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Sale 54
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
The Dan Holmes Collection - 1793-1795 |
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Lot 51 |
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1794 S-32 R2+. About Good-3. Slightly sharper with a dull dig from the base of B to the top of the head, plus some light rim bruises on both sides. The surfaces are decent but do show some extremely porosity under strong magnification. The date and portrait are clear and the legends are nearly complete, although portions are faint. Slightly glossy steel and olive brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. Very rare EDS, Breen state I, before the die crack through the first S in STATES. DWH #0034. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Sid Emerson (from the "Table Top Collection," a huge group of unattributed large cents from this dealer's stock sorted on Dan's dining room table, hence the "Table Top" designation) 7/79. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $661 |
Lot 52 |
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1794 S-32 R2+. AU-50. Breen and Chapman Plate Coin. Sharpness very close to mint state but there is a patch of extremely fine roughness under TATE into the leaves below with smaller spots of similar roughness at ER and over the second A in AMERICA plus tiny ones at ITE in UNITED. Otherwise the planchet is smooth and the surfaces are choice. Very attractive glossy light steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas and reddish chocolate toning covering the few areas of microscopic roughness on the reverse. M-LDS, Breen state IV. The die crack through the first S in STATES extends strongly into the wreath and there are multiple sets of die clashmarks on the reverse. Very strongly struck on the left sides but a bit weaker on the right sides, as usual. Called MS60 net AU50 and tied for CC#4 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net EF45 and tied for CC#6, his photo #32039. This is the Breen plate coin for the variety. Both sides also are plated in Chapman and the obverse is plated in the Morley grading book for 1794 cents. Comes with an impressive provenance. Removed from a PCGS holder graded AU-55 tag included. Pop 1; Onr finer MS-64 at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2700. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex William H. Cottier-S. H. & H. Chapman 6/1885:673-C. T. Whitman-S. H. & H. Chapman 8/1893:828-George H. Earle, Jr.-Henry Chapman 6/1912:3379-H. Miller, Thomas L. Elder 4/1917:678-Henry Chapman-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945:43-F. C. C. Boyd 1957-New Netherlands Coin Co. privately 1957-Dorothy Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/73:355-Denis Loring-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Darwin B. Palmer, Jr.-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy FPL 1982:23-Bert Cohen-George E. Ewing, Jr.-1995 EAC Sale, lot 154-Tony Terranova-Walter Husak and Jack Schultz 10/96-Walter Husak-Chris McCawley 8/9/2000-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $18,975 |
Lot 53 |
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1794 S-33 R6 Wheelspoke Reverse. VF-25. Plated in Penny Whimsy, Noyes, and Breen. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter chocolate toning covering the devices. The surfaces are smooth and display only a few trivial marks, including a pair of tiny nicks under BE in LIBERTY and two small pinpricks or shallow pits low on the neck at the shoulder. The reverse is choice, flawless except for a small nick under the E in AMERICA. Late die state, Breen state V, with all 6 of the "Wheelspoke" cracks on the reverse present, and each of them is clearly defined. These "Wheelspoke" breaks are found at both ends of the wreath ribbon, through the I in UNITED, between the D in UNITED and the adjacent S, between the A & T in STATES, and down through the first A in AMERICA. The central reverse bulge is present as well, but the grade is high enough that ONE CENT remains visible and nearly complete. This reverse die failed quickly, and that failure was dramatic. Called VF25 and finest known in both the Noyes and Bland census lists, Noyes photo #21888. The second finest known piece is impounded in the ANS, and these are followed by two examples grading Fine-12. This is the cent plated in Penny Whimsy to illustrate the Wheelspoke Reverse, and both sides are plated in the Noyes book and the Breen encyclopedia (the plate coin in Breen is incorrectly identified as the Sears-ANS example). A beautiful example of this rare and popular 1794 variety, and a highlight of this historic collection. Removed from a PCGS slab graded VF35 (PCGS label included, and it shows the attribution and Husak provenance). PCGS Population 1; The Finest graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3473. Estimated Value $75,000-UP. Discovered in Los Angeles by Harold Straight in 1950-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/92-Eric Streiner1/93-Tom Morley 10/93-Dr. Robert A. Schuman 4/1/98-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2035. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $94,875 |
Lot 54 |
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1794 S-34 R5+. Fine-12. Choice glossy medium brown. Very nice color and surfaces for the grade, the only marks being a few tiny pinpricks between the cap and hair and another on the left foot of T in CENT. EDS, Breen state I, with the always present small rim cud over LI clearly visible and the reverse die unclashed. Tied for CC#4 in the Bland census as F12. Noyes says tied for CC#5 as VG10, his photo #20417. An attractive example of a variety that’s very difficult to find nice. DWH #0038. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex W. Morris-Frank Allen-George Decker 1/18/70-C. F. Gordon, Jr. 1/79-Del Bland-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:55. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $17,250 |
Lot 55 |
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1794 S-34 R5+. VG-10. Choice glossy light to medium brown. The planchet is smooth and very attractive, well above average for the grade. The only marks are a pair of light rim bruises near the bust tip, another at ST in STATES, and a couple tiny pinpricks left of the first A in AMERICA. The date and legends are strong. M-LDS, Breen state III. The die crack arcing through the top of the cap is strong, and this crack outlines a slightly sunken retained cud between the crack and the rim. Tied for CC#7 in both census lists (Bland as VG10, Noyes as VG8, his photo #20181.) DWH #0039. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex Numismatic Gallery 1/2/48-Willard C. Blaisdell 2/24/75-Del Bland-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Dr. C. R. Chambers-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:56. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $12,075 |
Lot 56 |
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1794 S-35 R5+. VF-20. Penny Whimsy Plate Coin. Sharpness EF40 with patches of fine porosity on the obverse, mostly in the field over the bust tip, in the field at the lower curls, and at TY. No verdigris and the color is an attractive and rather glossy uniform medium brown. The only notable signs of contact are a shallow scrape from the cheek to the chin, a few tiny digs at the ear, and a pair of thin nicks under the eye. LDS, Breen state VIII, with all the obverse die cracks strong. This is the plate coin used to illustrate the obverse in Penny Whimsy. Called net VF25 and tied for CC#5 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF35 net F15 and tied for CC#6, his photo #32944. A very sharp example with decent eye appeal in spite of the minor roughness and marks. Comes with a long, distinguished provenance. DWH #1761. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Matthew Adams Stickney-Henry Chapman 6/1907:1481-J. L. Howland-The United States Coin Co. 10/1914:415-Henry C. Hines 1944-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal 1/3/73-Darwin B. Palmer, Jr.-Dr. Edward R. Bush-Del Bland 3/25/84-George E. Ewing, Jr. estate (via Darwin Palmer) 1/3/94. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $10,638 |
