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Sale 59
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 399 |
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1835 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Choice frosty medium brown with generous traces of slightly faded mint red in protected areas. Covered with attractive satiny mint luster. No spots or stains. Close to choice is not for a very thin vertical nick-like fissure down the cheek. This mark appears to be a pre-striking planchet flaw that didn't completely strike out. Sharply struck E-MDS. The obverse fields are covered with fine radial die flowlines, but the branch crack to the dentils from the always-present die crack that joins stars 11 & 12 has not formed. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in 65RB. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2470 (PCGS # 37105) .
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Loye Lauder, William Doyle Galleries 12/15/83:421-Denis Loring-unknown-Chris McCawley, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:515.
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$8,625 |
Lot 400 |
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1835 N-2 R3 VF30. Rotated Reverse. VF-30. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with a trace of frosty very faded red on the left side of the reverse, most likely from a very old cleaning. Smooth surfaces with only a few very light contact marks, including a small nick on the bottom edge of the bust above the 8 and another right of the foot of F in OF. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. E-MDS with the usual die cracks on the reverse and clear repunching on UN, including some inside the bottom of the U. Fine die flowlines cover the fields on both sides, small lumps from die rust show below the U in UNITED, and the reverse is rotated 35 degrees CW. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU55BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2934.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20010.
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$403 |
Lot 401 |
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1835 N-2 R3 EF40. Double and Triple Profiles. EF-40. Slightly sharper with some extremely tiny pitmarks sprinkled about the fields, these marks so fine the surfaces remain attractive and glossy with a hint of prooflike reflectivity. A small nick in the center of star 13 is the best identifying mark. Glossy chocolate and steel brown finely mottled with darker olive and reddish chocolate tones. MDS with the obverse fields slightly reflective from a fresh die lapping that removed flowlines from both sides. The dentils are crisp. There is clear repunching on the UN, including some inside the bottom of the U, but it is a bit weaker thanks to the die lapping. The minor die rust under the U is gone and the reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. A double profile shows on the forehead and nostril with triple outlines on the lips, chin, and stars 8-12. Called EF40 in the Noyes and Bland census lists. Tied for CC#7 among the confirmed examples in the Bland census but tied for CC#10 in the Noyes list. Comes with a nice provenance. DWH #1909.
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Numismatic Gallery-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/84:1716-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1031-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1062.
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$1,150 |
Lot 402 |
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1835 N-3 R3 VG8. Double Profile. Rotated Reverse. VG-8. A couple points sharper with some shallow pitmarks in the field at stars 5-8 and a collection of tiny nicks at the ear. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. EDS, before any dentil crumbling under the 35. The reverse is rotated 85 degrees CW and there is a clear double profile from the forehead down to the chin. DWH #2389.
Estimated Value $25-UP.
Ex Fox Numismatics 4/87-John D. Wright 1/04.
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$46 |
Lot 403 |
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1835 N-3 R3 EF45. EF-45. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with underlying frosty mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. There are specks of dark olive toning peppered about the field at stars 6-11 with some more on the reverse, mostly at ES-OF-AM. The only contact marks are a small rim nick under the 3 in the date and a tiny tick just right of the eye. E-MDS, before the tiny rim cuds occur in the dentils roots below the 35 or at the bottom of star 2. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CW. Called EF45 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU50 net VF35 and CC#4, his photo #26078. This variety is unknown in mint state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included). DWH #2619.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/45:660 (comes with the Newcomb collection pillbox)-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:295-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3632 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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$2,300 |
Lot 404 |
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1835 N-3 R3 VF30. Partial Double Profile. VF-30. The obverse was lightly cleaned and retoned using a sulfur-based agent. The obverse is mostly glossy dark steel with some lighter reddish chocolate in protected areas. The reverse is glossy chocolate and steel brown with a swipe of reddish brown at the right bottom. Frosty flowline luster covers the protected areas, especially on the reverse. A small, dull nick high on the neck is the only notable mark. E-MDS, without any dentil crumbling under the 35 or star 2. The reverse is rotated 25 degrees CW and there is a fine double profile on the lips, chin, stars 1-11, and IBERTY (caused by die bounce). DWH #1029.
