Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 115

February 16-19, 2020 Pre long Beach Auction

Flowing Hair Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 404		1794 C-1a Large Edge Letters R3. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC. Sharpness near mint state but there are a few spots of very fine carbon on the obverse and a rim bruise right of the fraction. Otherwise there are only a few small contact marks and the surfaces are smooth. The color is choice frosty medium brown and light chocolate. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with obvious die clashmarks on both sides. A sharply struck half cent that has excellent eye appeal. And it comes with a nice provenance traced back to a famous collection that was sold over a century ago. Graded "About Uncirculated" by Walter Breen; the fifth example listed in the condition census published in the Breen Half Cent Encyclopedia. Our grade is EF45+. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer: 1 in 62, 1 in 63, 1 in 64+. (PCGS # 35018) Value $10,000 - UP Ex John P. Lyman Collection, S. H. Chapman 11/7/1913:532 (as Uncirculated)-unknown-Mid American Rare Coin Auctions 8/30/1991:14-The Widok Collection (second lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,200
Lot 405		1794 C-1b R6 Small Edge Letters F12. Sharpness VF35 but dark and covered with uniform fine roughness. No verdigris and the only notable marks are a small nick on the truncation over the 94 and a few tiny rim nicks over BERT. Slightly glossy dark olive. Nicely struck with a full date and legends. Extremely rare LDS, Manley state 2.0, with obvious swelling at the top of the wreath. A condition census example of this very rare variety, and it comes with a nice provenance. Value $5,000 - UP Ex E. Shapiro 3/1968-William K. Raymond-Jon Hanson-Ray Munde-Roger S. Cohen, Jr.-Ronald J. Guth-Richard Shimkus 12/1982-James R. McGuigan-The Widok Collection (includes the collection envelopes from Cohen, Shimkus, and McGuigan). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,840
Lot 406		1794 C-2a R2+ Small Edge Letter. PCGS graded AU-53. Attractive glossy light chocolate and medium brown, the two colors very delicately woodgrained on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and show only a few small contact marks. The notable ones are a dull nick high on the cheek, two very thin nicks or planchet chips left of the eye, a few small rim nicks under the 179, and a light diagonal hairline scratch through the E in CENT. Rare EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die clashmarks. The second S in STATES is quite weak, the result of a clog in the die. Our grade is VF35. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer: 1 in 55, 2 in 62. (PCGS # 35024) Value $10,000 - UP Ex J. Brawnworth, Stack's 5/30/1980-J. Erlichman 4/1981-Jim McGuigan Collection 4/8/1994-The Widok Collection (includes the McGuigan collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 407		1794 C-2b R6 Large Edge Letters G6. Sharpness F12 but dark and covered with uniform moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel. The date and legends are clear except for strike weakness on the lower part of the reverse (which is common for this variety). MDS, Manley state 2.0, with die clashmarks on the obverse. The large edge letters are complete and bold. Struck with the reverse rotated 30 degrees clockwise relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. A decent example of this rare variety, at the lower end of the condition census. And it comes with a nice provenance. Value $3,000 - UP Ex B. Saul-William K. Raymond-Ray Munde-Roger S. Cohen, Jr.-Don Valenziano-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,000
Lot 408		1794 C-2b R6 Large Edge Letters G4. Several points sharper with fine roughness scattered over the planchet, although the right half of the obverse is mostly smooth. The color is an attractive medium brown with specks of chocolate brown in protected areas, and the surfaces are rather glossy in spite of the fine roughness. The date is strong and the legends are clear except for the usual weakness at the bottom of the reverse. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with strong die clashmarks on the obverse and a narrow rim cud break at the top of the obverse. The large edge letters are strong. Value $1,500 - UP Acquired unattributed at a coin show in Milwaukee 6/28/1990-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,340