Lot 57 |
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1794 NC-1 R7+. Good-5. Plated in Chapman. Sharpness F15 but moderately corroded and lightly burnished to reduce the roughness. There is no notable verdigris. The only contact marks are some old, light scratches in the right obverse field, all effectively hidden in the patina. Rather glossy dark chocolate brown, the highpoints a couple shades lighter chocolate. The date and legends are all readable, although the roughness has dulled many of the details. MDS, Breen state II, with a linear bulge across the reverse from the rim through the E in UNITED to the wreath below the E in AMERICA. The obverse and reverse are plated in the 1924 Chapman reference on 1794 cents and in the Morley grading guide (page 39). Noyes says this piece is F12 net G5 and finest of the four known examples (census of 5-3-3-2, all of which are scudzy). Noyes photo #25245. Bland says F15 net G4 and CC#1 as well (his condition census is 4-3-3-2). One of the AG3 examples is impounded in the ANS museum, which makes this variety even more difficult to obtain. Comes with a long, distinguished provenance. DWH #0041. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex John K. Borcky, Thomas L. Elder 6/1935:393-Henry Chapman-Ella Wright 7/35-Henry C. Hines 1944-Dr. William H. Sheldon-George H. Clapp-ANS-unknown-Dr. Lawrence A. Matternes, Lester Merkin 10/73:243-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 1/74-John W. Adams 1/74-Denis W. Loring 1/74-Dorothy Paschal 6/77-John W. Adams 6/77-Denis W. Loring 5/7/83-Jack Robinson-McLaughlin & Robinson Auctions #4369, 2/88:50 (pass)-Jack Robinson 4/15/88. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $14,375 |
Lot 58 |
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1794 S-36 R5. VF-35 Plus. Plated in Chapman. Sharpness near EF45 but there is a minor rim mark over the T in LIBERTY and a couple smaller tics over ER in AMERICA. Choice glossy medium to light brown with smooth, hard surfaces. Excellent eye appeal. Late die state, Breen state III, showing fine die clashmarks on both sides. All the delicate die cracks mentioned by Breen are present. Third finest known of the variety in the Noyes and Bland census lists where called EF45 net VF35, Noyes photo #39044. The finest is impounded in the ANS Museum leaving only one finer specimen in collector's hands, a marginally superior net EF40 example. Plated in Samuel Chapman's United States Cents of the Year 1794 (1923) and Tom Morley's grading guide for 1794 cents. Comes with a great provenance. DWH #2490. Estimated Value $15,000-UP. Ex W. B. Guy, Henry Chapman 11/1911:401-Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl FPL 1929:54-T. James Clarke, B. Max Mehl 1944-Dr. William H. Sheldon-American Numismatic Society (ANS) Museum probably in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s in the infamous trade/switch for the finest known AU55 coin that had been donated by George Clapp to the museum-traded from the ANS to R. E. Naftzger, Jr., on 1/26/2001 in exchange for the museum’s original Clapp AU55 coin-Bowers & Merena 3/21/02:1114-Chris McCawley as bidder for Tony Terranova, Chris McCawley, and Martin Paul (Martin Paul later sold his 1/3 interest to a dealer who wishes to remain anonymous; Terranova and McCawley subsequently bought the 1/3 interest from the anonymous dealer)-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:173. Note: The transfer of this cent from the ANS Museum to R. E. (Ted) Naftzger, Jr., on 1/26/01 deserves additional comment. The cent being offered here resided for many years in the ANS Museum collection before it was transferred to Ted Naftzger in 2001 in exchange for the AU55 example then in Ted’s collection. Ted acquired the AU55 piece from Dr. William H. Sheldon on 4/19/1972 when he purchased Dr. Sheldon’s collection of early date cents. It was determined several decades later that the coin sold to Ted was obtained improperly by Dr. Sheldon from the ANS, and following lengthy legal wrangling a swap was arranged transferring the piece being offered here from the ANS to Ted in exchange for the higher grade Clapp coin, which was transferred from Ted back to the ANS. This agreement brought a welcomed end to an important yet upsetting chapter in the history of Large Cent collecting. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $41,400 |
Lot 59 |
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1794 S-37 R6+. Fine-15. Morley Plate Coin. Ten points sharper with extremely fine granularity under a rather glossy patina of dark olive brown with medium brown toning covering the raised devices, the resulting two-tone contrast accenting the details and creating an attractive eye appeal. No verdigris or marks. A very tiny planchet fissure slanting through the top of the second S in STATES can help identify this cent, but this mark is not visible without a glass. EDS, Breen state I, from the perfect state of the obverse die. Called net F15 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF25 net VG10 and tied for CC#4, his photo #28800. The obverse is plated in the Morley book on grading 1794 cents. (Dan Holmes had the enviable opportunity to select between two equally net graded examples of this variety: the coin offered here and the Newcomb:74-Dupont:53-Jack Robinson:61 example he also owned at the time. It was a tough call, but he selected the Morley coin, a decision made as much for the Morley provenance as for the overall eye appeal of the coin itself. As the provenance shows, Tom really liked this cent as well.) DWH #2701. Estimated Value $25,000-UP. Ex G. G. Finnell 8/21/78-Tom Morley 1/79-Del Bland 3/25/84-George E. Ewing, Jr.-R. S. Brown, Jr.-Tom Morley, Superior 5/92:189-Tom Morley 1/5/96-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $97,750 |
Lot 60 |
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1794 S-38 R5+. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Noyes Plate Coin. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with underlying lighter brown faded down from mint color showing through in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and the only defects are a pair of faint hairline scratches in the field left of the lower part of the cap. The reverse could easily pass as fully mint state, but there are traces of very light friction on the highest points of the hair design. E-MDS, Breen state II. The chips in the field left of the hair are bold and many of the fine die lines remain clearly visible on the obverse. (Note: The sequence of die states for this variety as described by Walter Breen may be reversed. Breen says the early state, his state I, has weak chips in the left obverse field, and those chips grow stronger as the die wears to create his state II. Your cataloger believes the chips start out strong and that subsequent die wear and lapping weaken the chips. Therefore, Breen would call this example with strong chips a later die state for the variety rather than E-MDS as I have done here.) Regardless, there should be no disagreement that this cent is a fantastic example of a rare variety offering outstanding eye appeal. Called MS60 net AU55 and finest known in the Noyes census list, his photo #21540. Bland says AU55 as well but tied for CC#1 with the ANS example (which Noyes says is only EF45). These two are followed by a single VF35 and one VF25. Our grade is AU55. PCGS Population 1; The only one graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3499. Estimated Value $50,000-UP. Discovered in England (as were many of our finest early cents)-Lester Merkin-C. Douglas Smith 1965-Alfred Bonard-French’s (privately) 5/67-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2001-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2040-Chris McCawley 3/17/08. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $86,250 |
