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Sale 115
February 16-19, 2020 Pre long Beach Auction
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Lot 296 |
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1794 S-22 R1. PCGS graded AU-55. CAC. Choice frosty tan and light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Essentially flawless, just lightly worn on the highpoints. The best identifying mark, and it is barely visible, is a tiny pinprick under the right foot of the N in UNITED. MDS, Breen state IV late or V early, with a "mound" at the top of the wreath and another at RICA. The mounds under NITE are just starting to show and there are die clashmarks on both sides. A very nice 1794 cent with outstanding eye appeal. Graded EF45 net EF40 and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #32192. Our grade is EF40+. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 6 finer: 1 in 58, 1 in 58+, 2 in 62, 2 in 63 (PCGS # 35531) Value $6,000 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 6/1984:3335-Wade Hinderling-George E. Ewing, Jr.-Eric Streiner, Stack's 1/1993:1082-Tony Terranova/Thomas D. Reynolds/Chris McCawley-Stack's FPL Summer 1995:46-unknown-Thomas D. Reynolds 5/3/2014-Nancy & Bryan Collection.
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Lot 297 |
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1794 S-24 R1. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC. The "Apple Cheek" variety, so-named because of the high-relief cheek of Ms Liberty. Choice lustrous medium chocolate brown and steel with smooth, nearly flawless surfaces. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and the eye appeal of this cent is outstanding in every respect. Just a hint of rub on the highest points of the devices from mint state. The only notable mark, and it is barely visible, is a tiny planchet flake near the dentils left of the bottom of the cap. M-LDS, Breen state V, with a die crack from the dentils just right of the 4 up through the bust to the upper neck where it fades out, a lighter crack from the dentils down through the L to the junction of the cap and hair, and several wavy die defects just right of the denominator. The central part of the reverse is clearly bulged outward, but ONE CENT is strong. The strike is sharp and almost perfectly centered on a beautiful planchet. This important example of the "Apple Cheek" variety is graded AU55 Choice and CC#7 in the Noyes census. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#6 honors. Our grade is AU55. The finest example of the variety listed in the census of collections formed by the subgroup of members of the Early American Coppers Club (EAC) known as "The Boyz of 1794" is also graded AU55. The obverse of this cent was plated in Dr. Sheldon's Early American Cents and it comes with an outstanding provenance that can be traced back more than a century. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer: 1 in 62, 1 in 63, 1 in 66+ (PCGS # 35537) Value $30,000 - UP
Ex John G. Murdock-Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (London) 7/1903:948-S. H. & H. Chapman-George H. Earle, Jr., Henry Chapman 6/25/1912:3372-William F. Brown, Henry Chapman 1/1915:311-Henry Chapman-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/7/1945:34-Judge Thomas L. Gaskill, New Netherlands Coin Co. (privately) 11/1956-Dorothy Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon-C. Douglas Smith-Louis Helfenstein, Lester Merkin 8/14/1964:3 (as MS60, plated)-Dr. William E. Rubin, Stack's 9/2004:30-unsold-Dr. William E. Rubin, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/13/2015:111-Nancy & Bryan Collection.
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Lot 298 |
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1794 S-26 R2. PCGS graded VF-25. CAC. Choice glossy medium brown and very light chocolate. The planchet is smooth and the surfaces are nearly flawless. The only notable defects are a faint, very fine hairline scratch on the cap and a thin planchet fissure just right of the Y (as struck). M-LDS, Breen state VII. The die cracks on the reverse are very strong and swelling has nearly obliterated CE in CENT. A very attractive cent in a neat die state. Our grade is F15. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 8 finer. (PCGS # 35543) Value $3,250 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 8/3/1983:248-Jay Szerencsy, 2002 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/20/2002:123-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:508-Chuck Heck Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:257-Nancy & Bryan Collection (includes the Szerencsy, Wells, and Heck collection envelopes and all 4 lot tickets).
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Lot 299 |
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1794 S-31 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Very choice lustrous steel and medium chocolate brown. Satiny mint frost covers all but the highest points of this cent, and the eye appeal is outstanding in every respect. A tiny, barely visible speck of darker toning at the tip of the nose is the best identifying mark. MDS, Breen state II. The die chips in the field under the cap are obvious. Graded AU50 in the Noyes census, his photo #69681, but it looks at least as nice as several in his census that he calls Mint State. Bland says MS60. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state, and it was graded MS62 in the Eliasberg sale back in 1996. A choice, premium cent in every respect. This is the plate coin for the variety in the Breen large cent encyclopedia. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 4 finer: 1 in 63+, 2 in 64, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 35558) Value $45,000 - UP
Ex Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Bowers & Merena 5/20/1996:493-Robert Kaufmann, Heritage Auctions 1/2006:30096 (withdrawn)-David McCarthy (Kagin's) 5/2007-Paul Gerrie, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/3/2013:20-Nancy & Bryan Collection (includes the Gerrie collection envelope and Goldberg lot ticket).
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Lot 300 |
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1794 S-58 R3. PCGS graded EF-45. Choice glossy chocolate brown with medium brown highpoints. A cent with great eye appeal. The only marks are some very faint hairlines down the neck, a couple tiny ticks on the cheek, a barely visible rim bruise at T in UNITED, and a dull pinprick between the T & A in STATES. None of these marks is significant or distracting. EDS, Breen state I, without any die cracks. Called EF40 choice and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #20274. Bland says EF40 and tied for CC#3 as well. Our grade is EF40. A choice, very attractive 1794 cent. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer: 1 in 53, 1 in 58+, 1 in 62 (PCGS # 35636) Value $17,500 - UP
Ex Michael Williams 1/5/1985-Jack H. Beymer-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:101-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:93-Nancy & Bryan Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope and both lot tickets plus grading cards from Del Bland and Bob Grellman as EF40).
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Lot 301 |
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1794 S-60 R3. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown and darker steel. Satiny mint frost shows through in the fields and protected areas, especially on the reverse, and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. The only notable marks are a puff of reddish brown toning (not carbon) on the cap, a microscopic planchet flake on the tip of the bust (as struck), and a pair of small planchet chips nestled between the U in UNITED and the adjacent ribbon end (as struck). M-LDS, Breen state IV, with die clashmarks on both sides and a fine die crack from the dentils into the hair left of the date. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees clockwise relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Graded AU55 net AU50 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #36873. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#2 in his census. Our grade is AU55. Both sides of this cent are plated in the Frossard-Hays 1893 reference on the cents of 1794, and the reverse is plated in Dr. Sheldon's Penny Whimsy. A beautiful cent that comes with a very impressive provenance. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 64. (PCGS # 35642) Value $40,000 - UP
Ex Charles I. Bushnell-Lorin G. Parmelee, S. H. & H. Chapman 6/20/1882:2625 (as uncirculated)-S. H. & H. Chapman-Lorin G. Parmelee, New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/25/1890:689-Dr. Thomas Hall 9/1909-Virgil M. Brand, New Netherlands Coin Co. 10/5/1951:601-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy I. Paschal-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy 1982 FPL:57-Dr. Boyd E. Hayward, Bowers & Merena 9/1997:262-Dr. Allen Bennett 1/20/1998-Walter Husak, Heritage Auctions 2/15/2008:2062-Nancy & Bryan Collection (last lot ticket included).
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Lot 302 |
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1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with lighter tan in protected areas. A subtle puff of reddish brown toning from the ear up into the hair and a tiny scrape in the field left of the top of the cap are the only marks. The reverse is flawless. Mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. Just a hint of friction on the highest points of the hair from mint state. MDS, Breen state V. The pole is thin but still connected to the neck, and there is subtle swelling in the field before the portrait. Struck on a planchet with a slightly larger than normal diameter (29.15mm) that allows longer dentils around the obverse. Graded AU55 net AU50 in the Noyes census, his photo #61807. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 6 finer: 1 in 58+, 1 in 62, 1 in 63, 1 in 63+, 1 in 65, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 35723) Value $17,500 - UP
Ex Fred Yee, Heritage Auctions 9/6/2012:3393-Nancy & Bryan Collection.
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