Lot 409		1794 C-3a R5 Small Edge Letters. PCGS graded AU-50. Choice glossy medium brown. The planchet is smooth and this half cent is beautiful except for the left side of the obverse where there are numerous tiny planchet fissures, as struck. Otherwise this cent would rate a higher grade. The reverse is choice. The only contact mark is a very tiny rim bruise left of the fraction, and there is an incipient planchet clip that affects the dentils over BER in LIBERTY (as struck, of course). Very rare LDS, Manley state 2.0, with an obvious bulge in the field right of the date. Our grade is VF30. Among the finest known of this rare die variety. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer: 1 in 61, 1 in 65. (PCGS # 35030) Value $12,000 - UP Ex Steve Fischer 11/30/1991-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 410		1794 C-3a R5 Small Edge Letters VF20. Ten points sharper but recolored glossy dark olive brown and steel with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are some rim bruises on both sides, the most notable of these left of the lower curls, plus a dull scratch under RI in AMERICA. Nicely struck with a bold date and strong legends. M-LDS, Manley state 2.0, with a bulge in the field right of the date (a die state called "very rare" by Manley). The die clashmarks on the obverse are strong. Value $4,000 - UP Ex Stack's 9/1998-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,480
Lot 411		1794 C-3b R7+ Large Edge Letters VG8. Sharpness VF30 but the obverse is covered with fine to moderate granularity and the reverse is moderately corroded. There are no notable contact marks but reddish scale mixed with a few specks of greenish verdigris covers parts of the reverse. The obverse was lightly cleaned leaving coppery tan toning on the highpoints of the devices while the rest of the toning is a darker olive brown and chocolate. Unevenly struck, as always on this variety, with weakness at the bottom of the obverse while the upper half is strongly impressed. Nonetheless the date is easily readable and the portrait details are strong. This piece is sharper than the famous Missouri Cabinet example of the variety that brought over $60,000 in our 1/26/2014 sale, and that piece was covered with fine porosity. Removed from a PCGS holder called Genuine, XF Details, Environmental Damage (same as the Missouri Cabinet example), PCGS label #35033.97/27959253 included. Struck with the reverse rotated 10 degrees clockwise. Most of the large edge letters are clear. One of the rarest varieties in the half cent series. Value $10,000 - UP Ex a Philadelphia dealer-Mike Demling-Chris McCawley 4/17/2018-The Widok Collection (includes the Demling collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,100
Lot 412		1794 C-4a R3 Small Edge Letters. PCGS graded AU-50. CAC. Beautiful glossy light to medium brown. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a very tiny rim bruise over BE in LIBERTY and a small but more intrusive rim bump just left of the fraction. Otherwise this cent is absolutely choice and the eye appeal is outstanding. Rare E-MDS, Manley state 2.0, with die clashmarks on both sides but no trace of a bulge in the field at the bottom of the cap. This is the Cohen plate coin for the early die state of the obverse in the second edition of his standard reference on half cents (page 11, American Half Cents, 1982). Our grade is VF35. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 4 finer: 1 in 58, 1 in 63+, 2 in 66. (PCGS # 35036) Value $6,000 - UP Ex Willard C. Blaisdell-William K. Raymond-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:20-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,700
Lot 413		1794 C-4a R3 Small Edge Letters. PCGS graded VF-30. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and attractive showing only a few trivial contact marks including a pair of small, light rim nicks on the right side of the obverse. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0, with an obvious bulge in the field at the bottom of the cap but without the radial die crack to the top of the M in AMERICA. The usual die state for this variety and very nice for the grade. Our grade is F12+. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 11 finer. (PCGS # 35036) Value $1,500 - UP Ex Bowers & Merena 6/23/86:2542-Don Valenziano 11/16/1988-The Widok Collection (includes the B & M lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,360
Lot 414		1794 C-4b R6+ Large Edge Letters AG3. Rather glossy light to medium brown blending to light olive in protected areas. There is very fine roughness in the fields and protected areas but the raised devices are mostly smooth. No verdigris and the only notable marks are a few light horizontal scratches through the date. The date is easily readable and most of the legends are visible, but nothing is strong. The area at the date was rubbed leaving lighter toning in that area. EDS, Manley state 1.0, without any die clashmarks. The large edge letters are complete and strong. A well-worn but wholly acceptable example of this extremely rare variety. Value $3,000 - UP Acquired unattributed at a coin show in San Jose 1/18/1990-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,040
