Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

The Rouse Collection - Liberty Cap Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 7		1794 C-1a R3. EF-45 Plus. Large Edge Letters. Very attractive frosty dark chocolate brown with bluish steel overtones. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless. No hint of roughness or verdigris. The best identifying mark is a tiny, barely visible rim nick at BE in LIBERTY. A choice early half cent in every respect. Very close to an About Uncirculated grade. Nicely centered LDS, Manley state 3.0, with the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW. Weight 100.1 grains. Called About Uncirculated in the Breen census, and it is easy to see why. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. Ex Joseph Brobston, Stack's FPL 1/63 (where called "Uncirculated and sharply struck")-Stack's 10/17/90:1586-Stack's 5/9/2001:003-Russ Butcher (trade at 2005 EAC Convention). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $18,975
Lot 8		1794 C-1b R6. Fine-15. Small Edge Letters. Ten points sharper but covered with uniform microscopic roughness. The only verdigris is a tiny patch of very shallow reddish steel crust at the dentils right of Y in LIBERTY, and the only sign of contact is a minor nick on the rim at the E in AMERICA. Dark steel and olive. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The date and legends are complete and clear, and the small edge lettering is bold. In the middle of the condition census for this very rare "B-Girl". Clearly superior to the J. R. Frankenfield, Dr. Wallace Lee, and Michael Spurlock examples, and missing from the Robinson, Weber, and Reiver collections. 103.3 grains. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. Obtained 12/2005 by Ray Rouse in a trade with David Consolo, who discovered it unattributed the preceding month. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,913
Lot 9		1794 C-2a R2+. VF-20. Small Edge Letters. Attractive glossy medium chocolate and steel brown with reddish chocolate toning covering the neck and lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. No marks or other defects. Solidly choice except for the reddish stain on the neck, but still quite attractive for the grade. Rare EDS, Manley state 1.0, with no die clashmarks and the reverse rotated 20 degrees CW. The obverse is perfectly centered on the planchet while the reverse is off very slightly to K-3. Weight 105.9 grains. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Obtained in a trade with another collector at a small coin show in Oklahoma in the Fall of 1982. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 10		1794 C-2a R2+. VF-25. Small Edge Letters. Choice glossy chocolate brown with smooth, very attractive surfaces. No roughness or verdigris, only minor contact marks. The best identifying marks are a tiny nick low on the neck, a small rim nick above the E in LIBERTY, and a very shallow tick under the I in AMERICA. MDS, Manley state 3.0, with strong die clashmarks on the obverse. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CW. The obverse is nicely centered but the reverse is slightly off center to K-5. Weight 105.9 grains. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex J. J. Teaparty 7/97. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 11		1794 C-2b R6. VG-7. Large Edge Letters. Sharpness Fine-15 or slightly better in places but the planchet was flattened at the top leaving LIBER and the opposing area at the left side of the fraction to the adjacent UN gone or severely weakened. The surfaces are covered with uniform microscopic granularity that is partially obscured under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel patina. No verdigris or additional contact marks. The date is strong and the legends are clear except where affected by the aforementioned dent. The large edge letters are complete and strong, including the ones in the dented area. EDS, Manley state 1.0, without any die clashmarks. The reverse is not rotated. Weight 104.5 grains. In the middle of the condition census with only three examples known grading better than Very Good. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. Ex: Chris Young (who cherried it at the 1996 ANA Convention) 8/96, Gene Braig 12/03. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,795
Lot 12		1794 C-3a R5. VF-20. Small Edge Letters. Clipped Planchet. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with delicate bluish steel overtones in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and show only a few trivial contact marks, including a tiny chip on the bust tip, a rim nick over the first T in STATES, and a minor rim bruise at IT in UNITED. Sharply struck LDS, Manley 2.0, with a bulge in the field right of the date. A very rare die state according to Manley, and this is the Manley plate coin for the die state. In addition, there is a rather large planchet clip (as struck) affecting the dentils on the right side of the obverse and the opposing area over MERI. A very attractive half cent and a neat mint error. Removed from a PCGS slab graded XF40 (the PCGS label is included, and it mentions the clipped planchet error). Weight 105.7 grains. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. Ex Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:77. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,338