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 12/20/88.
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$299 |
Lot 405 |
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1835 N-3 R3 VF20+. VF-20+. Sharpness VF25 but there are three small digs on the reverse, including one at the wreath under the O in OF, another on the base of that F, and a third just left of the M in AMERICA. A thin planchet fissure slants across ICA in AMERICA, as struck. Glossy woodgrained mix of olive and chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is quite nice in spite of the minor defects. LDS with a clear rim cud break left of star 2 (as seen on the subsequent N-18 marriage of this obverse die) in addition to the earlier dentil crumbling under the 35. Not in the overall condition census for the variety but one of the finest known in the late die state. Removed from an NCS slab graded EF details improperly cleaned (NCS label included, and is shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2935.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex George Ramont 11/20/68-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20013.
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$288 |
Lot 406 |
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1835 N-4 R4+ VF20. VF-20. Slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks, the notable ones being three thin, parallel nicks on the bust tip. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with small splashes of darker olive brown toning at F in OF and CA in AMERICA. EDS, before the radial die cracks up to the dentils from the tops of the N and D in UNITED. Called VF25 net F15 and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #36472. DWH #2471.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Jim Young-Jim McGuigan 3/29/99-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:810-Chris McCawley, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:520.
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$1,323 |
Lot 407 |
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1835 N-4 R4+ VF20. VF-20. Sharpness close to VF25 but there is a planchet flake in the field at the inner curl and a tiny pinscratch across the E in CENT. The planchet flake is a mint-made flaw, but it catches the eye. Otherwise this cent is smooth and very nice for the grade. Glossy medium brown. Rare terminal die state with a large cud break at NITED. Called VF25 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF25 net F15 and tied for CC#10, his photo #31794. Near the lower end of the condition census for the variety, but significantly higher among those few known with the rim cud. DWH #3316.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 5/2/88-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/11/07:692.
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$3,220 |
Lot 408 |
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1835 N-5 R2 MS60+. Bold Double Profile. MS-60+. Lustrous light olive and chocolate brown with traces of golden tan toning in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are covered with attractive satiny mint luster and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. The only marks are an extremely faint scuff on the cheek and a few microscopic ticks in the field above the inner hairbun. MDS with a sharp die line through the base of 835 into the field at right (as always). The obverse fields are satiny from microscopic die flowlines and the reverse legend is flowlined to the dentils. Die bounce created a very strong double profile that extends from the top of the coronet down to the chin with additional double and triple outlines on stars 7-12. A beautiful cent, close to choice MS63, and a great example of a double profile strike. DWH #2672.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex 2005 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/23/05:412.
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$1,323 |
Lot 409 |
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1835 N-5 R2 EF40. Double Profile. EF-40. Slightly sharper with a nick in the hair over ER, a nick on the throat, and a shallow low spot (caused by debris on the die) connecting stars 7 & 8. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with flowline frost covering the protected areas. LDS. The obverse die flowlines are stronger and a narrow but clear double profile extends from the tip of the coronet down to the chin, with additional doubling on ERTY and stars 9-11. DWH #1034.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Doug Bird 12/21/88.
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$288 |
Lot 410 |
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1835 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 15% of the original mint red remaining. No spots or stains. The only mark is a tiny nick right of the lower lip. MDS with a very thin rim cud break (crumbling at the dentil roots) between stars 2 & 3, the usual die line through the 835 and the reverse not rotated. The repunching on the right bottom of the C in AMERICA is dull but still visible. Called MS60 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #37130. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in 64BN; 1 in 65RB. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1036 (PCGS # 37087) .
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Joseph Lepczyk Auctions 7/84:113-Denis Loring-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:450.