Lot 415		1794 C-5a R4+ Small Edge Letters VG7. Several points sharper but the planchet is covered with microscopic roughness mixed with some shallow planchet flakes on the portrait. There are several fine scratches hidden in the toning on the obverse, the strongest of these at the feet of BER in LIBERTY. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and steel. The date is strong and the legends are complete and clear. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die clashmarks. The reverse is rotated 10 degrees CCW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. The small edge letters are complete and strong. Value $1,000 - UP Ex a St. Louis coin show 2/15/1992-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $720
Lot 416		1794 C-5b R7+ Large Edge Letters AG3. Slightly sharper but there is a rather deep planchet flake, delamination, or corroded patch left of the upper part of the cap, and traces of red and green verdigris are located in this area as well. In addition there is shallow roughness and verdigris located along the top of the head. The reverse is smooth but there are 4 obvious scratches from D ST to ENT in CENT. Rather glossy dark olive brown and steel with slightly lighter toning on the devices. Looks better than it sounds, but it is far from perfect. The date is strong and most of the legends are clear. The all-important large edge letters are easily readable although portions hang off the planchet because they are too tall. EDS, Manley state 1.0, as are all 3 of the examples known of this variety. The reverse is rotated 70 degrees clockwise, which also is typical. An acceptable example of the second rarest variety of half cent (exceeded only by the unique 1794 C-6b). The 1794 net VF25 C-5b we sold as lot #17 in the Missouri Cabinet sale 1/26/2014 brought $103,500. The only other example known, a net VG8, brought $75,000 in a private transaction shortly after the Missouri Cabinet sale. This one will bring less, but it is no less important to any collector who is trying to complete this very difficult collection. Removed from an NGC slab called Good Details Reverse Scratched (NGC label #2646930-025 included). Value $20,000 - UP Ex a Scotsman auction 7/24/2015:700-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $26,400
Lot 417		1794 C-6a R5+ Small Edge Letters VG10. Sharpness VF25 but the reverse is covered with uniform fine granularity while the obverse is mostly smooth. The obverse is glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker olive brown around the cap, and traces of microscopic roughness show in this darker area. The reverse is light chocolate brown and steel. There are a few small ticks on the head, a couple light scratches before the face, and two scratches on the reverse. Struck with the reverse rotated about 10 degrees clockwise. This is the Manley plate con for the variety and it comes with a nice provenance. Value $2,500 - UP Ex Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Richard Gross-Jeff Issac-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:29-McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/8/1994:24-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:83-The Widok Collection (includes the Superior lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 418		1794 C-6a R5+ Small Edge Letters Fair-2. Tan and light brown with olive toning in protected areas. The surfaces are covered with uniform microscopic granularity and I suspect this piece was lightly cleaned. No verdigris and the only marks are a light but obvious scratch from the bottom of the cap into the field right of the date and a few small rim nicks at S OF. The date is easily readable and more than half the legends remain readable, although none are clear. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees clockwise. Value $400 - UP Acquired unattributed during a coin show in Racine, Wisconsin-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 419		1794 C-7 R5+ F15. Ten points sharper but there are several light rim bruises visible on both sides, the notable ones left of the lowest curl and at S-O on the reverse. The rim over ERI in AMERICA has been lightly smoothed to minimize one of the bruises, but this is easy to miss. The surfaces are perfectly smooth and the only marks inside the dentils are a small planchet chip (as struck) left of the bottom of the cap and a thin nick at the truncation above the 1 in the date. Recolored glossy light chocolate brown with faint hints of lighter reddish brown in protected areas. LDS. The die crack through E in UNITED is strong. The toning is quite attractive and this piece has nice eye appeal in spite of the obvious defects, especially for such a tough die variety. Value $7,500 - UP Ex Dr. Nelson Page Aspen Collection, Bowers & Merena 8/9/1989:1098-Carvin Goodridge-Goodridge Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2/2012:25-The Widok Collection (includes the Goodridge collection envelope and both lot tickets). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,300
