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Sale 51
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
| The March Wells Collection Cont'd |
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Lot 632 |
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1812 S-288 R2. EF-45. Turban Head. Large Date. Frosty steel and chocolate brown with lustrous lighter steel brown toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The fields and protected areas are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. No corrosion or verdigris, and the only notable marks are a dull, light nick in the field right of star 4 and a patch of microscopic roughness caused by debris on the die in the field left of stars 10-12. E-MDS, Breen state II. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-1 while the reverse is nearly centered on the planchet. An attractive cent that comes with an impressive provenance.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000.
Ex Henry A. Sternberg, M. H. Bolender 3/56:1608-Dorothy Paschal (via Ray Chatham 1977)-R. S. Brown, Jr., 9/30/86:426-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3350.
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| Unsold |
Lot 633 |
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1812 S-289 R1. VF-25. Turban Head. Large Date. Five points sharper with traces of microscopic roughness in protected areas, mostly under star 13 and on the reverse. No verdigris and the only contact marks are a tiny pinprick over the right end of the line below CENT and another under the line on the same end. Frosty chocolate and steel. Extremely rare (according to Breen) EDS, Breen state I, with clear repunching on the date, strongest at the left top of the 2. An attractive Turban Head cent in spite of the minor defects. Removed from an NGC slab graded XF40 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution).
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
Ex Delaware Valley Rare Coins 2/14/08.
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| Realized
$1,610 |
Lot 634 |
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1812 S-289 R1. VF-35 Plus. Turban Head. Large Date. Lustrous olive and medium steel. Virtually flawless with the eye appeal of a significantly higher grade (which it may deserve). A small rim nick over star 7, a barely visible nick in the field before the forelock, a very tiny planchet flake at the dentils over the N in UNITED, and a trio of microscopic pinpricks under the ribbon loop at the bottom of the reverse are the only defects, and they are wholly insignificant. Very close to EF40. LDS, Breen state IV. Removed from an NCS slab graded AU details, improperly cleaned (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). How anyone came up with the "improperly cleaned" assessment is a mystery to this cataloger.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
Ex Stack’s 5/22/48:253-Henry C. Hines-Willard C. Blaisdell 2/8/71-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19650.
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| Realized
$1,840 |
Lot 635 |
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1812 S-290 R1. EF-45 Plus. Turban Head. Small Date. Frosty dark steel brown with lustrous light brown and tan faded down from mint color in the protected areas on both sides. No roughness or verdigris, only very light wear on the highpoints and a few light contact marks in the field before the portrait, mostly right of stars 5 & 6. M-LDS, Breen state III. The obverse fields are covered with fine die polishing lines passing from upper left to lower right. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-1.5 while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet. An attractive, lustrous cent. Close to AU50. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU58 (PCGS label included, and it shows the attribution and Husak provenance).
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
Ex Andrew M. Hain-Dennis Steinmetz-1980 ANA Sale (Steve Ivy Auctions) 8/1980:972-Robert Schick, Heritage 1/02:5353-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2295.
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| Realized
$4,370 |
Lot 636 |
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1812 S-290 R1. VF-30. Turban Head. Small Date. Five points sharper but there are traces of extremely faint roughness on the reverse, mostly in protected areas. No verdigris and only a few trivial contact marks, including a couple ticks on the jaw and a small pinprick on the right pendant of the T in CENT. The obverse is frosty steel brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The reverse is glossy chocolate and medium brown mottled with some reddish chocolate and darker olive brown tones. LDS, Breen state IV. The fields are covered with radial die flowlines and the legends are drawn toward the rim.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 4/05.
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| Realized
$1,064 |
Lot 637 |
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1812 S-291 R2. EF-40. Turban Head. Small Date. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. Great eye appeal, nearly flawless. Removed from the mystical flawless classification by a few wholly insignificant contact marks, including a tick in the center of the jawline, a tiny pinprick under the O in ONE, and a small rim nick over the O in OF. A remarkably choice example of a die variety seldom found in high grade. LDS, Breen state IV. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU55 (PCGS label included).
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Heritage 2/07:2151.
