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Sale 54
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
| The Ted Naftzger Collection - 1857 |
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Lot 1295 |
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1857 N-1 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Large Date. Stray 18 in Dentils. Frosty light olive and steel brown with half the slightly faded mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. No spots or stains, only a few microscopic ticks from flawless. The notable defects are a dull nick on the inside points of star 4, a depression on the top of the 7 (as struck), and a thin diagonal struck-through line off the right end of the eyebrow (also as struck). Sharply struck EDS, die state a. The die lines over UNI are sharp and the tops of the stray 18 are clearly visible in the dentils below the normal 8. Called MS63 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #31323. Our grade is MS64+, close to MS65, and tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Bowers & Ruddy 11/10/72:974.
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$3,335 |
Lot 1296 |
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1857 N-1 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Large Date. Stray 18 in Dentils. Lustrous light olive brown and steel with mint red showing on 40% of the obverse, 25% of the reverse. Excellent eye appeal and only a few marks. These include a spot of reddish carbon at the E in LIBERTY and a dull vertical nick on the tip of the chin. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. The tops of the stray 18 are visible in the dentils below the normal 8 and the die lines from the dentils to UNI are clear. A faint double profile appears to extend along the entire nose, but this is an optical illusion created by microscopic crumbling. Newcomb was fooled by a similar (the same?) example, and he included this feature in his book on the series. Called MS63 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #31472. Our grade is MS63+, tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Willard C. Blaisdell date set 9/76 (via Del Bland).
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$3,220 |
Lot 1297 |
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1857 N-1 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Large Date. Stray 18 in Dentils. Bright original mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the highpoints, 80% of the red showing on both sides. Great luster and eye appeal, a beautiful cent. No spot or stains, only a few trivial contact marks, including a very light scuff on the throat and a couple light marks on the rim over TE in STATES. A very shallow planchet flake just right of the upper part of the hairbun is a good identifying mark. LDS, die state b. The stray 18 in the dentils under the 8 is very dull, virtually gone, and the die lines over UNI are missing. Called MS65 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31126. Our grade is MS65, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Dr. James O. Sloss, Abe Kosoff 10/21/59:351.
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$18,400 |
Lot 1298 |
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1857 N-1 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Large Date. Stray 18 in Dentils. Frosty mint red fading to dark steel brown and olive on the highpoints, about 70% of the slightly mellowed mint color remaining. The surfaces are lustrous and offer excellent eye appeal. A thin nick nestled between star 11 and the dentils and a dull nick on the right bottom of the 5 are the notable marks on the obverse. The reverse is very frosty, more so than the obverse, and is essentially flawless, a tiny pinprick in the dentils over the second T in STATES the only notable mark on that side. LDS, die state b. Evidence of the stray 18 in the dentils under the 8 is dull and nearly gone, and the die lines over UNI are missing. Called MS63 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #55063. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#9 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Tony Terranova 10/90.
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$3,910 |
Lot 1299 |
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1857 N-2 R1+ PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Small Date. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown, 75% of the mellowed mint color remaining on both sides. Superb eye appeal. The only marks of any significance are a couple barely visible contact marks on the cheek and neck, only a tick on the front edge of the neck visible without a glass, and a speck of dark toning in the dentils over the A in STATES plus a dull nick hidden in the wreath just right of the ribbon. The tip of the coronet is weakly struck, as usual on this variety. EDS, die state a. The fine die lines over UNITE are sharp. Called MS64 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #31616. Our grade is MS65, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Dr. Ken Sartoris 7/72 (via Denis Loring).
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$2,875 |
Lot 1300 |
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1857 N-2 R1+ PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Small Date. Glossy light olive and chocolate with faded mint red covering 15% of the planchet, mostly on the reverse. Both sides are lustrous and offer excellent eye appeal. Just a few minor marks, including a faint spot of darker toning high on the neck, a collection of microscopic planchet voids in the field near the inner curl (as struck), and a speck of dark toning under the tip of the wreath stem. EDS, die state a. The die lines over UNIT are sharp. The tip of the coronet is weakly struck, as usual on this variety. Called MS63 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #31177. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#5 with many others in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Bruno Crossfield-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland).
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$3,335 |
Lot 1301 |
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1857 N-3 R5- PCGS graded PR64 Red & Brown. Small Date. Proof-Only. Mint red fading to bluish steel brown on the highpoints with more than half the mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. The fields are reflective but the mirrors are relatively shallow. The only marks are small spots of darker bluish steel toning on the obverse, the largest of these on the right edge of the curl left of star 12. The obverse is bisected by an extremely faint die crack extending from the dentils through star 5 and the head emerging from just below the hairbun, then passing through the field and star 11 to the dentils on the right. The strike is very sharp, as usual. Called Proof-63 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #31469. Our grade is Proof-64, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Floyd T. Starr, 1949 ANA Sale 8/24/49:1998-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland).
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$7,188 |
Lot 1302 |
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1857 N-4 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Small Date. Frosty slightly mellowed mint red faded to dark bluish steel and olive on the highpoints, at least 50% of the mint color remaining. Great eye appeal with lustrous surfaces and only a few minor marks. These include a speck of dark toning in the dentils at star 12, another between the top of the 1 and the bust above, and a tiny nick over the left top of the N in ONE. The tip of the coronet over LIB is softly struck, as usual. Scarce E-MDS, die state a. The die line from the lower left point of star 1 to the dentils at the left is dull but visible and the dies are unclashed. Called MS63 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #31518. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Scott 3/9/73-Jerry A. Bobbe 3/30/73-Del Bland-Myles Z. Gerson-Stanley Kesselman 7/80.
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$2,530 |
Lot 1303 |
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1857 N-4 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Small Date. Lustrous bright original mint red just starting to fade to steel brown on the highpoints, 90% of the original color remaining. The notable marks are a small splash of light chocolate toning near the hair under star 7 and a couple tiny spots of dark steel toning at the stem end. The coronet tip is not fully struck and there are very shallow low spots inside the wreath caused by minor debris stuck on the die. Otherwise this cent is a solid gem. MDS, die state b. The fine die line from star 1 to the dentils at the left is gone but the short point down from the bottom of the inner segment of the hairbun is clear. A beautiful example of the small date version of our final year of large cent production. Called MS65 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31568. Our grade is MS64+, close to MS65, and tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex American Auction Association 5/72:500-Jerry A. Bobbe 2/2/79.
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| Realized
$4,485 |
Lot 1304 |
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1857 N-5 R5+ PCGS graded PR65 Red. Small Date. Proof-Only. A fantastic red proof large cent just starting to mellow to bluish steel brown on the highpoints, at least 90% of the original mint color remaining. The only marks are a dozen tiny specks of dark toning scattered over the obverse, including one off the right tip of star 4 and another off the right foot of the Y in LIBERTY. Otherwise this cent is flawless. The fields are covered with fine die polishing lines and the mirrors are not as deep as normally seen on proof large cents even though those fields are pristine. The die lines covering the obverse fields are nearly vertical while the ones on the reverse slant from the upper left to the lower right. This feature is a characteristic of the N-5 variety and is noted in the attribution guide for the series. Obviously the die polishing was not done to the same standard on this die pair before placing them into service to produce the variety. Nonetheless, this remarkable cent offers exceptional eye appeal. Called Proof-66 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31374. Our grade is Proof-66, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale 8/18/52:2225.
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$63,250 |
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