Lot 420		1794 C-8 R5. PCGS graded Fine-12. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth surfaces, just a few trivial contact marks from choice. A tiny nick in the middle of the neck and a faint diagonal hairline scratch in the field before the mouth are the notable marks, and they are barely visible. MDS, Manley state 2.0 early, with a fine die crack from the rim to the top of the second T in STATES. The reverse is struck slightly off center to K-5 leaving some weakness in the legends near the edge from K-4 to K-7 (as often seen on this tough die variety). Everything else is clear and complete. Our grade is VG10+, close to F12. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 5 finer: 2 in 15, 2 in 45, 1 in 62. (PCGS # 35060) Value $3,000 - UP Ex Richard Coleman-Mike Demling 5/2000-Mark Hayes 5/1/2015-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,720
Lot 421		1794 C-9 R2. PCGS graded AU-50. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with frosty lighter reddish steel brown toning in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a thin planchet fissure from the forelock through the base of the Y (as struck), a small nick or nick-like planchet chip over the A in HALF, a few faint diagonal hairlines at NT in CENT, and a barely visible rim bruise over ER in AMERICA. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with a rim cud involving 4-5 dentils left of the fraction. Our grade is EF40. Comes with an important provenance. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 3 finer: 1 in 55, 1 in 60, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 35063) Value $6,000 - UP Ex Joseph Brobston, Stack's FPL 1/1963 (where called "fully XF")-unknown-Sonny Henry auction 1/19/2013:204-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,400
Lot 422		1795 C-1 R2 Lettered Edge PCGS AU Detail, Environmental Damage. A very sharp and attractive half cent but the reverse is covered with uniform very fine granularity effectively hidden under the glossy olive brown toning. The obverse is perfectly smooth and very choice. The only mark is a thin diagonal nick or planchet chip left of the bottom of the eye. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0, without any trace of a bulge at AME in AMERICA. The obverse fields are very slightly reflective and the eye appeal of that side is outstanding. Our grade is AU55 sharpness net EF45. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label (PCGS # 35067) Value $7,000 - UP Ex Stack's (privately) 9/1998-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,840
Lot 423		1795 C-2a R3 Punctuated Date, Lettered Edge VF25. Sharpness close to EF40 but there is an area of microscopic roughness on the upper right part of the reverse. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and the obverse is nearly flawless. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker olive brown in the area at the top of the wreath and ES-OF-A. There are a few minor planchet laminations on the reverse, mostly at UNITED and a tiny scratch over AT in STATES. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with swelling in the field before the face. The reverse of this piece is plated on page 20 in the second edition of Roger Cohen's book on half cents to illustrate a "defective planchet." Value $2,250 - UP Ex Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:44-The Widok Collection (includes the Cohen collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,000
Lot 424		1795 C-2b R6+ Punctuated Date, Plain Edge. PCGS graded EF-45. Beautiful glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to medium chocolate brown in the field above the head. The surfaces are smooth, the fields are hard and very slightly reflective, and the only post-striking marks are a few very faint horizontal hairline scratches on the jaw and a single hairline in the field right of the Y in LIBERTY. There is a minor planchet clip affecting portions of the dentils at the top of the obverse and the opposing dentils on the reverse plus a couple tiny planchet chips under the 17 (all as struck). It may be interesting to note that a significant percentage of the known examples of this very rare variety have incomplete planchets. This includes the Breen plate coin and the example in the famous Missouri Cabinet Collection (the finest and only complete half cent collection ever formed). In fact the piece being offered here is far superior to the one in the Missouri Cabinet (our sale 1/26/2014:26, PCGS graded VF30, our grade F15, $18,400). LDS, Manley state 3.0, with an obvious bulge at AMER extending nearly to the F in OF. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees clockwise. Weight 79.47 grains (versus the 84.0-grain standard for thin planchet strikes). A very important opportunity for the serious collector of half cents. Our grade is VF35. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. (PCGS # 35073) Value $27,500 - UP Ex Schulman b. v. (Amsterdam) 7/15/2014:700 (de-accessioned from the Deventer Historical Museum in Holland)-The Widok Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $37,200