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$1,840 |
Lot 411 |
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1835 N-6 R1 EF40. Double Profile. Rotated Reverse. EF-40. Glossy steel brown with frosty light brown toning covering the protected areas. Smooth with only a few minor marks, including a thin nick on the chin, a couple tiny nicks between stars 5 & 6, and a small spot of darker steel toning at the dentils over the second T in STATES. M-LDS. The repunching on the right bottom of the C in AMERICA is gone but the rim cud breaks over AMER have not formed. A clear double profile reaches from the tip of the coronet down to the chin and the reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2936.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Toivo Johnson-Del Bland 7/19/69-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20018.
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$776 |
Lot 412 |
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1835 N-6 R1 VG10. Rotated Reverse. VG-10. A couple points sharper with very fine granularity covering the fields. No verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy dark olive with chocolate brown highpoints. M-LDS (the exact die state is difficult to determine due to the amount of wear) with the reverse rotated 105 degrees CW. DWH #2390.
Estimated Value $25-UP.
Ex eBay 7/02-John D. Wright 1/04.
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$40 |
Lot 413 |
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1835 Coronet Head Cent. Head of 1836. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty steel brown with 10-15% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. A pair of very light nicks under the wreath stem and a tiny circular struck-through line over the 5 are the best identifying marks. The fields are satiny and attractive. EDS. The diagonal die scratches in the field at D-S are sharp and the fields are smooth on both sides with no signs of die rust. There is minor strike doubling on the date giving the appearance of a repunched date, and stars 9-13 also display doubling from die bounce. Called MS60 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #37290. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#4 in his census. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in 64RB; 1 in 66BN. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1038 (PCGS # 37057) .
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex James Kelly 9/59:1450-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Larry Whitlow-Dane Nielsen-Del Bland-Denis Loring-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:452.
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$1,380 |
Lot 414 |
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1835 N-7/17 R1 EF45. Head of 1836. Partial Double Profile. EF-45. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with some lighter brown tones in protected areas. The only mark is a barely visible rim bruise above the O in OF. LDS. The fields are wavy and covered with tiny lumps of die rust (Newcomb’s old #17). A clear double profile from die bounce shows on the forehead, lips, chin, IBERTY, and stars 7-8. Called AU50 net EF40 in the Noyes census, his photo #37128. DWH #1062.
Ex Dick Punchard circa 1989.
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$414 |
Lot 415 |
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1835 N-8 R1 EF40. Head of 1836. EF-40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned, now retoned a frosty golden tan and light steel brown. A tiny splash of darker olive toning in the dentils off the stem tip is the best identifying mark. Looks better than the grade might imply. EDS. The obverse is uncracked and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. DWH #1041.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex George F. Scanlon-Stack's 10/73:102-Sal Bonito via Del Bland 5/11/90.
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$368 |
Lot 416 |
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1835 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty light steel brown. No notable defects, just a bit of very light wear on the highpoints. The best identifying mark is a tiny diagonal nick midway between star 3 and the tip of the nose. E-MDS with a fine but clear die crack from the dentils up through the right side of the 1 into the bust reaching the bottom of the neck where it disappears. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Our grade is AU50. Pop 2; 1 in 64BN; 3 in 64 RB; 1 in 65RB. DWH #2937 (PCGS # 37060) .
Estimated Value $350-UP.
Ex Steve Ivy 7/14/82-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20024.
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Lot 417 |
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1835 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous light steel brown with bluish steel overtones and at least 20% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and offer great eye appeal. Would rate a slightly higher grade except for an extremely faint hairline in the field above the head and a very light abrasion covering the field around NT in CENT. MDS. The die crack through the right side of the 1 now extends up the portrait to the Y in LIBERTY, but it does not reach star 8. The reverse is not rotated. Called MS60 net AU55 in the Noyes census, his photo #38066. Our grade is MS60+. Pop 1; none finer in Brown; 1 in 64RB, 1 in 65RB. DWH #2620 (PCGS # 37060) .