Lot 61 |
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1794 S-39 R6. Fine-15. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but covered with very fine granularity and there is a scrape at the T in LIBERTY that nearly obliterates that letter. A small nick under the earlobe and a couple more on the cap plus some faint hairline scratches on the reverse round out the notable defects. No verdigris. Slightly glossy medium brown and chocolate with dark chocolate toning in protected areas of the reverse. E-MDS, Breen state I, with an uncracked reverse and unclashed obverse. The date is complete but relatively weak due to the uneven strike while everything else is strong. One of the finest known examples of the earlier die state with an uncracked reverse. Called VF25 net F15 and tied for CC#7 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF20 net VG8 and CC#9, his photo #31251. DWH #3036. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Indiana family collection for over 100 years-Clair Stuckey-Dr. Claude A. Davis (Angola, Indiana) 5/77-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $19,550 |
Lot 62 |
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1794 S-39 R6. VF-35 Plus. Choice glossy light to medium brown. Sharpness close to EF40 but there are some small, shallow planchet chips, as struck, near the dentils on the lower two-thirds of the obverse. The only contact marks are a tiny nick in the middle of the neck and a few tiny, very light rim nicks or bumps on the upper portion of the obverse. None of these defects is significant and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. The reverse is choice and easily grades a full EF40. MDS, Breen state II, with an arcing die crack at UN but no swelling in the center of the reverse. Bland calls this piece EF40 and tied for CC#2. Noyes says VF35 and third finest, his photo #20086. The finest known piece is impounded in the ANS Museum, which leaves only one other example equal to (or slightly finer depending on the census list used) the piece offered here. DWH #0046. Estimated Value $30,000-UP. Ex New Netherlands Coin Co., 1961-Dorothy Paschal 5/75-Denis Loring 7/76-William R. T. Smith 12/77-Denis Loring 5/7/83-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:63. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $41,400 |
Lot 63 |
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1794 S-40 R5+. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Plated in Chapman, Noyes, and Breen. Lustrous dark steel brown and chocolate with faint hints of very faded mint color peeking through in a few of the protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and this cent would rate a higher grade if not for a collection of tiny planchet chips that didn’t completely strike out due to uneven striking pressure. These are located near the obverse border from opposite the tip of the nose down to the bust tip with a few additional chips at the bottom of the date. These defects are mint made but they do detract from an otherwise pristine cent. The hair details are needle-sharp and the linear die flaw hidden in the hair above the ear is clear. E-MDS, Breen state II early. The reverse displays no trace of central buckling and those fields are hard and offer hints of reflectivity imparted by a newly prepared die. A beautiful cent in spite of the obverse planchet chips, and the only mint state example known. Called MS61 and finest known in the Bland census. Noyes says MS60 and CC#1 as well, his photo #21136. Our grade is MS60. This cent is plated in Chapman, Noyes, and Breen to illustrate the variety, and it comes with an outstanding provenance. PCGS Population 1; The only one graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3500. Estimated Value $50,000-UP. Ex Ed. Frossard Collection-Frossard #37, 10/1884:887-T. Harrison Garrett-Robert Garrett 1919-John Work Garrett-Johns Hopkins University (privately) 3/73-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy FPL 1982:30-Bowers & Ruddy RCR #46, 12/82-Bowers & Merena RCR #48, 6/83-John W. Adams 2/84-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 1/93-Tom Morley, Superior 1/94:778-Tom Morley & Chris McCawley 4/22/95-Al Boka 4/19/97-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15:2042-Chris McCawley 3/17/08. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $69,000 |
Lot 64 |
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1794 NC-2 R8. VG-10. Unique Outside ANS Museum. Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine to moderate porosity, strongest on the bust tip and around ITED STATE. No verdigris or contact marks. Slightly glossy dark olive with medium brown highpoints. The date is clear and legends bold. The two chips in the field under the cap are strong. EDS, Breen state I, before the fatal reverse die break that creates a retained cud at ED STA. This is the Breen and Noyes plate coin for the die state. Called VF30 net VG10 by Bland in his census of 60-10. Noyes says VF25 net VG8 in a census of 60-8, his photo #20380. The MS60 coin is in the ANS, so this is the only example available to collectors, regardless of the die state. DWH #1771. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Ex Bill Wright 9/62-Ed Hipps 10/62-Dorothy Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 3/20/92-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:57. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $52,900 |
Lot 65 |
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1794 S-41 R3. VF-25. Five points sharper with a rim dent at TA in STATES and a dull rim nick at IC in AMERICA, plus a faint scuff along the jawline and a couple tiny rim nicks on the obverse. Otherwise this cent is very nice, choice for the grade. Attractive glossy light to medium brown with steel brown highpoints. Well struck EDS, Breen state II, before any die cracks on the reverse. DWH #0048. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Henry C. Hines-Willard C. Blaisdell-E. R. Bush-William R. T. Smith-Denis W. Loring 3/12/82-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Tom Reynolds 5/27/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $3,910 |
Lot 66 |
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1794 S-41 R3. VF-30. Very slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks for a higher grade, including a nick on the eye, some tiny ticks on the cheek, and a few very faint hairlines in the field off the chin. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with specks of darker olive brown toning in the field before the face. The reverse is choice. M-LDS, Breen state VI. The die crack through AT in STATES now reaches down to the O in ONE and another fine die crack connects the N’s in ONE CENT. Obvious bulging now shows inside the wreath. Called VF35 net VF30 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #32529. Bland says VF25. DWH #2703. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex RARCOA 5/74:809-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Denis Loring-Gifford-Denis Loring 3/12/82-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 31-Doug Bird-Gary Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/17/96:85-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $7,475 |
Lot 67 |