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| Realized
$3,565 |
Lot 638 |
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1812 S-291 R2. VF-30. Turban Head. Small Date. Sharper by at least 5 points but there is a rim bruise at star 4 plus smaller ones at ED in UNITED and the M in AMERICA. The surfaces are mostly smooth and very attractive, but there are a few small patches of microscopic roughness, including one between star 4 and the dentils, another around the 1 in the date, and one more under the end of the wreath stem. Frosty chocolate and light olive brown blending to steel. M-LDS, Breen state III. Struck slightly off center to K-5.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
Ex Harry DeVore-Russell Wyatt, Superior 9/30/85:344-Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:516. Comes with the Wyatt collection pillbox.
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| Realized
$1,898 |
Lot 639 |
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1813 S-292 R2. AU-50. Turban Head. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with satiny lighter brown in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The planchet and surfaces are flawless. The only marks are a light rim nick at RI in AMERICA and another at the bottom of the reverse. Sharply struck EDS, Breen state II. A premium Turban Head cent with outstanding eye appeal.
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
Ex Herman Halpern, Stack’s 3/16/88:279.
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| Realized
$8,338 |
Lot 640 |
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1813 S-293 R2. AU-50. Turban Head. Highly lustrous chocolate brown delicately mottled with olive and medium brown tones. A faint swipe of reddish chocolate toning shows at the top of star 11. The fields and protected areas are covered with satiny mint frost and the planchet quality is outstanding. There is a tiny pinprick in the field close before the browlock, a faint diagonal nick between the bases of the N & E in ONE, and a pair of faint diagonal hairline scratches under the fold of the wreath ribbon. Excellent eye appeal. Nicely struck MDS, Breen state IV. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS62BN (PCGS label included).
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
Ex Abe Kosoff estate, Bowers & Merena 11/4/85:138-Robert Schick, Heritage 2002 FUN Sale, lot 5359 (incorrect photo shown in that catalog)-Dr. Wallace Lee, Superior 5/25/03:568.
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| Realized
$7,763 |
Lot 641 |
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1814 S-294 R1. AU-50. Turban Head. Crosslet 4. Misaligned Dies. Choice lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with generous traces of frosty tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. No roughness, and the only marks are a few microscopic ticks on the cheek and neck. Just a hint of friction on the highest points of the design. Great eye appeal consistent with a mint state example. LDS, Breen state II late. Struck slightly off center to K-7.5. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU55 (PCGS label included).
Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000.
Ex Superior 10/07:2187.
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| Realized
$6,038 |
Lot 642 |
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1814 S-294 R1. EF-40 Plus. Turban Head. Crosslet 4. Choice glossy dark chocolate brown with frosty luster covering the protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, only a few insignificant contact marks from perfect. The best identifying marks are a light diagonal nick on the bust over the 8 and a shallow planchet flake at the dentils over the left side of the M in AMERICA. Outstanding eye appeal for the grade, close to EF45. MDS, Breen state II. Struck very slightly off center to K-4. Removed from an ANACS slab graded AU50 (ANACS label included, and it shows the attribution).
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
Ex Superior 9/5/2004:653.
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| Realized
$2,415 |
Lot 643 |
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1814 S-295 R1. VF-35. Turban Head. Plain 4. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with some frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The reverse is augmented by subtle overtones of reddish steel and there is some darker olive toning at the rim over D-STATES. No corrosion or verdigris. A tiny pinprick under star 7 is the only mark. E-MDS, Breen state II.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.
Ex Jonathan Kern 3/85.
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| Realized
$1,438 |
Lot 644 |
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1814 S-295 R1. EF-45. Turban Head. Plain 4. Five points sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a dull scratch just right of the reverse center dot down to between the E & N in CENT. The planchet quality is excellent, free of any trace of roughness or verdigris. The obverse is frosty steel and olive brown delicately mottled with medium brown. The reverse is a more uniform frosty light to medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning in the highpoints. Great luster and eye appeal for the grade. LDS, Breen state XIII, showing a clear rim cud break over the D in UNITED and an obvious beard on Ms Liberty. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS61BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution).
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 4/06.
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| Realized
$2,990 |
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