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Stack's 10/18/88:503-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1987-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3644.
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$1,553 |
Lot 418 |
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1835 N-8 R1 EF40+. Head of 1836. EF-40+. Glossy light olive brown with lots of underlying frosty light steel brown toning in the fields and protected areas. Smooth and attractive for the grade, close to EF45. The best identifying marks are a tiny spot of dark olive toning near the dentils under star 5 and another in the field close under the chin. M-LDS. The die crack up through the 1 and portrait now extends up from the hair under star 8 through the left side of that star then weakly to the dentils above. The reverse is rotated 10 degrees CCW. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2938.
Estimated Value $1,250-UP.
Ex Del Bland 5/15/70-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20026.
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$391 |
Lot 419 |
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1835 N-8 R1 F15. Head of 1836. Fine-15. Five points sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade. Glossy chocolate brown, the obverse mottled with medium brown and darker olive tones. Terminal die state with a very strong bisecting die crack extending from the dentils under the 1 up to the dentils over star 8, plus an additional clear die crack from the left edge of the inner hair bun to the dentils between stars 8 & 9. This is the latest state seen and appears to be quite rare. The reverse is rotated 5 degrees CCW. DWH #1044.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
Ex 1985 EAC Sale, lot 499.
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$115 |
Lot 420 |
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1835 N-9 R4+ VF20. Large 8. VF-20. Sharpness EF45 but dark and moderately granular. No verdigris or marks. Glossy very dark steel, nearly black. EDS, the reverse uncracked and rotated 20 degrees CW. Called VF25 and tied for CC#10 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF30 net VF25 and tied for CC#10, his photo #37104. DWH #1046.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Abe Kosoff (privately) 1956-Charles S. Barkelew-Elvis D. Schooler, Kagin's 1/30/86:5572-Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/90:777.
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$322 |
Lot 421 |
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1835 N-9 R4+ VG8. Large 8. VG-8. A few points sharper with very fine roughness in the fields. A few tiny contact marks, including a small nick on the left point of star 6. Rather glossy dark steel and olive brown. E-MDS with a light die crack through the tops of ERIC and the reverse rotated 30 degrees CW. DWH #1047.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1065.
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$345 |
Lot 422 |
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1835 N-9 R4+ G6. Large 8. Good-6. Glossy chocolate brown with bluish steel brown highpoints. Smooth and problem-free. MDS. The crack through ERIC is strong and the area outside this crack is just starting to sink. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW. DWH #3317.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Rod Burress 5/9/88-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/11/07:705.
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$242 |
Lot 423 |
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1835 N-9 R4+ G6. Large 8. Good-6. Very slightly sharper but there is a shallow scrape on the cheek left of the ear and a small dig below. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker olive toning in protected areas. The date and legends are complete and clear. M-LDS with a branch crack up to the dentils from the right top of the E in ERIC. The area outside the ERIC crack is clearly sunken as a retained cud break, and the sinking is strongest over the E. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CW. A very interesting intermediate die state. DWH #3318.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Ken Headley-Rod Burress 10/27/03-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/11/07:706.
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$92 |
Lot 424 |
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1835 N-9 R4+ G4. Large 8. Multiple Strikes with Large Cud ERIC. Good-4. Glossy steel brown with darker steel brown toning in protected areas. Sharper than G4 in many areas, but the impression is uneven thanks to the double strike. In addition, there are small nicks scattered about both sides, including a dull one in the field close off the chin and another on the shoulder. A pair of dull rim bruises on the right side of the obverse round out the notable defects. LDS with a bold cud break involving the tops of ERIC and extending to the rim above the adjacent M and A. One of only two or three known with the single cud break (see next piece), and all are double struck, as is this example. There are two clear strikes visible on each side, but they do not line up is you assume a normal head-to-foot die orientation (which is a risky assumption to be sure). The two obverse impressions are rotated about 20 degrees relative to each other while the reverse strikes show a rotation of about 125 degrees between those impressions. The differences are difficult to "noodle out," but it is possible there were two planchets struck at the same time causing only one side to come into contact with a die during at least one of the strikes. Add to the equation the fact that the only other example I’ve examined with the reverse cud (but without the obverse cud) also clearly shows more than one strike on each side. Regardless, this cent is an impressive mint error and an extremely rare die state. (This was the only cent in the Reiver collection sale not housed in an NGC or NCS slab for the auction.) DWH #2939.