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1794 S-42 R4-. EF-40. Plated in Elder-Gilbert and Chapman. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with frosty luster remaining in protected areas. There are microscopic planchet chips covering much of the lower part of the obverse and top of the reverse (as struck) due to dies that were not perfectly in parallel alignment. The notable marks are a small pinprick between the I & B in LIBERTY, a very tiny hairline scratch in the field below the nose tip, and two tiny planchet chips below the right edge of the E in STATES, as struck. Otherwise the planchet and surfaces are smooth and quite attractive, nearly choice for the grade. Called EF40 in both census lists, CC#4 in the Noyes arrangement and tied with one other example for CC#4 honors in the Bland list. Noyes photo #31888. LDS, Breen state II, with fine die clashmarks visible at the back of the head. Both sides are plated in the Elder-Gilbert book and in the Chapman reference. DWH #2704. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Ebenezer Gilbert-Thomas L. Elder 10/1910:20-Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl FPL 1929, lot 43-T. James Clarke 1944, B. Max Mehl 4/24/47-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal 6/18/73-C. Douglas Smith 11/73-Del Bland 6/4/84-George E. Ewing, Jr., 6/94-Al Boka-Walter Husak-Tom Reynolds 6/99-Robert C. Clark, Bowers & Merena 8/9/2000:230-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $17,250 |
Lot 68 |
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1794 S-43 R2+. Fine-12. Slightly sharper but the obverse is minutely rough, mostly in the right field. The obverse appears to have been lightly cleaned long ago and is now toned a glossy light brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. The reverse is a nice glossy medium brown and chocolate. The only contact marks are a few tiny rim nicks on the obverse, strongest opposite the chin, and a hairline scratch along the dentil tips over ME in AMERICA. EDS, Breen state II early. The crack through the U in UNITED is just starting to form. DWH #0051. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Chris Victor-McCawley 5/27/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $1,553 |
Lot 69 |
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1794 S-43 R2+. AU-50. Five points sharper with extremely fine porosity covering the planchet, the roughness so fine it is barely visible even under magnification. Just a light touch of friction on the very highest points of the design from mint state. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. The only mark is a shallow nick on the lower half of the neck, and this mark appears to be a pre-striking planchet chip rather than a result of contact after minting. Sharply struck and very attractive. MDS, Breen state III. The die crack through the U in UNITED is clear. Tied for CC#3 as AU50 in both census lists, Noyes photo #25060. Comes with a long provenance filled with prominent collectors. DWH #0052. Estimated Value $8,000-UP. Ex J. Chandler Roach-J. Colvin Randall-S. K. Harzfeld #15, 11/1880:440-Ed. Frossard Collection-Ed. Frossard #37, 10/184:876-T. Harrison Garrett-Robert Garrett 1919-John Work Garrett-Johns Hopkins University, privately 3/73-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy FPL 1982:35-Bertram Cohen-George E. Ewing, Jr., 5/13/90 via Darwin B. Palmer. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $28,750 |
Lot 70 |
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1794 NC-10 R8+. Fine-12. Unique. Slightly sharper with a small rim dent at A in STATES and a dull but large and rather deep nick under ME in AMERICA. Glossy two-tone dark chocolate with medium brown highpoints, the contrast helping accent the details. The planchet is decent but does have microscopic roughness in the fields. This is the plate coin used to illustrate the die variety in the Noyes and Breen books. Called F15 net VG10 by Noyes, his photo #32222, and F12 net VG10 by Bland. The coin looks better in the copper than the photos, especially on the obverse, and a net of F12 appears more reasonable for this unique variety. DWH #1772. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Ex Chris Young (purchased unattributed at the 1994 ANA Convention 7/27/94) 8/4/94-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:61. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $58,938 |
Lot 71 |
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1794 S-44 R1. EF-45. Sharpness close to mint state but the obverse is covered with extremely tiny specks of reddish brown verdigris. These specks are so small and shallow that one could easily call them toning spots rather than verdigris. The only marks are a few very tiny ticks on the shoulder, one on the neck, and another on the eyebrow. The obverse is frosty reddish steel brown with hints of underlying very faded mint red in the field under the cap. The reverse is a nice glossy steel brown with underlying faded mint red, and it rates a mint state grade. LDS, Breen state V, with all the die cracks clear, including the one down through the Y to the brow. Listed as AU55 net EF45 in both census lists. Tied for CC#5 in the Bland arrangement while Noyes says tied for CC#2, his photo #25057. DWH #0054. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. (London) 4/14/1960-Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Bowers & Merena 11/14/88:2713-Tony Terranova 1/30/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $13,800 |
Lot 72 |
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1794 NC-5 R8. About Good-3. Noyes and Breen Plate Coin. Sharpness VG8 but the planchet is slightly bent and partially straightened causing areas to be flattened. In addition, there are several light rim bruises, mostly on the obverse, and the strongest ones are at the top of the cap. Additional contact marks include some dull nicks in the field before the face, a strong vertical nick up from the C in CENT, and a lighter horizontal one under the N in ONE. Mostly glossy dark olive brown with lighter chocolate brown toning covering the highpoints. The raised areas are smooth while the fields and protected areas are covered with very fine roughness that’s mostly hidden under the glossy natural patina. The date is clear and the legends are complete, although STATES OF and ERICA are weak but readable with some effort. This is the discovery coin for the variety and the finer of only 2 known. Called VG8 net AG3 and finest known in both census lists, Noyes photo #21091. Plated in the Noyes and Breen books to illustrate the variety. DWH #2714. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Discovered by John Pawling in 1951-New Netherlands Coin Co. #39, 11/22/52:413-Dorothy Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 3/20/92-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:63-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:243-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $26,450 |
Lot 73 |
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1794 S-45 R5+. VG-10. A couple points sharper but the obverse suffers from numerous thin, shallow planchet fissures that are mint made but still provide a distraction. The reverse is mostly smooth but does have a few small planchet chips on the rims and another under the T in UNITED. No verdigris or evidence of planchet slag. Glossy chocolate brown. The date and legends are complete and clear. EDS, Breen state I, without the die crack at IC in AMERICA. DWH #3037. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Tom McAfee (Winter Park, Florida) 5/77-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $1,955 |
Lot 74 |
