lock to recreate hair strands in an area that never shows those fine details. Fortunately those added lines are visible only with the aid of a strong glass. Nicely struck EDS. The die crack through the top of UNITED ST is light and the extension to the rim from the T in UNITED is faint. The obverse is uncracked. A beautiful if imperfect example of this scarce die variety. Our grade is net VF35. Noyes graded EF40 sharpness net VF30, his photo #20749. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,250 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 6/2/1986-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:703-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/1991:247-Bill Quain, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/8/1994:266-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1773-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10027-The Westwood Collection (includes the Mendelson and Wells collection envelopes and all 5 lot tickets).
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$750 |
Lot 37 |
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1818 N-3 R3 PCGS graded MS62 Brown, CAC Approved. Beautiful lustrous bluish steel and chocolate brown. The fields are hard and the eye appeal of this cent is outstanding. A reddish stain in the dentils over TES in STATES is the only notable mark. Very early die state (VEDS) with raised lumps in the field before the portrait and hints of reflectivity in the fields on both sides. The spike up from the tip of the coronet is sharp and the repunching on the base of the second A in AMERICA is clear. Our grade is AU55 thanks to a hint of friction on the highest points of the portrait. Noyes photo #38559. A very nice cent, and it comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Louis Eliasberg, Sr., Bowers & Merena 5/20/1996:545 (via Don Valenziano)-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1783-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 7/16/2015:2040-Greg Hannigan 12/14/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Wells collection envelope and first 2 lot tickets).
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$2,880 |
Lot 38 |
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1818 N-4 R4+ G5. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with a few coppery tan highlights from a very light cleaning. The surfaces are smooth and there are no significant marks. E-MDS with a bulge at the chin but no die crack through star 3. Estimate Value $350 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 11/10/2012-The Westwood Collection.
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$132 |
Lot 39 |
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1818 N-4 R4+ F12. Sharpness VF20 but dark olive and steel with fine roughness under the natural patina. No verdigris. A small pitmark or planchet chip midway between stars 8 & 9 is the best identifying mark. LDS with obvious swelling on the obverse and a dull die crack from the rim through star 3 into the field at right. Noyes graded VF20 sharpness net VG10, his photo #28219. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Gordon Harnack 4/78-John D. Wright, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/10/2008:1423-Tom Reynolds 5/5/2012-The Westwood Collection.
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Lot 40 |
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1818 N-5 R3 AU50. Sharpness closer to mint state but expertly recolored frosty light to medium chocolate brown and steel. Looks totally original now. No marks or roughness, and the eye appeal is outstanding. Nicely struck M-LDS with a fine die crack from star 1 down to the dentils left of the date. Estimate Value $700 - UP
Ex Clarke E. Gilhousen, Superior 10/1973:35-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:439-Tom Reynolds, Superior 9/1998:1328-Tom Reynolds 11/30/2003-Terry Denman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 8/31/2014:329-The Westwood Collection (last lot ticket included).
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$504 |
Lot 41 |
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1818 N-6 R1 PCGS graded AU55. Lustrous medium brown and very attractive except for a doughnut-shaped spot of dark olive brown toning on the jaw. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on both sides, but there is a hint of friction on the highest points of the portrait. M-LDS with the usual die crack that meanders through much of the legend outside the wreath. In addition there are dull but clearly visible lapping lines through CA in AMERICA. Strike doubling shows on several elements of the obverse including the nostrils, jaw, truncation, and many of the stars (a result of die shift or bounce, not a doubled die). Graded MS60 by Noyes, his photo #24345. Our grade is net AU55. Comes with a nice provenance that includes several prominent collectors of large cents. Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex Alfred Bonard, Numismatic Enterprises 2/1968:104-Jack Collins, Bowers & Ruddy 1/1983:571-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:496-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/1991:350-Don Valenziano, Jr., 1992 EAC Sale, lot 194-Stuart MacDonald, Heritage Auctions 9/1997:5196-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10032-The Westwood Collection (includes the Kuntz and MacDonald collection envelopes, the Wadlington collection notes, and all but the first lot ticket).
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$576 |
Lot 42 |
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1818 N-7 R1 AU55. Frosty tan and light steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are satiny and virtually free of contact marks. A splash of darker reddish brown toning between stars 7 & 8 is the only notable mark. LDS. A small cud break connects the top of the O in OF to the rim and there is a fine die crack from the tip of the coronet through star 5 to the rim. A neat die state. Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex David Johnson 6/20/2012-The Westwood Collection.
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$750 |
Lot 43 |
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1818 N-8 R3 EF45. Sharpness near mint state but there are small splashes of olive brown crud scattered over the lower half of the obverse while the rest of the planchet is essentially flawless. The reverse is choice in every respect. Glossy light olive and chocolate with lots of underlying frosty tan and golden brown. LDS with a series of rim cud breaks from star 5 to star 8. The center dot on the reverse is gone, lapped off the die during this marriage. Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex Doug Bird 5/3/2013-The Westwood Collection.
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$630 |
Lot 44 |
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1818 N-9 R3 PCGS graded AU55. Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with a splash of darker reddish chocolate toning at star 6. The only notable contact marks are a collection of ticks on the jaw and upper part of the neck. M-LDS. The center dot on the reverse is faint, nearly gone. In addition there is a triple profile on the last 2 digits in the date and on the lower curls, and doubling shows on other curls, along the back of the ear, and on the truncation (all from die shift or bounce). This is the plate coin for the die variety in John Wright's "The Cent Book." Our grade is AU50. Comes with a nice provenance that has been traced back nearly a century. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex A. De Yoanna-J. K. Shoffner, Henry Chapman 4/25/1923:311-Henry C. Hines-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Del Bland) 9/1976-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:507-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:703-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:10035-The Westwood Collection (includes the last 2 lot tickets).
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$504 |
Lot 45 |
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1818 N-10 R1 AU55. Choice frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. Satiny luster covers all but the highpoints and this cent has great eye appeal. Essentially flawless with just a light touch of friction on the highest points of the devices. E-MDS. The die cracks always seen through the date and stars are present but they are lighter than normally seen on the Randall Hoard survivors of this variety. The obverse fields are smooth and just starting to show microscopic flowlines. A beautiful cent, just short of uncirculated. Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 5/4/2013-The Westwood Collection.
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$480 |
Lot 46 |
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1819/8 N-1 R1 Overdate 9 over 8 AU50. Frosty steel and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the obverse. No spots or stains and nearly void of contact marks. A tiny hairline scratch between the C & A in AMERICA is the best identifying mark and it is barely visible. E-MDS. The overdate feature is obvious. In addition there are triple profiles on the nostrils and doubling on the lips, jaw, truncation, and many of the curls (from die shift or bounce). Removed from a PCGS holder graded AU55 (PCGS label #1612.55/16667670 included). Estimate Value $850 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 10/4/2013-The Westwood Collection.
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$690 |
Lot 47 |
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1819 N-2 R1 Large Date AU50. Close to mint state with just a hint of friction on the highest points of the portrait, but this cent was cleaned long ago. Retoned glossy bluish steel and chocolate with underlying reddish steel brown and rose in some of the protected areas on the obverse. The notable marks are a light diagonal scratch under star 7, and a small spot of very fine carbon in the field right of the inner curl, and a nick-like planchet chip at the left foot of the E in CENT (as struck). The reverse of this cent has the look of a choice mint state piece. Very early die state with hard, reflective fields on both sides. The undertype 8 (or inverted 9) under the 9 is sharp and the repunching on the 8 is clear. A neat die state. Estimate Value $700 - UP
Ex Pierre Fricke 10/28/2012-The Westwood Collection.
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$552 |
Lot 48 |
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1819 N-3 R3- Close Stars EF40+. Frosty light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints of the portrait. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. No spots or stains, just a few tiny ticks on the cheek and nostril. There is a nick-like planchet chip close over star 1 and a thin planchet fold hidden in the dentils over the E in UNITED, both as struck, and these two marks might help identify this cent. The reverse is choice and would grade at least EF45. M-LDS. A very nice example of this scarce "Close Stars" variety. Graded EF40 by Noyes, his photo #28587. Estimate Value $900 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 2/1989-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/1991:270-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1800-Philip Moore 7/28/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Mendelson, Wells, and Moore collection envelopes and both lot tickets).
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$1,020 |
Lot 49 |
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1819 N-4 R3 Close Stars PCGS Unc Details Damage. Attractive glossy chocolate and olive brown. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal. But a glass reveals an old scuff on the highpoints of the portrait that left a collection of fine parallel scratches hidden in the toning. The only other defect of note is a collection of tiny planchet flakes to the right from star 13, as struck. M-LDS. The die line connecting the bases of the T & E in STATES is faint and fine die rust is evident on the reverse (tiny lumps on the coin). Noyes grades this cent AU50 sharpness net VF35 and tied for CC#6, his photo #36236. Our grade is AU50+ sharpness net VF35+. A sharp example of this scarce variety, and it comes with an outstanding provenance. The attribution and Clarke-Frankenfield-Ellsworth provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP
Ex T. James Clarke, Abe Kosoff 4/1956:164-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Del Bland) 9/1976-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:360-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:716-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 12/22/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Ellsworth collection envelope and Frankenfield lot ticket).
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$720 |
Lot 50 |
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1819 N-5 R3 NGC graded AU58. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with underlying frosty lighter brown and tan in some of the protected areas and peeps of faded mint red remaining visible on the obverse. A very attractive cent, especially the obverse, with just a few trivial contact marks including a very light vertical tick off the chin and an equally light one in the field off the brow lock. Nicely struck, particularly the obverse thanks to the newer die used for that side. E-MDS. The right top of the first T in STATES is softly struck due to a shallow clog in the die at that spot. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. A very nice example of a variety that is unknown in true mint state by EAC standards. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex J. O. Parsons-Manuel Ahumada-Chris McCawley 11/14/2015-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,200 |
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