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Darwin B. Palmer, Jr., 2/25/78-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20028.
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$1,035 |
Lot 425 |
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1835 N-9 R4+ EF40+. Large 8. Terminal Die State with 2 Large Cuds. EF-40+. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with frosty light brown in protected areas, especially on the obverse, and a streak of darker olive toning down the left side of the reverse. There are a few light hairline scratches in the field above the head and a fine hairline from the bust tip to star 1. Extremely rare terminal die state with a large cud break connecting stars 10 & 11 to the rim and another from the tops of ERIC to the rim. Softly struck at the top of the obverse and reverse, which are nearly opposite each other since the reverse is rotated 155 degrees CCW from the normal head-to-foot die orientation. In addition, the obverse is misaligned to K-10 while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet. Only three examples are known with both cud breaks, and this is the finest of the three by a very large margin. All three examples are single struck (as opposed to the multiple strikes on the few pieces known with only the reverse cud break). This cent is a relatively new discovery that has not been graded by Bland or Noyes, but it would fit nicely into the middle of their condition census lists without respect to the die state, perhaps CC#3 or CC#4. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS61BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and die orientation). DWH #2304.
Estimated Value $8,000-UP.
Ex Richard Nachbar, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/14/03:868.
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$12,075 |
Lot 426 |
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1835 N-10 R4+ VF20. Wright Plate Coin. VF-20. Sharper by nearly ten points but there is an area of microscopic roughness at stars 5 & 6 and the reverse fields are covered with similar extremely fine granularity. No verdigris, a light nick on the forehead the only contact mark. Glossy steel brown and chocolate, the reverse closer to matte due to the fine roughness. E-MDS. Both dies are cracked, as always, but the die crack through UNITED ST is not strong. The reverse is rotated 25 degrees CW. Called VF30 net VF20 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #28422. Bland says VF25 and tied for CC#3 in his list. This is the Wright plate coin for the variety. DWH #1911.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Lewis O. Goodman, New Netherlands Coin Co. 9/26/67:197-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:787-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1092.
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$1,006 |
Lot 427 |
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1835 N-10 R4+ VF25. VF-25. Glossy medium brown and light olive with tiny splashes of reddish brown and olive on the reverse. No roughness or notable contact marks. MDS. The die crack at STA is strong and the reverse is rotated 15 degrees CW. Called VF35 net VF20 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #31692. DWH #3319.
Estimated Value $1,250-UP.
Ex J. P. Young-M. H. Bolender MBS #182, 11/1951:593-Chris M. Petersen 1958-Hollinbeck Coin Co.-Art Kagin-Kagin’s 1/30/86:5526-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/11/07:707.
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$1,380 |
Lot 428 |
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1835 N-10 R4+ G5+. Good-5+. Glossy medium brown and rather nice for the grade, close to G6. A rim dent at star 11 and a smaller one at OF are the only defects. The date and legends are clear. Rare LDS with a cud break at D-STAT. About a half dozen are known with the cud break, and the best of these is only VG. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CW. Called VG7 net G6 and tied for CC#2 of those known with the cud break in the Noyes census, his photo #37411. DWH #1891.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Chris McCawley 5/88-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/91:488-Chris McCawley-Dennis Mendelson, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/21/98:1585-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1990.