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1794 S-45 R5+. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Noyes Plate Coin. Choice lustrous light olive and steel brown with slightly faded mint red showing in the protected areas, about 15% of each side covered with the mint color. No roughness or planchet flaws, only a few trivial contact marks, including a pair of small nicks on the upper half of the cap and a very thin nick near the dentils above the lower end of the pole. Great eye appeal, close to gem. Sharply struck M-LDS, Breen state II early. The die crack from the dentils through IC reaches the leaf below the C but goes no farther. Called MS65 choice and finest known by a wide margin in the Noyes census, his photo #21754. Bland says MS64 and CC#1 by a wide margin as well. Our grade is MS65. This is the plate coin for the variety in the Noyes book. A truly wonderful example and the only one of the variety saved as part of the Oswald group of mint state early cents. PCGS Population 2; Probably the same coin graded twice at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3503. Estimated Value $100,000-UP. Ex Major Sir Rowland Denys Winn, M.C., 4th Baron St. Oswald-Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd. (London) 10/1964:147-H. Van Colle-Dorothy Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 4/4/92-Dr. Allen Bennett-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2047-Chris McCawley 5/9/08. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $184,000 |
Lot 75 |
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1794 S-46 R3. MS-60. Breen Plate Coin. Choice glossy medium steel brown with underlying frosty light steel brown and hints of very faded mint red in a few protected areas. There are a few very tiny ticks on the cheek, a trail of light nicks from the chin down to the pole near the neck, and a nick on the shoulder. The only marks on the reverse are some tiny planchet chips, as struck, around ICA. EDS, Breen state I. A fine die crack extends from the rim through the bust and across the neck but fades out as it reaches the hair. A sharp, very attractive cent. Listed as MS60 choice and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #21225. Bland says MS60 as well and CC#2 behind a slightly finer example. This is the plate coin used in the Breen book, although the caption under that photo incorrectly identifies it as the Adams:41 example. DWH #0057. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Ex Ed Hipps 5/74-Del Bland 5/77-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 34-Tom Morley 5/24/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $26,450 |
Lot 76 |
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1794 S-47 R4. VF-25. Double Profile. Five points sharper with a small, light rim bruise under the 79 and a slightly stronger one at D in UNITED. Other marks include a pair of thin nicks left of the eye, another in the field close under the cap, a few tiny pinpricks around the date, and a dull rim nick at the pole tip. Glossy medium brown with splashes of reddish chocolate, mostly on the obverse. One of these splashes is on the neck, and within this splash are a half dozen very tiny specks of greenish verdigris. The planchet and surfaces are very nice except for these few reddish chocolate areas, and the reverse is nearly choice. LDS, Breen state III, with a fine die crack passing through the tops of NITE. In addition, there is a clear double profile (from die bounce) on the forehead, nose tip, lips, and chin. Called VF30 and tied for CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes has it as VF30 net VF20 and tied for CC#4, his photo #20509. The midpoint grade of VF25 looks reasonable. DWH #0059. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Colonel James W. Ellsworth 3/1923-Wayte Raymond-Charles E. Clapp, Sr.-George H. Clapp 1944-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy FPL 1982, lot 42-Denis W. Loring 5/7/83-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:83. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $18,975 |
Lot 77 |
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1794 NC-9 R8-. Good-5. Sharpness VG10 or slightly better but covered with light to moderate corrosion, strongest on the neck and throat. There is some dark greenish verdigris in a few places plus light rim dents at the cap and opposite the neck. Rather glossy dark olive brown and steel. The dated and legends are complete and easily readable in spite of the roughness and verdigris. EDS, Breen state I. The bisecting reverse die crack is very light, visible only from the rim under the fraction up to the wreath ribbon. (An uncracked example is unknown.) CC#3 of only 4 examples in a census of 7-6-5-3. All 4 of the known examples are corroded to some extent. DWH #2715. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Discovered unattributed by Jim Long in January 2002, this being the earliest die state of the 4 pieces. Ex Jim Long 1/30/02-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $16,100 |
Lot 78 |
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1794 NC-9 R8-. About Good-3. Noyes Plate Coin. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but covered with moderate corrosion on all but the highpoints, which are smooth and glossy. There is some black verdigris in protected areas. The only marks are a light rim bruise at E in LIBERTY and another over AM in AMERICA. Chocolate brown with dark olive in protected areas. The date is weak but readable (weakness from corrosion, not wear), and the legends are complete except for ATES, which is very weak due to roughness. LDS, Breen state II. The bisecting reverse die crack is strong, much stronger than on the previous lot, and this "fatal" crack explains the early demise and subsequent rarity of the variety. The reverse is plated in Noyes and Morley. Called F12 net AG3 in the Noyes and Bland census lists. CC#4 of the 4 examples known, but all are in low grade and have imperfect surfaces. DWH #1774. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Ex Chuck Furjanic (purchased unattributed for $60 in Miami Beach 1/3/74)-Gordon J. Wrubel 2/74-Denis W. Loring 5/74-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-John W. Adams-Kagin's Auctions #305, 1/75:476-John W. Adams-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:65-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:68. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $12,650 |
Lot 79 |
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1794 S-48 R5 Starred Reverse. PCGS graded VF-30. Plated in Chapman and Penny Whimsy. Glossy medium brown. The surfaces are smooth, completely free of corrosion or verdigris. There are some light contact marks scattered about both sides, the only notable ones being a dull rim nick just left of the top of the cap and a long diagonal nick in the leaves under the C in AMERICA. Sharply struck EDS, Breen state I, before the reverse die began to buckle. All 94 of the tiny stars are clearly visible. In addition, there is a thin but sharp double profile on the tip of the nose, lips, and chin, plus additional fine doubling (all from die bounce) on the date, cap, and LIBERTY. Tied for second finest known of this rare and extremely popular variety in the Noyes census as VF25, his photo #21317. Bland also says VF25 but has this one tied for CC#3. Our grade is VF25. The obverse and reverse are plated in the Chapman reference on the cents of 1794, and the reverse is plated in Penny Whimsy. A truly wonderful example of this classic rarity. PCGS Population 1; One other graded AU-50 at PCGS for the variety; Only two graded in total. DWH #2705. Estimated Value $150,000-UP. Ex Allison W. Jackman-Henry Chapman 7/10/1919:190-Henry C. Hines 1945-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner-Jay Parrino (The Mint) 6/95-Michael Arconti, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/18/01:2133-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $212,750 |
Lot 80 |