Lot 13		1794 C-4a R3. VF-30. Small Edge Letters. Choice glossy medium brown. Great surfaces and eye appeal. The best identifying marks are a small pinprick hidden under the first S in STATES and a dull, light rim nick at the second A in AMERICA. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 with obverse die clashmarks but no swelling in the lower curls, which he says is rare. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CCW. Weight 99.1 grains. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. Ex Sylvia Novak 4/62-Del Bland 2/2/89-Gene Braig 4/94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,188
Lot 14		1794 C-4a R3. EF-40. Small Edge Letters. Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown, the reverse a shade or two darker than the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and flawless. A beautiful early half cent. Nicely struck LDS, Manley state 4.0, with obvious swelling in the curls below the cap and a clear die crack from the dentils down through the M in AMERICA. Weight 102.1 grains. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. Ex Chris McCawley FPL #72, 12/02. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,050
Lot 15		1794 C-4b R7. VG-10. Large Edge Letters. Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but uniform light roughness covers the surfaces and there are fine hairline scratches hidden in the patina on the portrait. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and olive. No verdigris, and the only additional contact mark is a tiny rim nick over the left side of the M in AMERICA. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The date is strong and the legends are clear. The large edge lettering is complete and bold. Third finest known of this extremely rare variety. A very important opportunity for the advanced collector. Weight 99.3 grains. Estimated Value $12,500 - 15,000. Ex "Babe" Binette (via Chris McCawley) 10/05. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $25,300
Lot 16		1794 C-5a R4+. VF-25. Small Edge Letters. Frosty steel and chocolate brown. Probably lightly cleaned long ago but the toning appears natural and the eye appeal is excellent. The planchet and surfaces appear flawless, but a strong glass reveals extremely faint roughness covering the fields and protected areas on the obverse. No verdigris. The only marks are a tiny pinprick under the L in LIBERTY and barely visible rim bruises at IT in UNITED and TA in STATES. These marks are trivial and not at all distracting. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0, without any die clashmarks. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. This cataloger has seen many examples with the reverse rotated in a CW direction, but this is the first seen with a CCW rotation. The obverse is well centered on the planchet but the reverse is off slightly to K-5. Weight 107.0 grains. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Stack's 1/2003:1087 (via Russ Butcher). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 17		1794 C-6a R5+. VG-10. Small Edge Letters. A couple points sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with extremely faint microscopic roughness. No verdigris. The only marks are a faint vertical scuff on the cheek and a couple dull contact marks on the 9 & 4 in the date. Dark steel with lighter steel brown and chocolate highpoints. The highpoints are slightly glossy while the fields are closer to matte. The date is bold and the legends are complete and mostly strong, although RTY in LIBERTY and the opposing ICA in AMERICA are relatively weak due to an uneven strike causing weakness in those areas. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CW. Weight 100.5 grains. This is the plate coin for the variety in Roger Cohen's first edition of his half cent book. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Rick Leonard collection via Don Valenziano. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 18		1794 C-7 R5+. VF-25. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with traces of slightly lighter brown toning mixed in on both sides. The surfaces are smooth and void of any significant defects. The best identifying marks are a tiny pinprick in the field tucked in close to the throat so it is difficult to see, a shallow planchet flake on the bust, and a pair of small rim nicks at the bottom of the reverse. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The die crack from the rim through the E in UNITED is strong. A beautiful example of this rare variety, in the lower half of the condition census. Weight 102.3 grains. Estimated Value $12,500 - 15,000. Ex Chris McCawley FPL 12/2001. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $19,550
Lot 19		1794 C-8 R5. Fine-15 Plus. Sharpness 5 points better but there is a reddish chocolate brown stain on the cap extending down into the curls below, plus another small splash of this toning at BER, and these stained areas contain traces of extremely fine roughness. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and offers excellent eye appeal. No verdigris and only a few trivial contact marks, including a pair of small overlapping nicks in the field close before the eye and a tiny rim nick at the M in AMERICA. Frosty dark olive and steel with the splashes of reddish chocolate toning on the obverse already mentioned. LDS, Manley state 2.0 late, with the reverse rotated 20 degrees CCW. The die crack down through the second T in STATES is strong and reaches the top of the L in HALF. This piece is plated in the second edition of the Cohen half cent book to illustrate the variety and in the Breen encyclopedia to illustrate his die state IV. Weight 100.1 grains. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. Ex John Bergman 2/81-Bill Weber, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/3/2002:2258-Russ Butcher 4/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 20		1794 C-9 R2. EF-40. Choice glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and very attractive, virtually flawless in every respect. A pair of tiny ticks high on the cheek just right of the ear are the only notable marks, and they are wholly insignificant. What may appear initially to be a few minor rim nicks on the reverse are actually strongly impressed edge letters that leave the appearance of a rim mark. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0. Weight 105.9 grains. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included). Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. Ex Delaware Valley Coin Company (Coin World ad) 3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,625
Lot 21		1795 C-1 R2. VF-35. Lettered Edge. Sharpness EF40 with a few fine vertical hairline scratches in the field before the portrait and a couple barely visible contact marks on the face and neck. Otherwise the surfaces are outstanding and the eye appeal is excellent. Frosty medium brown. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0, and nicely centered on the planchet. Weight 103.1 grains. Removed from an old green label PCGS holder graded XF45 (PCGS label included). Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Gene Braig 9/94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 22		1795 C-1 R2. Good-4. Lettered Edge. Counterstamped "RR" in the center on both sides. Glossy chocolate and steel, slightly lighter on the devices than in the fields. The date and legends are complete and easily readable except for inside the wreath. The "RR" counterstamp was not added by Ray Rouse, but it certainly fits. Weight 96.6 grains. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Bill Weber, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/3/02:2410. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 23		1795 C-2a R3. EF-45. Lettered Edge with Punctuated Date. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown covering the protected areas and darker steel brown on the highpoints. Hints of reddish chocolate toning show through in some of the protected areas on the reverse. Excellent surfaces and eye appeal. The only marks are a very light rim bruise right of the Y in LIBERTY, one opposite the chin, another at TA in STATES, and a final one at RI in AMERICA. Very rare MDS, Manley state 2.0, showing a heavy bulge through ER in AMERICA by no die clashmarks on the reverse. Weight 107.0 grains. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. Ex Stack's 10/18/06:2541. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $15,525
Lot 24		1795 C-2b R6+. VG-10. Plain Edge with Punctuated Date and Thin Planchet. Glossy medium brown with a half dozen small swipes of darker chocolate toning on the obverse. There is a faint, thin scuff on the chin and a trace of extremely faint roughness hidden in the lowest curls, but overall this piece is quite attractive for the grade. The date and legends are bold except for some weakness on HALF. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CW. Weight 78.6 grains. At the lower end of the condition census for this tough variety. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. Ex 2001 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 3/31/01:35. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,925
Lot 25		1795 C-3 R5+. Fine-12. Punctuated Date with Plain Edge. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light olive and chocolate brown, the obverse a few shades lighter than the reverse. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth with a few tiny spots of very light roughness on both sides, none notable or at all distracting. There is a faint scuff of fine hairline scratches on the cheek and another under the bust tip. A small planchet fissure on the edge of the planchet barely shows off the lower end of the pole and there is some minor roughness from an apparent planchet void in the dentils below the left side of the fraction. The date and legends are bold. Extremely rare EDS, Manley state 1.0, with the center of the reverse strong, and this is the Manley plate coin for the die state. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CW. Weight 86.9 grains. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Stack's 9/14/83:618-Chris McCawley 7/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 26		1795 C-4 R3. VF-30. Choice frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Great eye appeal except for the usual weakness in the centers. The only contact marks are a faint hairline scratch from the lips to the cap and a blunt rim nick opposite the lips. The softly struck area in the centers displays some of the usual microscopic planchet chips that didn't strike out completely. HALF CENT is weak and a few letters are missing completely, which is characteristic of the late die state. The areas closer to the rim on both sides are sharply struck and display very little wear suggesting an even higher grade. LDS, Manley state 2.0. Weight 83.5 grains. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex Russ Butcher 2/7/08. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 27		1795 C-5a R3. EF-40. No Pole with Thin Planchet. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown. Outstanding eye appeal, virtually flawless. The only mark is a light hairline scratch blending perfectly into the toning over UN in UNITED. EDS with the usual soft strike in the obverse dentils from K-7 to K-9 and at the opposing dentils over D-STA. This striking characteristic is described by Manley and indicates this pair of dies was not in perfect axial alignment (the die faces were not perfectly parallel). The planchet is not perfectly round with a hint of egg-shape, but the copper is smooth and choice. Removed from an old green label PCGS slab graded AU50 (PCGS label included). Tied for CC#6. Weight 79.5 grains. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Found in Europe-Tom Reynolds 1//90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $15,525