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$431 |
Lot 429 |
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1835 N-11 R4+ AU58. Prooflike. AU-58 Prooflike. Very attractive bluish steel and chocolate brown with generous traces of mint red remaining on the obverse and 5% of the mint color showing on the reverse. There is little if any actual wear on this cent, but the strike is a bit soft on the obverse highpoints leaving the impression of very light wear. Otherwise the only marks are a small spot of very shallow carbon in the field off the brow, a couple very thin nicks on the throat, and some tiny planchet chips around the E in CENT, as struck. Very early die state with smooth, prooflike fields on both sides. In fact, this cent has been called a proof strike by several knowledgeable cent specialists, but the current consensus is that it is a very early business strike. Regardless, this cent is absolutely beautiful and is ranked as finest known of the business strikes (a single proof is known in the ANS Museum collection, which your cataloger has examined and called a prooflike AU virtually identical to the piece offered here). Called AU55 and finest of the business strikes by a full 15 points in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net AU50 and tied for finest known honors overall for the die variety in his census, photo #20907. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included). Comes with an impressive provenance, as you would expect for such a remarkable cent. DWH #2621.
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/45:666-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:306-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 1/94-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3649 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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$14,375 |
Lot 430 |
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1835 N-11 R4+ VG8. VG-8. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but the fields are covered with microscopic porosity and there is a patch of light corrosion at star 8. There are a couple small rim nicks at star 9 and specks of verdigris in protected areas. Slightly glossy dark steel with lighter steel brown highpoints. MDS. The reverse die cracks are strong. A radial die crack connects the right top of the U in UNITED to the dentils and the area outlined by the crack from the U to the dentils below the wreath ribbon is starting to rise as a retained cud. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CW. Called F15 net VG10 in the Noyes census, his photo #37409. DWH #1892.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex 1997 EAC Sale, lot 277-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Chris McCawley 4/17/98-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 9/21/98:1587-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1992.
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$504 |
Lot 431 |
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1835 N-11 R4+ G6. Good-6. Very slightly sharper with many tiny nicks on both sides, especially in the center of the reverse. The only notable mark is a thin nick near the hair left of star 11. Glossy dark steel brown. LDS with a strong cud break from U to the dentils below the ribbon loop. The reverse is not rotated. DWH #1766.
Estimated Value $150-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 9/2/92.
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$288 |
Lot 432 |
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1835 N-12 R4+ VF35. VF-35. Close to EF40 but there are a few very light contact marks, including a light vertical hairline scratch close before the face and a small rim nick at the bottom of the reverse. Nice glossy medium brown and chocolate with reddish chocolate tones in protected areas of the reverse. E-MDS with double and triple profiles on stars 7-13 (from die bounce). Called EF40 net VF35 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #30957. Bland says VF35 and tied for CC#4 in his census. DWH #2516.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Superior 2/2/92:1204-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1096-Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:935.
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$2,760 |
Lot 433 |
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1835 N-12 R4+ F12. Fine-12. Sharpness F15 but there is a dull rim nick under the 8 in the date plus a lighter one at RI in AMERICA. Otherwise just a few trivial contact marks on a smooth, attractive planchet. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with hints of reddish brown toning in the fields and protected areas. Rare LDS with a strong cud break at the dentils over star 8 angling down to just above the outer point of star 9. The reverse is rotated 40 degrees CW. Called VF20 net F12 in the Noyes census, his photo #27501. Removed from an NCS slab graded VF details scratched (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2940.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20034.