Lot 425		1795 C-3 R5+ Punctuated Date, Plain Edge VG8. Sharpness near F12 but lightly cleaned, now toned a rather glossy light to medium steel brown. No corrosion or verdigris, but there are some very light hairlines from the cleaning. The notable marks are a small planchet flake on the rim below the fraction and a minor rim bruise left of the O in OF. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with the usual weakness in the center of the reverse. Otherwise the date and legends are strong. Value $2,750 - UP Ex Westmorland Coins 5/11/2017-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,520
Lot 426		1795 C-3 R5+ Punctuated Date, Plain Edge AG3. Several points sharper but there is a chip out of the planchet (as struck) and the initials "JT" have been lightly scratched inside the wreath. There are a few fine scratches on the obverse as well and a planchet chip in the hair at the top of the head. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the toning is a very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. LDS, Manley state 2.0, with the usual weakness inside the wreath. Otherwise the date and legends are complete and clear. Value $450 - UP Ex Steve Fischer 3/30/1989-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $528
Lot 427		1795 C-4 R3 Punctuated Date VG10+. Sharpness F15 with smooth, attractive surfaces but there are some light contact marks scattered over the obverse. None of these marks is significant but there are too many to ignore. There are many fine hairline scratches in the field before the portrait, a diagonal scratch in the field left of the date, and a small rim nick right of the fraction. Glossy light to medium brown with a puff of slightly darker brown toning over the E in STATES. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a bulge in the field before the portrait and the usual weakness inside the wreath. Otherwise the legends are strong and the date is bold. Value $750 - UP Ex Craig A. Whitford Numismatic Auctions (MSNS Convention) 11/27/1998:1915-The Widok Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $576
Lot 428		1795 C-5a R3 No Pole, Thin Planchet EF45. Frosty light to medium steel brown and olive with subtle overtones of light bluish steel in the fields and protected areas. The only marks are a small patch of tiny planchet chips between the tops of the I & T in UNITED to the dentils above and a very faint hairline over the H in HALF. There are numerous microscopic planchet chips scattered over both sides, especially inside the wreath, all as struck. LDS with a strong die crack slanting above HALF and a lighter die crack from the leaf over HA to the top of the L (Breen's die state II). The details inside the wreath were softly struck; HALF is weak but readable and CENT is nearly gone. Everything else is complete and clear. An attractive example that comes with a great provenance. Weight 79.9 grains (PCGS # 35083) Value $4,500 - UP Ex F. R. Alvord, S. H. Chapman 6/9/1924:52-Elmer Sears-John H. Clapp-Clapp Estate 1942 (via Stack's privately)-Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Bowers & Merena 5/20/1996:404-The Widok Collection (includes the Eliasberg lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,560
Lot 429		1795 C-5a R3 No Pole, Thin Planchet. PCGS graded Fine-12. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and there are only minor contact marks including a small vertical nick on the jawline near the ear lobe, a fine vertical hairline scratch from the bottom of A in HALF down to the left top of E in CENT, and some old light scratches over ERICA. These marks are insignificant and this piece has excellent eye appeal for the grade. MDS with HALF CENT complete and easily readable although some letters are weak. The date is strong. Our grade is VG10. Weight 87.2 grains. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 7 finer. (PCGS # 35083) Value $600 - UP Ex Don Valenziano-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,440
Lot 430		1795 C-5b R4 No Pole, Thick Planchet. PCGS graded AU-55. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate with hints of very faded mint red remaining visible in some of the protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a small planchet chip at the top of the neck, a partial planchet cutter impression at the rim near the U in UNITED, and a tiny planchet flake over the E in AMERICA, all as struck. Nicely struck EDS with a hint of reflectivity in the fields on both sides. These thick planchet versions of the variety were struck on cut-down spoiled (or defective) large cent planchets, and finding an example without pre-striking flaws is quite difficult. As Breen states on page 150 in his encyclopedia, "These are crude, often defective with cracks, splits, and chips, and are thicker than normal. Weights range from 105.7 grains to 123 grains." This example weighs 111.2 grains (versus the 84.0-grain standard for the thin planchet version). Our grade is AU50. A great example of the thick planchet variety, second finest known to us. And it comes with a wonderful provenance. The attribution and Eliasberg-Widok provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. (PCGS # 35086) Value $23,000 - UP Ex David S. Wilson-Henry Chapman (privately)-John M. Clapp-Clapp Estate 1942 (via Stack's privately)-Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Bowers & Merena 5/20/1996:405 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 431		1795 C-5b R4 No Pole, Thick Planchet VG8+. Very attractive glossy medium brown blending to chocolate brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is outstanding for the grade. The only marks are a small rim bruise left of the bottom of the cap and another over IB in LIBERTY. Otherwise this piece is absolutely choice and would qualify for a slightly higher grade. LDS with a strong bisecting die crack on the reverse. The date is weak, as always on these thick planchet strikes. Struck 5-10% off center to K-9. Weight 115.4 grains, well above the 84.0-grain standard for the normal thin planchet variety. Value $800 - UP Acquired on the bourse at the MSNS Convention in Lansing, Michigan 4/11/1992-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $960
Lot 432		1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet. PCGS graded EF-45. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown and olive with traces of frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. A beautiful half cent, nearly flawless. The only marks are some microscopic planchet chips in the field off the neck and bust and a tiny planchet chip near the dentils well right of the fraction, all as struck. In addition there is a tiny planchet clip over the Y in LIBERTY and the opposing rim right of the fraction, but this clip is so small it easily could be missed. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a very subtle bulge in the field near the dentils right of Y in LIBERTY. A beautiful, absolutely choice half cent. Our grade is VF35+, very close to EF40. Weight 85.2 grains. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 8 finer. (PCGS # 35089) Value $4,000 - UP Ex NBD Bank Museum, Craig Whitford Auctions 4/26/1993:903-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,560
Lot 433		1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet. PCGS graded AU-50. A sharp half cent with very little wear, but there are numerous tiny planchet chips covering the lower right quadrant of the obverse and the opposing at the upper right of the reverse. These tiny chips are all mint made but they weaken the design elements and are distracting. Otherwise this piece is well struck and nearly flawless; a faint hairline from the left side of the 1 in the date to the dentils left of the date is the only notable mark. Very attractive frosty mix of chocolate and lighter brown with hints of very faded mint color in a few of the protected areas. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early, with a faint hint of swelling in the field near the dentils right of the Y in LIBERTY. B. Weight 90.1 grains. Our grade is VF45. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 5 finer: 2 in 55, 1 in 63, 1 in 65, 1 in 66+. (PCGS # 35089) Value $3,000 - UP Ex Don Valenziano-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,040
Lot 434		1795 C-6b R6 No Pole, Thick Planchet G5. Mostly glossy medium brown and steel blending to olive brown and chocolate in protected areas. No verdigris or notable marks, essentially just worn. EDS, Manley state 1.0, without a bulge in the field right of the Y in LIBERTY. This piece was struck over a spoiled large cent and traces of the cent undertype are visible on the obverse. The AM from AMERICA is visible at the 1 in the date and the 00 from the denominator can be found at BE in LIBERTY. In addition there is an obvious arc of large cent dentils on the left edge of the obverse and in the opposing area on the left edge of the reverse. There is not sufficient undertype from the large cent to identify the date or die variety, but there is no question the undertype is from a spoiled cent. The date is weakly struck, as usual, but it is readable. A decent example of this very rare variety, and the visible undertype is a big plus. Weight 99.5 grains. Value $3,000 - UP Acquired from an unrecorded source 6/1997-Mark Hayes 5/1/2015-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,340
Lot 435		1796 C-2 R4 With Pole PCGS VF Detail Environmental Damage. Covered with fine to moderate corrosion, strongest on the lower part of the obverse. No verdigris or notable contact marks. Some of the hair details suggest this piece was lost in an "unfriendly" environment very soon after entering circulation. Only portions of the date remain clear thanks to the corrosion but the remaining legends are all complete and clear. Slightly glossy dark olive brown. Our grade is VF30 sharpness net G4. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label (PCGS # 35098) Value $7,000 - UP Ex Coin Galleries (Stack's) 5/24/1989:2425-The Widok Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,600
