Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

The Rouse Collection - Special Selection of 1804 Draped Bust Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 143		1804 C-6 R2. Fine-15. Spiked Chin. Five points sharper with some obvious rim nicks, mostly on the reverse. A rim bruise at the first S in STATES and a small one at IC in AMERICA are the most notable marks. The surfaces inside the rims are nice, free of significant contact marks or other defects. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Very early die state, Manley state 1.0 early, Breen state II, Braig state 0.11. The earliest state seen by this cataloger. There is a faint crack through the tops of MER and a tiny lump on the left top of the N in UNITED. Otherwise the reverse die is unbroken. This is the Breen plate coin for his state II, and the perfect reverse state listed by Breen is not plated in his book (perhaps because it really doesn't exist?). An extremely rare die state. AN EXTENSIVE RUN OF 1804 C-6 DIE STATES. EVERY DIE STATE IDENTIFIED BY MANLEY IS REPRESENTED, AND ALL ARE FURTHER ATTRIBUTED USING THE MORE-EXACTING DIE STATES ENUMERATED BY GENE BRAIG. SEVERAL OF THE MANLEY PLATE COINS ARE INCLUDED. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Rick Leonard (via Lanny Reinhardt) 4/23/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 144		1804 C-6 R2. VF-35. Spiked Chin. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with a small splash of slightly lighter brown toning at the top of the wreath. EDS, Manley state 1.0, Braig state 1.2 early. Die cracks pass through much of the reverse legend, and an extremely faint crack extends toward the dentils from the bottom of the second 0 in the denominator. Great eye appeal for the grade and the earliest die state that you can reasonably expect to find for the variety (the preceding lot is extremely unusual). Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Chris McCawley 9/91. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 145		1804 C-6 R2. EF-40. Spiked Chin. Attractive glossy dark chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter chocolate and steel brown and toning in protected areas. Sharply struck with no notable defects and great eye appeal. EDS, Manley state 1.0, Braig 1.2. The fine die crack down to the dentils from the second 0 in the denominator is faint but slightly stronger than on the preceding example. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex McLaughlin & Robinson Auctions 1987. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 146		1804 C-6 R2. VF-30. Spiked Chin. Frosty chocolate and steel. Close to VF35 but there is a small splash of very fine carbon dust at the T in CENT and a sharp vertical nick up from the right end of the fraction bar. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal are excellent. EDS, Manley state 2.0, Braig state 1.45. The crack through the top of the A in STATES is thick on the right side of that letter and is strengthening on the left side. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Chris McCawley 1/2004. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 147		1804 C-6 R2. VF-25. Spiked Chin. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces with only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. E-MDS, Manley state 2.2, Braig state 1.5. The top of the U is not mushy and starting to rise as part of a retained cud. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Chris McCawley 9/91. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 148		1804 C-6 R2. VF-25. Spiked Chin. Frosty steel and light olive brown. Some microscopic roughness in the left obverse fields but otherwise quite nice for the grade. E-MDS, Manley state 2.5, Braig state 1.8. The crack through the top of the A in STATES is strong on both sides, Braig's so-called "Flying A." This is the Manley plate coin for his die state 2.5. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Rick Leonard. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 149		1804 C-6 R2. EF-40. Spiked Chin. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty luster in protected areas. The only defect on otherwise excellent surfaces is a small patch of very fine carbon dusted into the field right of the F in OF. Rare E-MDS, Manley state 3.0, Braig state 2.2, with a clear die crack up from the top of the C in AMERICA to the dentils above. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Mike Ringo 7/29/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 150		1804 C-6 R2. VF-30. Spiked Chin. Frosty light chocolate and steel mottled with tiny splashes of darker olive brown toning on the obverse. No significant marks or other defects. Extremely rare MDS, Manley state 4.0, Braig state 2.8, with a slightly raised retained cud break over ME in AMERICA. This retained cud break is higher on the left end than on the right. This is the Manley plate coin for the die state. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Tom Reynolds 12/19/95. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 151		1804 C-6 R2. VF-35. Spiked Chin. Five points sharper with a small spot of reddish verdigris inside the curl left of the shoulder and a similar patch in the field off the end of the bust tip. Otherwise the surfaces are quite nice and the reverse fields are slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing that left behind some very fine die lines in the field around OF. Frosty chocolate and steel. Rare MDS, Manley state 4.5, Braig state 2.9. The retained cud break at ME is fully raised on the left end and partially raised on the right end. Another great example of a rare die state. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex John Peters, 2003 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions, lot 92. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 152		1804 C-6 R2. VF-30. Spiked Chin. Five points sharper but there is a short pinscratch in the field over the bust tip and a sharp, thin nick just right of the numerator of the fraction. Otherwise the surfaces are quite nice for the grade. Frosty chocolate and steel brown with frosty light golden brown toning mottled into the protected areas of the reverse. Rare MDS, Manley state 5.0, Braig state 3.0. The cud break at ME is fully raised suggesting that a piece of the die has fallen away. This is the Manley plate coin for the die state. Another really great example of a very tough die state. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Rick Leonard. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 153		1804 C-6 R2. VF-20. Spiked Chin. Sharpness VF35 but the obverse was smoothed, mostly in the field before the portrait to remove scratches. Recolored glossy dark steel and olive with splashes of reddish chocolate on the reverse. The reverse has fine roughness hidden under the glossy patina, but there is no verdigris. Looks better than it sounds, but it's far from perfect. MDS, Manley state 6.0, Braig state 4.0, with a cud break connecting MERIC to the rim above. Another rare die state represented in this outstanding collection. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Tom Reynolds 10/5/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 154		1804 C-6 R2. VF-25. Spiked Chin. Ten points sharper but covered with microscopic contact marks, none significant in its own right but there are far too many to ignore at this grade level. Glossy chocolate brown with some slightly lighter brown toning at the top of the obverse. Rare MDS, Manley state 6.5, Braig state 4.5. The area above the left top of the N in UNITED is now slightly raised as a retained cud is in the early stages of formation. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Rick Leonard. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 155		1804 C-6 R2. VF-30. Spiked Chin. Glossy chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the devices. Smooth and attractive. The only notable marks are a spot of lighter brown toning right of the T in CENT and a fine diagonal hairline scratch through the left base of the H in HALF. M-LDS, Manley state 7.0, Braig state 5.0. The area over the UN in UNITED is now a fully raised cud break but the right end of this cud is slanted up to the left. Another rare die state according to Manley. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Rick Leonard (via Lanny Reinhardt) 4/23/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 156		1804 C-6 R2. VF-25. Spiked Chin. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. No roughness or notable signs of contact. A tiny planchet chip on the cud over ER in AMERICA is a good identifying mark. M-LDS, Manley state 8.0, Braig state 5.5. The cud over UN is complete, and the right end of this cud is vertical rather than slanted up to the left. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Long Island Numismatics 7/29/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 157		1804 C-6 R2. VF-35. Spiked Chin. Five points sharper with some very faint hairlines on the obverse, none notable. Glossy chocolate brown delicately mixed with darker steel brown tones. M-LDS, Manley state 9.0, Braig state 6.0, with a wedge-shaped cud break over the first A in AMERICA. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Jewett City Exchange 5/11/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 158		1804 C-6 R2. VF-20. Spiked Chin. Five points sharper with a fine diagonal hairline scratch across the cheek and earlobe into the hair at left. Otherwise smooth and attractive with only trivial marks. Glossy medium chocolate brown. M-LDS, Manley state 9.0 late, Braig state 6.5, with the area over the I in UNITED just starting to rise as a retained cud break. Although this die state was not mentioned in Breen's book, Walter saw the coin and stated, with his reference book in hand, that "This is what my die state XII was meant to be." Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Chris McCawley 4/92. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 159		1804 C-6 R2. VF-20. Spiked Chin. Choice glossy steel and chocolate brown. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, a couple faint contact marks from flawless. M-LDS, Manley state 9.5, Braig state 6.5. The area above the I in UNITED is raised slightly more than on the preceding example and is clearly outlined as a retained cud. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Rick Leonard (via Lanny Reinhardt) 4/23/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 160		1804 C-6 R2. VF-20. Spiked Chin. Five points sharper with some light contact marks, including a fine diagonal pinscratch in the field before the throat and another left of the L in LIBERTY. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty golden tan and light brown in protected areas. M-LDS, Manley state 10.0, Braig state 7.0. The cud break over UNI is complete. Another rare die state according to Manley. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex: Jonathan Kern in the 1990's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 161		1804 C-6 R2. Fine-15. Spiked Chin. Ten points sharper but coated with a silvery gray substance similar to the silver wash found on some of the old political tokens. This wash is worn away on the highpoints but it still dominates the surfaces. Those surfaces are otherwise nice with only trivial contact marks and no hint of corrosion. A shallow pitmark near the dentils well left of the L in LIBERTY is a good identifying mark. Glossy steel and silvery gray with steel brown highpoints. Rare M-LDS, Manley state 10.2, Braig state 7.2. The die crack arcing through the top of the M is thick. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex: Doug Bird 1/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 162		1804 C-6 R2. VF-20. Spiked Chin. Slightly sharper with an old, dull horizontal scrape in the field before the throat and a few additional minor contact marks scattered over the obverse. A thin planchet chip over the left top of the L in LIBERTY is a good identifying mark for this piece. Glossy chocolate brown. The obverse was very lightly cleaned long ago but has retoned nicely. Very rare M-LDS, Manley state 10.5, Braig state 7.5. The opening over the M has shrunk considerably leaving a nearly square hole where the opening is quickly disappearing. Removed from an NGC slab graded XF45BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Gene Braig 8/6/89-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19054. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 163		1804 C-6 R2. VG-8. Spiked Chin. Cleaned and retoned glossy steel and chocolate brown. The surfaces are decent for the grade but not perfectly smooth, and there are a few light contact marks on both sides. A tiny, barely visible rim bruise over the right side of the D in UNITED is a good identifying mark. A piece you wouldn't give a second look except for the die state, which is extremely rare. M-LDS, Manley state 10.8, Braig state 7.9. The "hole" in the cud over the M has been reduced to a small but clearly defined dimple in the cud. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex: Russ Butcher 6/07. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 164		1804 C-6 R2. VF-25. Spiked Chin. Five points sharper but there is a dull pinprick on the neck and a short horizontal hairline scratch in the field off the eyebrow. Frosty steel and chocolate brown with traces of tan faded down from mint color in protected areas of the reverse. LDS, Manley state 11.0, Braig state 8.0. The cud break over MERICA is complete. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex 1993 EAC bourse. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 165		1804 C-6 R2. EF-45. Spiked Chin. Frosty medium brown with chocolate highpoints and lighter tan toning in protected areas. A few trivial contact marks but overall an attractive example. LDS, Manley state 12.0, Braig state 9.0 early. There are two cracks from the O in OF to the dentils at left, and the thin section between these two cracks is slightly raised. This is the Manley plate coin for the die state. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex Tom Reynolds 10/15/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 166		1804 C-6 R2. VF-30. Spiked Chin. Five points sharper but someone tried to smooth away the dull die defects in the field near the dentils over the bust tip. These defects are normal on all examples of the variety and were caused by the same event that created the "Spiked Chin" feature. At least they were careful and did a good job--misdirected as it was. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas of the reverse. LDS, Manley state 12.0 late, Braig state 9.0. The small triangular cud break at the top of the O in OF is clearly raised. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Lanny Reinhardt 10/95. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242