Lot 28		1795 C-5b R4. VF-30. No Pole with Thick Planchet. Nice medium brown and light chocolate, the highpoints a shade or two lighter than the fields. No roughness or verdigris, only a few minor contact marks from choice. The notable marks are a small rim nick before the eye and light rim bruises under the bust tip, left of the lowest curl, and at ED in UNITED. A very tiny planchet clip, as struck, is visible only from the edge opposite the mouth and at the opposing I in AMERICA. At the lower end of the condition census for the variety. Struck on a thick planchet likely from a cut-down spoiled large cent, and it weighs a hefty 122.3 grains versus the normal thin planchet standard of 84 grains. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. Ex Chris McCawley FPL 1/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 29		1795 C-6a R2. EF-45. No Pole with Thin Planchet. Struck over a cut-down Talbot Allum & Lee Cent. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with a large splash of darker chocolate brown toning on the obverse. Satiny mint luster covers the reverse which has mint state eye appeal. The only marks are a few microscopic rim nicks, none notable. Traces of the undertype TAL cent show in the dentils below the date and in the field behind the portrait as well as in the dentils over ED in UNITED. Struck slightly off center to K-9.5 leaving some of the dentils off the planchet but the legends are comfortably secure. LDS, Manley state 2.0, with minor swelling near the dentils right of the Y in LIBERTY. A sharp, very attractive example that has fared quite well in whist matches for many years and the at the Half Cent Happening featuring this variety at the 1990 EAC Convention. Weight 84.6 grains. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. Acquired circa 1984-85 at the Silver Dollar show bourse in St Louis, MO. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 30		1795 C-6b R6. VG-8. No Pole with Thick Planchet. A couple points sharper but there is very fine roughness scattered over the fields on the lower half of the obverse. No verdigris and the only notable sign of contact is a small rim nick right of the fraction. Otherwise the reverse is choice. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. The obverse was lightly cleaned and retoned but the toning on the reverse appears original. EDS, Manley state 1.0, without any hint of a bulge right of the Y in LIBERTY. The date is relatively weak, as usual on the thick planchet version, but it is complete and easily readable while the reverse legend is strong. Struck on a thick planchet most likely cut down from a spoiled large cent. The weight is 100.3 grains versus the 84 grain standard for normal half cent planchets. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. Ex Bill Luckett-Bill Weber 4/89-Ken Seachman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/22/05:1096-Mike Spurlock, McCawley & Grellman FPL 2007. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 31		1796 C-1 R6 Fine-15+. Fine-15 Plus. No Pole. Close to VF20 and this piece has been called that by several prominent numismatists over the years. Rather glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are decent but a strong glass reveals traces of microscopic roughness on the both sides. None of the roughness is at all distracting but it does hold back the gloss a bit. There is no trace of verdigris, and the only notable contact marks are a sharp rim nick left of the bottom of the cap and a minor rim bruise under the date. The date is bold and the legends are strong, including HALF CENT. The bisecting obverse die crack is prominent. A highlight of this outstanding collection of US Half Cents. CC#5 for the variety. Weight 79.6 grains. Plated in the Gilbert half cent book and in Wayte Raymond's Standard Catalog to illustrate the No Pole variety. Comes with a long, distinguished provenance, as you might expect for such an important coin. Estimated Value $125,000 - 150,000. Ex David Proskey (privately)-Hillyer Ryder-Ryder Estate 1928-Wayte Raymond 12/1944-New Netherlands Coin Co #44, 6/23/54:275-Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Bowers & Merena 10/87:22-John Whitney Walter (via Stack's)-Jim McGuigan 7/93, Gene Braig 12/03. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345,000
Lot 32		1796 C-2 R4. VF-30. With Pole. Sharpness EF40 with a half dozen light hairline scratches that meander around the obverse fields. They blend perfectly with the attractive natural glossy chocolate and light olive brown toning. Otherwise the surfaces are choice and the eye appeal of this piece is outstanding. The reverse is flawless. The fields are hard and slightly reflective on both sides suggesting an early strike from the dies. Removed from a PCGS slab with an old green label graded XF40 (PCGS label included). Weight 84.2 grains. Comes with a marvelous provenance. Estimated Value $35,000 - 45,000. Ex E. Harrison Sanford, Edward Cogan 11/27/1874:309-Lorin G. Parmelee, New York Coin & Stamp Co. (Harlan P. Smith & David Proskey) 6/25/1890:733-Byron Reed-Reed Estate 1891-Omaha City Library-John J. Pittman, David Akers Auctions-Chris McCawley FPL Winter 2003. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $40,250
Lot 33		1796 Edwards Copy Kenney-1 Rarity 7-. MS-60. Frosty light greenish olive brown with small, subtle splashes of reddish chocolate toning in the field off the chin and traces of lighter brown and tan in protected areas of the reverse. A tiny spot of darker olive toning over the 9 in the date is the best identifying mark. The 7 and 9 in the date are clearly repunched and the entire piece is sharply struck. The Edwards copies or "counterfeits" were made by Dr. Frank Smith Edwards of New York sometime prior to his death in 1865. The dies were handmade and the workmanship is of good quality. The resulting design is a fairly accurate representation of the genuine article, but it is far from perfect. Reportedly only 12 examples were struck and the dies were destroyed prior to April 1866. Dr. Edwards' collection was sold in an auction conducted by Bangs, Merwin & Company in October 1865, and none of these copies was included in that sale. The first appearance of one of his copies in an auction occurred in 1866. The planchets used for these copies were cut from rolled copper and are a bit thinner and lighter than the genuine version. This cataloger has seen 8 of the known examples, and several of the planchets are slightly out-of-round, including the example offered here. A nice example of this extremely rare and famous copy. Weight 89.5 grains. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. Ex Heritage 1/13/05:6959. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,500
Lot 34		1797 C-1 R2. EF-45 Plus. 1 above 1 variety. Choice frosty chocolate brown with traces of satiny mint luster showing in the protected areas. Nearly flawless in every respect. The only marks are some of the usual microscopic planchet flakes that didn't completely strike out in the field before the face and at the opposing area around ICA. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0, with the reverse rotated 25 degrees CCW. The obverse die is extensively cracked and die sinking between a couple of those cracks is responsible for the slightly soft strike in the field before the face and at ICA. A choice example, very close to AU50. Weight 91.7 grains. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. Ex Karl Ways, Jr. (via Don Valenziano 11/91). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,925
Lot 35		1797 C-2 R3. VF-25. Glossy light olive and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and virtually void of contact marks, but there is a small planchet fissure on the edge right of the bust tip and at the opposing rim above the first A in AMERICA, as struck. There is a faint fingerprint in the field before the forehead suggesting this piece may have been lightly cleaned and retoned long ago. Regardless, the color and eye appeal of this half cent are excellent. EDS with the reverse rotated 10 degrees CCW. Weight 88.8 grains. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Mary Sauvain 7/29/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 36		1797 C-3a R3 Plain Edge. VF-25. The Low Head variety. Sharpness EF45 but there are traces of microscopic roughness on both sides and some dull contact marks on the reverse. The notable marks are a dull dent at the dentils over the left side of the O in OF and another at the dentils over the left edge of the U in UNITED. These dents are strong enough to cause a slight bulge on the opposing obverse rim. The surfaces are frosty chocolate brown and offer decent eye appeal in spite of the marks and minor roughness. No verdigris. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The obverse die crack from the chin is strong. This is the Gilbert plate coin for the variety (G-2) and was plated in the Stack's fixed price list offering the famous Brobston collection in 1963. A very sharp, well detailed example of the Low Head variety, one of the sharpest known. Weight 85.7 grains. Comes with an impressive provenance. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. Ex Hillyer Ryder-Ryder Estate 1928, Wayte Raymond 12/1944-New Netherlands Coin Co #44, 6/23/54:278-Joseph Brobston, Stack's FPL #69, 1/63 (at $450)-unknown-Stack's 10/20/99:9-Bill Weber, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/3/2002:2276. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 37		1797 C-3b R4 Lettered Edge. VF-25. The Low Head variety. Glossy medium chocolate and steel brown with traces of frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are smooth, free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. The only contact marks are trivial and require a strong glass to find. A faint diagonal hairline at the F in HALF is the best identifying mark. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The die crack from the chin is clear, much stronger than anything described for the variety in the Manley book. Matches Breen's die state V. The reverse is rotated 5 degrees CCW. This piece is in the middle of the condition census for the Lettered Edge version of the Low Head variety. Weight 85.7 grains. Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000. Ex Robert R. Shaw, who had a small hoard of 7 examples that were acquired by Tony Terranova at a coin show in 1982-Jim McGuigan 8/82-Bill Weber, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/3/2002:2277. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $41,400