Lot 436		1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1. PCGS graded VF-30. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Very smooth with only a few minor marks including a small planchet flake below the Y in LIBERTY, a faint vertical hairline in the field before the portrait, and a thin fissure (or possibly undertype) at the first S in STATES. EDS, Manley state 1.0, with smooth, hard fields and no die cracks on either side. The earliest die state seen for this variety. This piece is plated on page 176 in the Breen half cent encyclopedia to illustrate his variety 1b that is struck on a thick cut-down large cent planchet. However this half cent weighs 83.5 grains, nearly equal to the 84.0-grain standard, and the planchet is not thick. In addition there is no identifiable large cent undertype on either side, so it appears Breen missed the mark on this one. Nonetheless it is a very attractive example of the earliest die state. The 1 above 1 feature is obvious to the unaided eye. Our grade is VF25. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 10 finer. (PCGS # 35101) Value $2,000 - UP Ex Don Valenziano-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,480
Lot 437		1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 VF30. Sharpness near mint state but covered with fine granularity and there is planchet erosion or a shallow void along the dentils on the left side of the obverse (possibly as struck). No verdigris and only a few small contact marks. The notable marks are a light scratch right of the second S in STATES and a pinprick over the C in CENT. Frosty olive brown and steel. Struck over a cut-down 1794 Talbot Allum & Lee Cent with New York. Strong undertype is visible on both sides including "NEW" near the rim left of the bottom of the cap. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die cracks or swelling. Value $2,250 - UP Ex Tony Terranova 5/4/1996-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,320
Lot 438		1797 C-2 R3. PCGS graded EF-45. Very attractive glossy steel brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. The two-tone appearance accents the devices and adds to the outstanding eye appeal. The only notable defect is a small area of microscopic porosity at the back of the head. MDS with the usual die crack through UN. Our grade is VF35. A very nice example, near the lower end of the condition census for the "Centered Head" variety. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 3 finer: 1 in 55, 1 in 63, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 35104) Value $3,500 - UP Ex Tom Reynolds 8/2/1997-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,800
Lot 439		1797 C-2 R3. PCGS graded Fine-12. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth with only a few tiny contact marks including a couple trivial rim nicks at TY and another over the second S in STATES. LDS with obvious swelling at ICA. Our grade is VG10. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; many finer. (PCGS # 35104) Value $500 - UP Ex Don Valenziano-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,110
Lot 440		1797 C-3a R3 Plain. PCGS graded VF-35. Slightly sharper but there is some microscopic roughness on the bust and in the field before the neck. No verdigris and only minor contact marks including a thin vertical nick at the right bottom of the C in CENT that can help identify this cent. Rather glossy steel brown and light olive. EDS, Manley state 1.0, with a tiny spike from the chin and a dull horizontal wave in the field from the spike to the rim. This half cent was struck over a cut-down spoiled large cent with undertype visible on both sides. The ER from AMERICA on the reverse of the large cent is clearly visible at the top of the cap and portions of TY from LIBERTY are present over UN in UNITED. An attractive example of the "Low Head with Plain Edge" variety. B. Weight 97.2 grains. Our grade is VF25+. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer: 1 in 50, 1 in 53, 1 in 63. (PCGS # 35110) Value $4,000 - UP Ex Coin Galleries (Stack's) 11/13/1985:1470-Bill Weber 9/10/1988-The Widok Collection (includes the Weber collection envelope and lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,300
Lot 441		1797 C-3b R4 Lettered Edge Fair-2. Glossy dark steel brown and olive with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The obverse is sharper, close to G4, but the reverse is considerably weaker, perhaps Fair-1+. No corrosion, verdigris, or circulation marks. This half cent was struck over a spoiled planchet, probably from a large cent, with opposing indents on both sides. The indent on the obverse has a large "O" clearly visible within the indent, and the indent on the reverse shows a line of sharp dentils. The "O" in the obverse indent is too large to be from a half cent. The date and LIBERTY are complete and clear and the edge lettering is complete except for the portions that are too tall for the thin planchet. A neat mint error and a decent example of the very scarce Lettered Edge version of the Cohen-3 variety. Value $400 - UP Acquired from an unrecorded source at a show in Toledo, Ohio 7/1996-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $576