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Lot 101 |
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1823 Private Restrike MS62. Attractive glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Great eye appeal with no spots, stains, or marks. Quite sharply struck for this privately struck issue; all the fine hair details are crisply defined. LDS showing all the die cracks and rim cuds known for this unofficial restrike made outside the mint in the 1860's and 1870's using scrap dies from the U.S. Mint. The obverse die was used for the 1823 N-2 variety while the reverse was used to strike the 1813 S-293 variety. Estimate Value $1,800 - UP
Ex Tom Bast, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:305-John Keyes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/22/2013:289-The Westwood Collection (includes the Keyes collection envelope and both lot tickets).
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$1,080 |
Lot 102 |
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1824/2 N-1 R1 Overdate 4 over 2 VF35. Ten points sharper but very lightly cleaned and expertly retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate. Looks original now. The surfaces are satiny and attractive offering excellent eye appeal. There is a patch of very faint microscopic roughness under EN in CENT and two small nicks over star 13. M-LDS. The fields are covered with fine radial die flowlines but the overdate remains clear. Faint die cracks join star 1 to the adjacent 1 and star 6 to star 7, and a stronger die crack passes through the bottom of the legend outside the wreath with the exception of OF. A weaker die crack is visible from the bottom of the second S in STATES down to the wreath and up to the right foot of the first A in AMERICA. The variety is unknown without these cracks, although the one through the wreath below OF is sometimes faint. The rim crumbles at star 2 & stars 3-5 found in the latest state are not present. The overdate feature is obvious to the unaided eye. A very nice example of this popular "Redbook" overdate variety. Called EF45 net VF35 in the Noyes census, his photo #37119. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP
Ex Christian M. Petersen, Kagin's 1/30/1986:5441-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:184-Pierre Fricke, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/17/2017:388-The Westwood Collection (includes the last lot ticket).
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$1,080 |
Lot 103 |
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1824 N-2 R2 EF45+. Frosty light to medium brown with darker olive brown toning on the upper part of the obverse and around the lower edge of the reverse. Traces of faded mint red are visible on the reverse. Underlying mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. M-LDS with flowlines connecting the date and many stars to the rim and crumbling inside the top of the N in CENT. Would be choice if the toning was more uniform. Estimate Value $900 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 4/20/2018-The Westwood Collection.
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$840 |
Lot 104 |
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1824 N-3 R2 EF45. Frosty dark steel and medium brown with lighter brown and tan in protected areas on the obverse. Fine flowline luster shows in the protected areas on both sides. The only notable marks are a diagonal nick on the chin and another under star 4. MDS. The inner circle at the dentil tips on the left side of the obverse is dull but clearly visible. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU53 (PCGS label #1636.53/25101125 included). Estimate Value $1,250 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 11/12/2016-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,140 |
Lot 105 |
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1824 N-4 R2 PCGS graded AU55. Frosty dark steel and olive brown mottled with lighter brown and chocolate. A very sharp cent with underlying luster in the fields and protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a thin planchet void on the jaw, a couple tiny nicks on the end of the nose, and a few microscopic scratches at EN in CENT. EDS. The obverse has a few fine die cracks and the arc line between the second S in STATES and the O in OF is clear. Our grade is AU50 net EF45+. The attribution and Darby-Ellsworth provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $2,400 - UP
Ex Phil Darby 10/18/2007-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 3/30/2018-The Westwood Collection (includes the Ellsworth collection envelope).
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$1,320 |
Lot 106 |
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1824/2 N-5 R4 Overdate 4 over 2 NGC graded VF30. Attractive glossy medium steel brown and chocolate. No roughness or verdigris, only trivial nicks of no significance. A light diagonal nick in the field before the lips may help identify this cent. MDS with crumbling in the dentils from star 3 to star 5. Our grade is VF20. A nice example of this tough die variety. The overdate feature is clear (and is noted on the NGC label). Estimate Value $1,400 - UP
Ex Heritage Auctions 6/4/2014:7116-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).
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$1,560 |
Lot 107 |
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1824/2 N-5 R4 Overdate 4 over 2 F12. Sharpness VF20 or better, especially on the reverse, but the obverse surfaces are a bit uneven from microscopic roughness. The reverse is smooth but there are some microscopic specks of greenish verdigris hidden in some of the protected areas. Rather glossy mix of reddish chocolate brown and olive with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Hints of flowline frost show in protected areas on the reverse. The only contact marks are a dull diagonal nick in the center of the cheek and a minor rim bruise at star 7. LDS with crumbling in the dentils from star 2 to star 5. The overdate feature is dull but visible. Estimate Value $450 - UP
Ex The Collector's Coin Shoppe (Willimantic, CT) 4/1/2012-The Westwood Collection.
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$324 |
Lot 108 |
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1825 N-1 R4 NGC graded EF45. Glossy chocolate brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lighter golden brown in protected areas. Underlying mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides. Only a few trivial contact marks from choice. This cent has excellent eye appeal, nearly choice. Our grade is VF25+, very close to VF30. E-MDS. The die crack through the bottom of the date is clear but there are no rim cud breaks. Struck slightly off center to K-11.5. This was the finest example of the variety offered in the famous Jules Reiver collection The attribution and Reiver provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimate Value $1,800 - UP
Ex Garry Fitzgerald 11/13/1968-Jules Reiver, Heritage Auctions 1/24/2006:19837-Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/3/2013:441-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,860 |
Lot 109 |
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1825 N-2 R2 NGC graded AU58, CAC Approved. Very attractive frosty medium brown and light chocolate with lighter golden steel brown faded down from mint color in protected areas. The only notable marks are a dull nick or tiny scratch on the bust tip, a spot of darker toning (not carbon) inside the A in STATES, and a thin diagonal nick over the right side of the N in CENT. M-LDS with very fine die cracks on both sides but no crumbling on the obverse rim. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Eric Newman provenance are noted on the special NGC label. Estimate Value $2,200 - UP
Ex Eric P. Newman Collection, Heritage Auctions 11/14/2014:3138-The Westwood Collection (includes the Newman collection envelope and lot ticket).
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$1,800 |
Lot 110 |
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1825 N-3 R3 NGC graded MS61 Brown. Choice frosty light to medium olive and chocolate with underlying light golden brown faded down from mint color in some of the protected areas on the obverse. Hints of reddish chocolate brown toning can be found in protected areas on the reverse. Virtually void of contact marks but there is a hint of extremely fine roughness in the reddish areas on the reverse. A small, very thin nick just right of the eye is the best identifying mark, but it is barely visible with a glass. LDS with a die crack from the bust tip to the dentils under star 1. A cent that has great eye appeal and just a touch wear on the highpoints. Graded AU50 by Del Bland. Our grade is EF45+, very close to AU50. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimate Value $1,700 - UP
Ex Lester Merkin 3/16/1967:225-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:588-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3494-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 12/7/2013-The Westwood Collection (includes the Brown, Rasmussen, and Ellsworth collection envelopes and all three lot tickets).
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$2,100 |
Lot 111 |
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1825 N-4 R3 EF40. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. Smooth and nearly free of marks. A planchet flake at the top of the B in LIBERTY (as struck) and a thin nick in the field close off the end of the nose are the only notable marks. MDS with fine die cracks on both sides but without the final crack from the rim right of OF to the N in CENT. Estimate Value $900 - UP
Ex Don Valenziano 6/29/1992-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1861-Tom Reynolds 4/17/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Wells collection envelope and lot ticket).
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$870 |
Lot 112 |
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1825 N-6 R3 AU50. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate with lustrous lighter brown and steel covering the protected areas, especially on the obverse. There are some light contact marks on both sides, mostly in the field before the portrait. A faint puff of slightly reddish brown toning at the 82 can help identify this cent. LDS with fine die cracks on both sides. Our grade is AU50. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU58 (PCGS label #1642.58/19306358 included). Estimate Value $1,200 - UP
Ex Heritage Auctions 2/7/2013:3077-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).
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$1,800 |
Lot 113 |
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1825 N-7 R3 EF40. Glossy light chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and show only a few trivial marks. There is a pinprick at the upper left point of star 11, a couple very faint hairlines on the cheek, and a tiny spot of dark toning under the left end of the line below CENT. LDS with significant dentil fusing on the obverse, a die crack from the curl at star 13 down to the dentils right of the date, and another crack from the forehead to star 4. A fine double profile shows on the lips, throat, and neck. Graded EF40 by Bill Noyes, EF45 by Del Bland. This is the plate coin for the die variety in the John Wright reference on the cents of 1816-1839. Estimate Value $700 - UP
Ex Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:594-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1864-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 11/3/2016:1041-The Westwood Collection (includes the Brown and Wells collection envelopes, the Wadlington collection notes, and all three lot tickets).
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$690 |
Lot 114 |
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1825 N-8 R3 PCGS AU Details Scratch. Frosty olive and steel mixed with some lighter brown and reddish chocolate toning on the obverse. The "Scratch" over NE in ONE mentioned on the PCGS label is a struck-through line caused by a fiber or brush bristle on the die, but there are traces of extremely faint roughness on the reverse, mostly at NE and NT in ONE CENT. No verdigris, and the only notable contact marks is a dull nick on the forehead. EDS with an uncracked obverse and sharp dentils on both sides. Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF45. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $900 - UP
Ex T. Grove-Tom Morley-Louis Ullian, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/6/2000:311-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 12/7/2013-The Westwood Collection (includes the Morley and Ellsworth collection envelopes and Superior lot ticket).
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$540 |
Lot 115 |
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1825 N-9 R2 NGC graded MS61 Brown. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with lustrous lighter brown and tan in protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a spot of slightly darker toning (not carbon) in the field off the upper right point of star 2 and a couple tiny ticks in the field close over the head below the left point of star 8. MDS with an extremely faint die crack from the dentils over star 3 to the forelock and microscopic die rust on the portrait. An attractive, sharply struck cent, and it comes with a nice provenance. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the devices. This is the plate coin for the die variety in John Wright's reference on the cents of 1816-1839. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimate Value $2,400 - UP
Ex Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:598-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3500-R. J. Rudolph Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/5/2016:319-The Westwood Collection (includes the last lot ticket).
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$2,220 |
Lot 116 |
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1825 N-10 R3 NGC graded MS62 Brown. Frosty olive brown and steel mixed with some lighter brown and chocolate on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and satiny, and the only notable mark is a very light rim bruise between stars 7 & 8. Otherwise this cent is choice, just very lightly worn on the highpoints of the devices. MDS with a fine die crack from the back of the ear to the bust and peak of the 1 to the dentils below star 1, plus dentil fusing at star 10. A very nice example of this scarce die variety. Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF45+. Estimate Value $2,400 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 9/22/2016-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,740 |
Lot 117 |
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1825 N-10 R3 VF25. Glossy light olive with puffs of light reddish chocolate brown toning at CE in CENT and NI in UNITED. The sharpness is close to VF30 but there is a scuff of faint hairlines hidden in the hair at the top of the head plus a couple more in the field above, and some light nicks on the lower part of the neck. Nicely struck LDS, a very scarce die state, with a cud break connecting star 7 to the rim above. Estimate Value $375 - UP
Ex Jack Borchardt (Fort Findlay Coins) 2/1979-John D. Wright Collection 1/18/2006-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley-Pierre Fricke 9/23/2012-The Westwood Collection.
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$216 |
Lot 118 |
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1826 N-1 R2 EF45. Beautiful frosty medium chocolate and steel. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and the eye appeal is outstanding. Nicely struck E-MDS with a small but strong rim cud break at star 6. The diagonal dash just right of the date is obvious (most likely the remnant of a stray star). A choice cent with great eye appeal, just very lightly worn on the highpoints. Estimate Value $800 - UP
Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/5/2016:321-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).
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$870 |
Lot 119 |
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1826 N-3 R3 AU55. Frosty olive and chocolate with reddish steel overtones in the obverse fields. Sharply struck with great eye appeal, just a touch of rub on the highest points from mint state. A thin diagonal nick midway between stars 7 & 8 is the only notable mark. E-MDS. The obverse fields are slightly reflective and there is minor crumbling in the dentils from star 6 to star 8. At the lower end of the condition census for the die variety. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Pierre Fricke 7/28/2013-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,680 |
Lot 120 |
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1826 N-4 R2 AU55+. Choice lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate. A beautiful cent with solid mint state eye appeal. The only mark is a tiny planchet lamination on the rim even with the bottom of star 4 (as struck). MDS with very fine radial die flowlines from the dentils on both sides. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU58 (PCGS label #1645.58/33332386 included). Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 11/11/2016-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,680 |
Lot 121 |
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1826 N-5 R2 EF45+. Frosty light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and a splash of dark olive toning at stars 3-4. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. The only notable contact mark is a thin diagonal nick midway between star 1 and the chin. M-LDS with small rim cud breaks from star 4 to star 7 with a void in the cud between stars 4 & 5. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:437-Ray Rouse, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2/2012:621-The Westwood Collection (includes the last lot ticket).
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$576 |
Lot 122 |
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1826 N-6 R2 PCGS graded AU58+, CAC Approved. Frosty light to medium chocolate brown and steel with lighter steel brown in protected areas on both sides. Sharply struck and quite attractive showing only a faint trace of friction on the highest points of the devices. Most of the stars show full radial lines. EDS. The repunching at the left top of the first A in AMERICA is clear. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Tucker provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,600 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 3/29/2006-Dr. Bruce Tucker, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:452-The Westwood Collection (includes the Tucker collection envelope and lot ticket).
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$1,500 |
Lot 123 |
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1826 N-7 R1 EF45. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with frosty tan and light brown toning in the protected areas on both sides. Satiny luster shows in the fields and protected areas. There is some crud in protected places around the devices on the reverse (probably removable) and the only mark is a small planchet flake on the jaw at the throat. MDS with rotated die clashmarks on the reverse. Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex Pierre Fricke 10/28/2012-The Westwood Collection.
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$630 |
Lot 124 |
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1826/5 N-8 R2 Overdate 6 over 5 VF30. Glossy light and reddish chocolate brown tones. The surfaces are smooth but there are several obvious planchet flaws, mostly on the obverse. The largest one connects stars 7-9 and all of them contain reddish planchet slag. Otherwise this is a nice cent. E-MDS. The 6 over 5 overdate feature is clear. Estimate Value $225 - UP
Ex 2012 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/5/2012:300-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).
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$144 |
Lot 125 |
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1826/5 N-8 R2 Overdate 6 over 5 AU55. Lustrous light to medium brown. Satiny mint frost covers all but the highpoints and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. The only mark is a puff of dark olive brown toning (not carbon) off the upper right point of star 3. There are traces of dirt in some of the most-protected areas on the reverse but the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. MDS with crumbling in the upper notch of the N in ONE. The top of the 5 is still clearly visible under the top of the 6. A very nice example of this "Redbook" variety. Estimate Value $2,750 - UP
Ex New England Coin Galleries 8/16/1983-Jerry Bobbe-Myles Z. Gerson-Denis Loring-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:400-Frank MacElwain-Tom Reynolds 3/30/2018-The Westwood Collection (includes the MacElwain collection envelope and Stack's lot ticket).
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$2,640 |
Lot 126 |
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1826 N-9 R3 EF45. Sharpness closer to mint state but lightly cleaned and very nicely retoned frosty olive brown and chocolate. Subtle hints of underlying very faded red are visible in a few protected areas on the obverse. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. Nearly free of marks; a tiny nick off the right end of the line under CENT can help identify this cent. An attractive cent in spite of the retoning. LDS with a small rim cud break over the right side of star 7. Estimate Value $700 - UP
Ex Phil Darby 10/19/2007-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth, 2014 EAC Sale, lot 225-The Westwood Collection (includes the Ellsworth collection envelope and EAC Sale lot ticket).
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$408 |
Lot 127 |
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1827 N-1 R2 NGC graded AU58. Frosty medium brown and light olive with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints of the portrait. The fields on both sides are satiny and attractive. The only notable marks are a spot of very fine carbon in the hair over the B in LIBERTY, a diagonal hairline right of that spot, and a collection of extremely fine scratches over EN in CENT. E-MDS with fine die flowlines but no crumbling in the dentils between stars 5 & 6. Our grade is EF45. Estimate Value $650 - UP
Ex Heritage Auctions 7/13/2013:7144-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).
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$516 |
Lot 128 |
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1827 N-2 R3 PCGS graded AU55. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. Smooth and very attractive, just lightly worn on the highpoints. No spots or stains, and the only notable marks are a small group of microscopic ticks between the top of the 7 and star 13. MDS with the usual crumbling in the dentils at the bottom of the reverse. Our grade is EF40+, very close to EF45. The attribution and Ellsworth provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $900 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 11/18/1994:2079-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 12/7/2013-The Westwood Collection (includes the Ellsworth collection envelope and the B & M lot ticket).
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$960 |
Lot 129 |
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1827 N-3 R2 PCGS graded AU58, CAC Approved. Frosty chocolate brown and steel with lighter steel brown and golden tan in protected areas. A choice, very attractive cent with just a touch of wear on the highest points of the devices. The only notable mark is a thin diagonal nick right of the base of the E in ONE. MDS with a very fine die crack from star 1 to star 6 and microscopic radial die flowlines in the fields. Our grade is EF45 Choice. The attribution and Tucker provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,400 - UP
Ex Gordon J. Wrubel 3/1984-Ed Jasper, 2005 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/23/2005:368-Dr. Bruce Tucker Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:453-The Westwood Collection (includes the Jasper and Tucker collection envelope and both lot tickets).
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$1,620 |
Lot 130 |
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1827 N-4 R2 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with attractive overtones of light bluish steel. The fields are satiny and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a line of five ticks off the upper right point of star 2 and a light horizontal nick right of the upper lip. There is a faint hint of rub on the highest points of the portrait but this cent has solid mint state eye appeal. Sharply struck EDS before any crumbling in the dentils at the bottom of the reverse. Our grade is AU55+, close to AU58. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Stack's 6/27/2014:1175-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).
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$1,080 |
Lot 131 |
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1827 N-5 R2 PCGS graded AU58. Frosty light steel brown and light olive with hints of bluish steel overtone in the fields and protected areas. Mint luster covers all but the highpoints and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. Very lightly worn on the highpoints and showing only a few microscopic contact marks. A tiny nick under the right corner of the eye can help identify this piece. M-LDS. There is a fine die crack from the lowest curl to the dentils left of star 13 but the crack from the chin to below star 2 has not formed. A nice cent that was graded AU55 by Del Bland. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $850 - UP
Ex Grant Pierce, Stack's 5/1965:96-unknown-Stack's (privately) 1972-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:524 ($715)-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 11/3/2016:1055-The Westwood Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope and last two lot tickets).
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$960 |
Lot 132 |
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1827 N-6 R3 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Essentially flawless; no spots, stains, or notable contact marks. A strong glass reveals a hint of rub on the very highest points of the devices but this cent has choice mint state eye appeal. MDS with a fine die crack meandering through the date and stars. Our grade is AU58. Estimate Value $1,400 - UP
Ex Jack Beymer 10/7/2014-The Westwood Collection.
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$2,400 |
Lot 133 |
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1827 N-7 R3 EF45. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Just a few trivial ticks on each side including a tiny nick off the brow lock and a small diagonal nick under the O in OF. E-MDS. The parallel die dashes near the dentils at S-O are clear but the fields on both sides are covered with fine radial die flowlines. The dentils on both sides are sharp and the fields are lustrous. Great eye appeal for the grade. Estimate Value $800 - UP
Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/1990:674 ($850)-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:243-The Westwood Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope and both lot tickets).
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$1,080 |
Lot 134 |
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1827 N-8 R3 NGC graded AU58. The obverse is lustrous medium steel and brown; the reverse is lustrous light to medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. The only notable mark is a dull nick from the top of the 7 down to the dentils left of the bottom of that numeral. MDS with die cracks through most of the stars. The dentils are sharp on both sides and the fields are just starting to show fine radial die flowlines off the dentil tips. Our grade is net EF45. Estimate Value $700 - UP
Ex Heritage Auctions 11/1/2015:7034-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).
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$780 |
Lot 135 |
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1827 N-9 R3 VF35. At least 10 points sharper but cleaned, lightly smoothed, and partially retoned glossy brown on the obverse and golden tan on the reverse. The only marks are a few pin scratches at the curl over 27. MDS with die cracks through the date and stars (as always on this variety). Needs a proper retoning. Estimate Value $400 - UP
Found at a coin show in Westford, MA, 10/26/2014-The Westwood Collection.
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$504 |
Lot 136 |
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1827 N-10 R4+ F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform granularity under slightly glossy dark olive brown and reddish steel toning. No verdigris but there several old, light scratches in the field before the portrait and a pair of dull nicks low on the neck. MDS with crumbling on the profile of the forelock and the upper lip. Graded VF30 net F15 by Noyes and tied for CC#8 honors in his census, photo #22405. Estimate Value $750 - UP
Ex NASC auction 2/1968:121-John D. Wright, 2009 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/18/2009:301-2012 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/5/2012:306-The Westwood Collection (includes the last EAC Sale lot ticket).
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$240 |
Lot 137 |
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1827 N-11 R1 AU50. Frosty tan and light brown with peeps of golden tan faded down from mint color in a few of the protected areas. Darker steel brown toning shows on some of the highpoints. Mint luster covers the fields on both sides and the only marks are a shallow planchet void on the jaw (as struck) and a thin arc of darker toning from the bust to star 2. LDS with obvious crumbling on the profile under the nose. Estimate Value $850 - UP
Ex J. D. Parsons 2/1984-Gary M. Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/19/1995:213 ($715)-Philip Moore 3/25/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Moore collection envelope and Ruttenberg lot ticket).
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$630 |
Lot 138 |
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1827 N-12 R5 PCGS graded VF25. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and attractive for the grade, nearly free of marks. A couple tiny nicks in the field before the eye, a small planchet chip or dimple over the bust tip, and a faint diagonal scratch left of star 11 are the notable marks. MDS with a clear die crack from the truncation to the rim between the 1 & 8. A new discovery in 2017. Our grade is F15, tied for CC#4 of this rare variety. Estimate Value $2,800 - UP
Discovered by Steve Fischer-Tom Reynolds 11/15/2017-The Westwood Collection.
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$3,600 |
Lot 139 |
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1828 N-1 R1 EF45. Very attractive glossy light brown blending to light olive and steel on the highpoints. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides. Just a few minor marks including a fine diagonal scratch just right of the date and a puff of slightly darker toning at the dentil tips right of star 13. Fine radial die flowlines show in the fields near the dentil tips and there is a die crack at the bottom of the reverse. A very nice cent for the grade. Estimate Value $900 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 6/1991:666-Superior 2/17/1997:108 (as N-12)-Philip Moore 7/28/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Moore collection envelope and Superior lot ticket).
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$930 |
Lot 140 |
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1828 N-2 R2 EF45. Choice glossy light to medium brown with mint frost in the protected areas. Sharply struck and very attractive with AU eye appeal. The only notable marks are thin diagonal nick under the ear lobe and a spot of darker chocolate brown toning at the bottom of the O in ONE. MDS. The die line between the bases of the 2 & 8 touches the 8 but no longer touches the 2. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU58 (PCGS label #1654.58/18682800 included). Estimate Value $900 - UP
Ex Jack Beymer 5/4/2012-The Westwood Collection.
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$930 |
Lot 141 |
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1828 N-3 R2 PCGS graded AU58. Glossy medium steel brown and light olive with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. A tiny pinprick near the dentils under star 2, a small nick over the N in ONE, and a spot of dark toning near the dentils right of OF are the notable marks and they are insignificant. Sharply struck MDS with fine flowlines in the fields on both sides. Our grade is EF45. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $900 - UP
Ex Stack's (privately)-Alfred Bonard 6/1964-G. M. "Pat" Patterson, Kagin's #347 5/6/1988:1150-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:889-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 10/10/2007-John Koebert, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/13/2015:275-The Westwood Collection (Goldberg lot ticket included).
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$870 |
Lot 142 |
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1828 N-4 R4 NGC AU Details Environmental Damage. Slightly glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker olive brown toning in the most-protected areas. Looks smooth to the unaided eye but a glass reveals very fine granularity covering the planchet. There are a few shallow contact marks high on the neck near the earlobe and a small spot of raised verdigris at the bottom of the inner hair bun. The color and eye appeal are better than you would expect for a piece with imperfect surfaces. MDS. Both dies are worn from use in earlier marriages, as always seen on this die variety. Called VF35 net VF20 and tied for CC#5 in the Bill Noyes census, his photo #21423. Del Bland says net VF25 and tied for CC#3. Our grade is VF30+ sharpness net VF20. Comes with a great provenance that includes a couple of the most famous collectors of large cents. The attribution and Mervis provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP
Ex Henry C. Hines (who found it in a Henry Chapman junk box 11/1934)-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-Del Bland 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/1/2009:206-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:258 ($1855)-Adam Mervis, Heritage Auctions 1/10/2014:2127-Greg Hannigan 11/25/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes a tiny piece of paper dated December 1934 with Newcomb's unique handwriting calling this variety "extra rare," plus the two Goldberg lot tickets).
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$600 |
Lot 143 |
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1828 N-5 R2 PCGS graded MS61 Brown, CAC Approved. Nice glossy light to medium brown with frosty flowline luster covering the fields. A tiny spot of darker olive toning above star 3 and some flattened dentils over ER in AMERICA are the notable marks, and they are not distracting. MDS with a fine die crack through the tops of TED and obvious dishing at the dentil tips on the reverse. Called AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #37243. Our grade is AU50. A sharply struck, very attractive cent for the grade with mint state eye appeal. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,750 - UP
Ex Richard V. Punchard 7/30/1989-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:259-Pierre Fricke, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:397-The Westwood Collection (includes the last lot ticket).
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$3,360 |
Lot 144 |
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1828 N-6 R1 AU55. Frosty light olive and steel brown with underlying very faded red showing through in protected areas, especially on the reverse, most likely from an old cleaning. No defects and the eye appeal is excellent. Sharply struck MDS with a faint die crack from the bust tip to star 1 in addition to the always-present tiny lumps on the obverse from fine die rust. A lustrous cent that looks mint state. Estimate Value $750 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 9/1997-Evan L. Kopald, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:441-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2/2012:633-The Westwood Collection (includes the last lot ticket).
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$630 |
Lot 145 |
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1828 N-7 R3 PCGS AU Details Damage. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. No marks and this cent looks absolutely choice but a glass reveals that it was lightly burnished and expertly retoned long ago. E-MDS with microscopic die flowlines from the dentil tips but no die rust in the field before the portrait. Graded AU50 sharpness net EF40 by Del Bland. We agree with net EF40. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Bland-Vail-Ellsworth provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex Del Bland 10/31/1972-Carl Windon 3/31/1988-Del Bland 4/1988-Robert E. Vail, Superior 9/7/1997:474-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 12/7/2012-The Westwood Collection (includes the Windon and Ellsworth collection envelopes and the Vail lot ticket).
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$384 |
Lot 146 |
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1828 N-8 R3 VF30. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy medium steel brown with underlying lighter brown and tan toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and virtually mark-free, and the eye appeal is excellent. E-MDS without the fine die crack through the top of TED in UNITED. Estimate Value $450 - UP
Ex Jack Beymer (as EF40) 9/21/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Beymer envelope).
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$480 |
Lot 147 |
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1828 N-8 R3 VF30+. Sharpness EF40 but dark olive brown and steel with extremely faint granularity under the glossy toning. No marks and the eye appeal of this cent is quite nice in spite of the darker toning. Nicely struck E-MDS with the die crack through the top of TED just starting to show between the letters. Estimate Value $275 - UP
Ex Joe V. Dooley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/1997:352-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/26/2003:733-McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/29/2005:1595-The Westwood Collection (includes the last lot ticket).
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$312 |
Lot 148 |
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1828 N-9 R4 EF40. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint frost shows in protected areas and this cent has great eye appeal for the grade. The only mark, and it is trivial, is a small rim nick just left of the date. The reverse is flawless. E-MDS; microscopic radial die flowlines are just starting to show at the dentil tips on the reverse. Noyes graded EF40 Choice, his photo #25326. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $550 - UP
Ex George Ramont-Bill Noyes-1984 EAC Sale, lot 258-William Weimer, Kagin's 2/12/1987:4063-Wes Rasmussen-1995 EAC Sale, lot 325-Philip Moore 6/12/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Rasmussen collection envelope and the last 2 lot tickets).
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$990 |
Lot 149 |
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1828 N-10 R1 Small Date EF45+. Frosty light steel brown blending to reddish steel brown on the upper part of the obverse. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and the eye appeal is excellent. Just a few minor contact marks including a nick right of the upper lip and a couple dull nicks on the rim at star 3. Very close to AU50. LDS. The repunching on the 18 is visible, clearest on the 1, and there is a fine die crack from the bust tip to star 1. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Mark Borckardt (Bowers & Merena) at the 1997 EAC Convention bourse 4/20/1997-Philip Moore 6/30/2015-The Westwood Collection.
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$1,260 |
Lot 150 |
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1828 N-11 R2 EF45+. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty bluish steel toning in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Close to AU50 but there is a dull rim nick at star 13. Otherwise this cent is choice. LDS. Die wear and lapping have removed the misplaced S right of the D in UNITED and the misplaced O right of the second S in STATES. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label #308013-019 included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Estimate Value $950 - UP
Ex George Ramont 5/13/1981-Jules Reiver, Heritage Auctions 1/24/2006:19903-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:273-Chris McCawley 10/17/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope and both lot tickets).
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$690 |