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1794 S-49 R2. VF-35. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with hints of reddish chocolate toning in some of the protected areas and lots of lighter brown toning in the reverse fields. The surfaces are smooth except for some natural planchet roughness at RTY and a small spot of very fine roughness at the left top of the 1 in the date. A faint hairline scratch at the right side of the second S in STATES is the only notable contact mark, and it is barely visible. Nicely struck EDS, Breen state I, before the die crack through E in LIBERTY. Called EF40 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF30 and tied for CC#10, his photo #38628. DWH #2706. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex Bertram Cohen 8/24/90-Del Bland-Chris McCawley-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Robert C. Clark, Bowers & Merena 8/9/2000:236-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $11,213 |
Lot 81 |
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1794 S-49 R2. VF-30. Clipped Planchet. Very slightly sharper with several light nicks on the neck. Otherwise this cent is choice for the grade. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with some underlying woodgrained medium brown tones, mostly on the obverse. LDS, Breen state III. The crack down through E in LIBERTY is strong. A curved planchet clip affects the dentils at the pole tip and opposing ones over the first A in AMERICA, as struck. Listed by Noyes and Bland as VF30 and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #21465. DWH #0062. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Dr. C. R. Chambers-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:87. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $8,913 |
Lot 82 |
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1794 S-50 R5+. EF-45. Plated in Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown. The planchet is smooth and hard, virtually free of contact marks. However, there is a rather deep struck-through bar in the field close over the pole and a large low spot that obliterates UNI in UNITED, both defects as struck. Otherwise this cent is fantastic. The grade of EF45 may be slightly optimistic from a wear standpoint, but the superior eye appeal excuses the couple extra points. LDS, Breen state III, with an arcing die crack through the tip of the bust, a die state Breen calls Extremely Rare. The obverse is plated in Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy. Called EF45 and second finest in the Noyes census, his photo #21270. Bland says EF45 as well but CC#3 behind a pair of very slightly finer examples. DWH #1763. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Henry C. Miller, Thomas L. Elder 4/13/1917:709-Wayte Raymond (The United States Coin Co.)-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/7/1945:72-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner-Tom Morley, Superior 1/30/94:783-Tony Terranova 2/1/94. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $35,650 |
Lot 83 |
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1794 S-51 R5-. EF-40. Blundered Edge. Five points sharper but recolored glossy chocolate and steel brown with underlying very faded red in protected areas. Covered with a very thin layer of lacquer or similar protectant. No spots, planchet flaws, or contact marks. Sharply struck MDS, Breen state II. A fine die crack extends up from the rim between the 1 & 7 in the date toward the hair above. The edge lettering is blundered, reading "ONE HUNDRED A DOLLAR" and the H & D in HUNDRED are filled in with yellow ink indicating ownership by Homer K. Downing. Called EF45 net EF40 in both census lists. Bland has this piece tied for CC#2 while Noyes says tied for CC#3, his photo #21002. Another great cent with a superb provenance. DWH #0065. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Ebenezer Gilbert, Thomas L. Elder #44, 10/1910:10-H. O. Granberg-William H. Woodin-The United States Coin Co. 5/1915:92-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945:26-Wayte Raymond-New Netherlands Coin Co. (privately)-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale, New Netherlands Coin Co. #38, lot 1646-Abe Kosoff-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1990 EAC Sale, lot 24. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $18,975 |
Lot 84 |
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1794 S-52 R6-. Fine-12. Slightly sharper with a pair of thin planchet voids slanting down to the left, one from the cheek to the neck and the other across the bust tip, both as struck. The only notable contact mark is a dull but rather strong rim nick at T in UNITED. Otherwise the surfaces are nice for the grade. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. EDS, Breen state I, without any die cracks on the obverse. Nicely struck on both sides, including the upper right portion of the reverse, which often comes weak. Listed as VF20 net F12 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #25294. Bland says F12 and tied for CC#5 in his census. DWH #0066. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Charles M. Williams-Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950:58-Christian M. Petersen-Hollinbeck Coin Co. #214, 10/1957:178-C. Douglas Smith 1965-Alfred Bonard-Henry J. Berube (New England Coin Co.) 1/28/66-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's #340, 1/30/86:5056-Tom Morley-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:186. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $16,675 |
Lot 85 |
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1794 S-52 R6-. Fine-15 Plus. Penny Whimsy Plate Coin. Sharpness VF20 with a small dig high on the neck, a long horizontal nick at the bottom of the cap, and a light rim bruise at AT in STATES. The obverse is a choice glossy medium brown and chocolate with steel brown toning on the highpoints. The reverse is glossy reddish brown with light olive and steel brown highpoints and a swipe of darker olive toning at F-AM. The surfaces are smooth, completely free of corrosion or verdigris. LDS, Breen state II, with a strong die crack from the rim down through the cap into the hair at the back of the head. Second finest known in both census lists. Bland says net VF20 while Noyes says VF25 net F15, his photo #27616. The obverse is plated in Frossard-Hays, Elder-Gilbert, Early American Cents, Penny Whimsy, and the Morley grading guide for the cents of 1794. Both sides are plated in the 1923 Chapman reference on the cents of 1794. H-6 (Hays-6) is neatly penned onto the edge in yellowish-white ink in two different places. Comes with an all-star provenance, as you might expect. DWH #2707. Estimated Value $15,000-UP. Ex Dr. Edward Maris-W. W. Hays 1900-Charles Steigerwalt 1906-Charles G. Zug-Lyman Low 3/1907:9-Ebenezer Gilbert-Thomas L. Elder #44, 10/1910:9-H. O. Granberg-William H. Woodin-The United States Coin Co. 5/1915:91-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy FPL 1982:47-Denis Loring 5/7/83-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:92-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:253-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $41,400 |
Lot 86 |
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1794 S-53 R6. VF-35 Plus. Chapman Plate Coin. Choice glossy medium brown. The surfaces are outstanding and the eye appeal is exceptional, which could easily justify a bump to EF40. The only defects are two tiny pit-like planchet flakes or voids under the 9 and a larger struck-through void in the field under the lowest curl, both as struck. Otherwise this cent is about as perfect as a delicately-used 1794 cent could be. Graded EF40 and second finest behind the ANS coin in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF35 (he deducts 5 points for the mint-made flaws) and also CC#2 behind the slightly finer ANS example, his photo #20012. The CC#1 coin is in the ANS Museum, and the CC#4 example is in another museum, which severely reduces the available supply of top coins. The obverse and reverse are plated in the 1923 Chapman reference on 1794 cents. Reported to be the discovery coin for the variety, with Henry Chapman given discovery credit in 1897. DWH #0067. Estimated Value $50,000-UP. Ex Ralph R. Barker-S. H. & H. Chapman 7/1904:977-Henry C. Miller, Thomas L. Elder 4/13/1917:710-The United States Coin Co. (Wayte Raymond)-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/7/1945:73-F. C. C. Boyd-Homer K. Downing 1948-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal 1975-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy FPL, 1982 lot 48-Denis W. Loring 5/7/83-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:93. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $83,375 |
Lot 87 |
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1794 S-54 R3. VF-35. Frosty chocolate and steel with a small patch of medium brown toning at the top of OF. The only mark is a tiny horizontal nick on the cheek left of the mouth. Satiny luster remains visible in protected areas, especially on the reverse. A nicely balanced strike offering excellent eye appeal. E-MDS, Breen state II, showing delicate die clashmarks on the reverse but none on the obverse. Called VF35 and tied for CC#5 in the Bland census. Noyes also says VF35 but tied for CC#4, his photo #28282. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU53 (PCGS label included, and it shows the attribution and Husak provenance). PCGS Population 1; The only one graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3474. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Norman Stack Collection-Herman Halpern, Stack’s 3/16/88:72-Chris McCawley 12/6/88-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:77-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2056. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $18,400 |
Lot 88 |
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1794 S-55 R2. Fine-12 Plus. Sharpness VF20 but there is a small corrosion spot in the field close before the lips, another at the rim over the C in AMERICA, plus some light contact marks scattered about both sides, including a thin nick in the middle of the neck. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. The date and legends are strong. EDS, Breen state I, with fine die clashmarks but without the additional crack arcing through the lower curls to the shoulder. Removed from an ANACS slab graded VF20 (ANACS label included). DWH #3194. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Richard Gross, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/06:88. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $2,415 |
Lot 89 |
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1794 S-55 R2. VF-30. Slightly sharper with a few too many small nicks for the higher grade. Most of these nicks are on the right side of the obverse and upper right portion of the reverse. The notable marks include a tiny rim bruise opposite the neck, another at the E in STATES, and a faint hairline scratch arcing through AM. Glossy medium brown. M-LDS, Breen state II. The always-present die crack in the left obverse field is strong and the additional crack in the lower curls is clear. Listed by Bland as VF30 and tied for CC#9. Noyes says VF35 net VF30 and tied for CC#10, his photo #36291. DWH #0070. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex Kenneth D. Pines-Dr. C. R. Chambers 10/14/83-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:97-Pierre Fricke-Chris McCawley 8/11/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $7,188 |
Lot 90 |
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1794 S-56 R3. AU-50. Office-Boy Reverse. Rotated Reverse. Breen Plate Coin. The so-called "Office-Boy Reverse" variety due to the amateurish die cutting on the reverse die. Sharpness closer to mint state but there is a small patch of very fine verdigris over the C in AMERICA, plus some microscopic hairlines covering the cheek and neck and a fine hairline scratch from the Y to the nose before the eye. Several small planchet voids also show near the dentils over F-AMERIC, as struck. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and quite attractive, only a few microscopic marks of no significance. Glossy medium brown with very faint traces of old fingerprints covering much of the obverse. MDS, Breen state II, showing strong die clashmarks on both sides. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW from a perfect head-to-foot orientation. Called AU50 and CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes photo #37134. Plated in the Breen book to illustrate his die state III, but the dies clearly match his state II. DWH #2708. Estimated Value $8,000-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 9/30/96:25-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $16,100 |
Lot 91 |
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1794 S-57 R1. VG-10. Sharpness VF25 but the surfaces are slightly rough, including some shallow pits on the obverse. The strongest of these pitmarks is near the dentils under the cap and in the field off the nose tip. Just a few small specks of greenish verdigris, strongest at UN in UNITED. There is a sharp rim nick at R in LIBERTY and a small planchet fissure at the rim over NI in UNITED. Olive and medium steel brown, the obverse glossy and the reverse closer to matte. MDS, Breen state II, with two parallel linear depressions in the field from the lips and nose to the rim at right and a shallow depression between ICA and the rim. (The cause of these die defects is unknown, but most examples of the variety display them to one degree or another.) Called VF20 net VG10 by Bland. DWH #0072. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex George O. Walton, Stack's 10/2/63:110-Jackson C. Storm 8/1/84-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:190-Chris McCawley 8/11/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $661 |
Lot 92 |
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1794 S-57 R1. AU-55. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with underlying mint luster covering both sides. No spots or contact marks. The only defects are mint-made, including a thin planchet fissure down from the right bottom of the 9 and some tiny planchet flakes from a weak strike at UNI and the opposing area at the top of the cap. Only the barest trace of light rub on the highest points from mint state. M-LDS, Breen state V, with two parallel depressions in the field before the face and a sunken area at the dentils over ICA. Fine die cracks follow along the parallel depressions in the field before the face and there are new die clashmarks in the field between the upper edge of the cap and the hair. Called AU55 and tied for CC#8 in the Bland/Breen census. Noyes says AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#8, his photo #31709. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU-58. PCGS Population 1; The Finest graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2354. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Major Sir Rowland Denys Guy Winn, M. C., 4th Baron St. Oswald-Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd. (London) 2/1992:283-Eric Streiner-Superior 10/92:69-Tony Terranova-Chris McCawley 9/15/97-Walter Husak-Chris McCawley-Roger Siboni, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:380-Chris McCawley & Tony Terranova 1/9/04. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $15,525 |
Lot 93 |
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1794 S-58 R3. EF-40. 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. 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. A choice, very attractive 1794 cent. DWH #0073. Estimated Value $6,000-UP. Ex Michael Williams 1/5/85-Jack H. Beymer-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:101. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $17,825 |
Lot 94 |
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1794 S-58 R3. VG-8 Plus. Sharpness F12 with very fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive patina. The notable marks are two rim bruises at TY and a dull nick under ES in STATES. The date is strong and the legends are complete and easily readable. Late die state, Breen III late, with a raised retained cud break at UNIT. Removed from a PCGS slab graded F12 (PCGS label included). DWH #3411. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex 2007 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/28/07:148. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $949 |
Lot 95 |
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1794 S-59 R3-. PCGS graded MS-66 Red & Brown. Noyes Plate Coin. A fantastic gem in all respects! Highly lustrous mint red fading to light bluish steel brown, about 20% of the mint color remaining. No spots, stains, contact marks, or friction. Satiny mint frost covers even the highest points of the design. The only flaws, if they can be called that, are some microscopic planchet chips that didn’t completely strike out around the date and near the dentils left of the date, all as struck. M-LDS, Breen die state V, with a clear die crack arcing through the fraction and adjacent A in AMERICA to the dentils over that C. Tied for finest known honors as MS65 in both census lists with the other "Oswald" example, although Noyes calls this one a "gem" and the other one a slightly less desirable "choice." Our grade is MS65+. Certainly one of the finest 1794 cents of any die variety. This is the Noyes plate coin for the variety, his photo #20825. PCGS Population 1; The only one graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2819. Estimated Value $100,000-UP. Ex Major Sir Rowland Denys Guy Winn, M. C., 4th Baron St Oswald, Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd. (London) 10/1964:153-A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. (London)-Dorothy Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner-Jay Parrino (The Mint) 4/16/96-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 11/7/05. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $276,000 |
Lot 96 |
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1794 S-60 R3+. VF-35. Blundered Edge Lettering. Slightly sharper with a group of tiny, light nicks in the wreath right of E in ONE. The other marks are trivial and include a tiny nick on the cheek, a barely visible rim bruise at ES, and a small rim nick at AM. Choice glossy medium brown with chocolate tones in protected areas. MDS, Breen state III, with a fine die crack through the tops of LIBE and the top of the cap to the dentils left of the cap. The edge lettering is blundered with the F in FOR touching the D in HUNDRED (a result of not resetting the Castaing machine completely to the null starting position before impressing the edge lettering onto this planchet in preparation for striking with the obverse and reverse dies). Graded VF35 in both census lists. Bland says tied for CC#6; Noyes has this piece at CC#7, his photo #25107. DWH #0076. Estimated Value $8,000-UP. Ex Europe-Lester Merkin 3/68:167-Norman Stack collection-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:83-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:193. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $10,350 |
Lot 97 |
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1794 S-61 R4. EF-45. Sharpness near AU50 with a faint hairline scratch down from the eye to the pole tip, plus a small nick under the 4 and another on the throat. There is some microscopic roughness in the right obverse field, mostly from minute planchet chips that didn't completely strike out, but overall the planchet and surfaces are very nice. Glossy medium brown with delicate splashes of reddish brown toning on the obverse. The reverse is choice in all respects. E-MDS, Breen state II, showing clear die clashmarks on both sides but no cracks. Called AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #21900. Bland says AU50, also tied for fifth finest in his list. DWH #0078. Estimated Value $8,000-UP. Ex A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. (London) 11/1946-Willard C. Blaisdell 2/17/75-Del Bland-Myles Z. Gerson-Bertram Cohen-George E. Ewing, Jr.-Del Bland 7/31/84-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:108. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $17,250 |
Lot 98 |
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1794 S-62 R4+. VG-8 Plus. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but covered with microscopic granularity. The color is a decent and slightly glossy medium brown and light olive in spite of the fine roughness, and the only meaningful marks are a diagonal nick on the neck and a small rim bump at the I in AMERICA. Rare EDS, Breen state I, without the large cud break at the left edge of the obverse. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Don Weathers, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/06:93. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $546 |
Lot 99 |
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1794 S-62 R4+. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Noyes Plate Coin. Lustrous chocolate brown with delicate wisps of darker olive brown toning on the lower part of the obverse and faint hints of very faded mint color peeking through in a couple of the protected areas on both sides. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas, especially on the reverse. A choice example if not for a thin, faint linear planchet lamination from the right side of the Y in LIBERTY down to the pole where it connects to the neck. A small, shallow planchet flake is located just to the right of this lamination where it leaves the Y. The only other mark is a tiny rim nick over the left side of the E in LIBERTY. LDS, Breen state II, with the usual cud break at the dentils left of the hair. This example has dentils on the raised cud break indicating it is a retained cud. I suspect this was the case on more if not all of the known examples with the cud, but this is the only example sharp enough to show the raised dentils. Called MS60 and finest known by a full 20 points in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 and CC#1 by 20 points, his photo #20869, and this is the Noyes plate coin for the variety. Our grade is MS60. PCGS Population 1; The Finest graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3501. Estimated Value $50,000-UP. Ex John Work Garrett-Johns Hopkins University (privately) 3/73-John W. Adams 11/74-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 4/4/92-Dr. Allen Bennett-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/08:2064-Chris McCawley 3/17/08. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $86,250 |
Lot 100 |
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1794 S-63 R3-. AU-50. The Fallen 4. Attractive glossy steel brown with underlying frosty mint luster in the fields and protected areas. The only sign of contact is a very faint hairline scratch that meanders from the shoulder through the lower curls to the dentils at left. In addition, there is a tiny planchet void in the dentils under the 9, a thin planchet void in the field under the L in LIBERTY, and a tiny planchet chip over the tip of the left wreath stem, all as struck. LDS, Breen state II late, showing die clashmarks on both sides and a weak shoulder loop thanks to die lapping. Called AU50 choice and tied for CC#2 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #20913. Bland also says AU50 but tied for CC#5 in his list. DWH #0081. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Captain Andrew C. Zabriskie, Henry Chapman 6/3/1909:739-Allison W. Jackman, Henry Chapman 6/28/1918:698-Wayte Raymond-Charles M. Williams, Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/14/1950:72-Harold Bareford 9/13/85-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:87-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 41. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $26,450 |
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