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$604 |
Lot 434 |
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1835 N-13 R4 AU50. Prooflike Obverse. AU-50 Prooflike Obverse. Glossy chocolate brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel. The obverse fields are hard and reflective while the reverse fields are satiny from fine die flowlines. The sharpness is very close to mint state, but there are faint hairlines covering both sides (which only show in the obverse fields thanks to their smooth, prooflike finish). Otherwise this cent is virtually flawless. A good identifying mark is a tiny, barely visible lamination from the dentils up to the base of the 3 in the date. EDS. The small chip on the right bottom of the 5 in the date has not formed and the repunching under that numeral is sharp. Solidly in the condition census for this scarce variety, and the prooflike obverse die state is a definite plus. Called AU55 net EF45 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #25744. Bland says EF45 and tied for CC#3 among the confirmed examples in his census. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS60BN (NGC label included). DWH #2622.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Abe Kosoff-Robert Gildred-GENA Sale, Kagin's 10/83:1129-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3651 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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$4,370 |
Lot 435 |
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1835 N-13 R4 VF25. VF-25. Sharpness EF45 but dark and covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris. The only marks are a small nick on the front edge of the neck and rim nick off the stem tip. Glossy dark olive and steel. MDS with a small chip on the right bottom of the 5, a row of impressed dentils above ONE, and strong die lines up from the top of the wreath stem. The reverse is rotated 10 degrees CW. DWH #1053.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/45:669-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/84:1729-Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:768. Comes with Newcomb's hand-lettered collection box.
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$414 |
Lot 436 |
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1835 N-13 R4 F15+. Fine-15+. Glossy chocolate brown with steel brown highpoints and traces of frosty luster in protected areas. A light rim bruise at star 12 and a light rim nick at TE in STATES are the only notable marks. Very rare terminal die state with a retained cud break at star 5. The lower end of this cud above star 4 is slightly raised while the upper end left of star 6 is slightly depressed relative to the field outside the cud. This is the finest known example of this very rare terminal die state, clearly superior to the Noyes plate coin for the die state. Called VF20 net F15 in the Noyes census, his photo #28140. DWH #1893.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex New Netherlands Coin Co. MBS 12/74:55-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:795-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/91:497-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1997.
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$546 |
Lot 437 |
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1835 N-14 R2 MS63. Head of 1836. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Very attractive bluish steel brown with faded mint red covering nearly 20% of the planchet, mostly on the obverse. The obverse toning is very faintly woodgrained with slightly lighter and darker shades of steel brown. No spots or stains and only a few microscopic contact marks, mostly in the field before the portrait. The best identifying mark is a tiny, faint speck of darker toning in the field directly above star 10. Very early die state with smooth, slightly reflective fields on both sides and some curious swelling in the field near the dentils at stars 9-11. The outer hairbun is softly struck, as usual in the early die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63RB (NGC label included). Our grade is MS63. Pop 1; 1 in 65BN; 1 in 65 RB. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2623.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Devonshire Rare Coin Auctions 7/83:40-John Nicholas, Superior 2/2/92:586-Denis Loring 12/98-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3652 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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$3,565 |
Lot 438 |
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1835 N-14 R2 EF40. Head of 1836. EF-40. Glossy medium brown with underlying frosty lighter brown toning covering the fields and protected areas and a splash of darker olive toning at the tops of RICA. Smooth and mark-free except for a couple tiny planchet flakes at the dentils left of star 5, as struck. LDS with clear die clashmarks inside the wreath and a thin rim cud break under the 5 in the date. In addition there is fine doubling on parts of the reverse due to die bounce and the reverse is rotated 10 degrees CCW. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2941.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Joseph Early-Garry Fitzgerald 11/13/68-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20040.
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$265 |
Lot 439 |
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1835 N-15 R2 Head of 1836. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with bluish steel overtones covering the reverse and hints of faded mint color peeking through on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless. A faint splash of chocolate brown toning at the outer point of star 5 is the best identifying mark. MDS. The fields are covered with fine radial die flowlines that create attractive cartwheel luster, but the lump under the right edge of the 3 remains clear. Die bounce has created a fine double profile on the lips with additional doubling on stars 8-12. Called MS60 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #35118. Our grade is MS60. PCGS Pop 1, 2 finer. DWH #3604 (PCGS #37066).
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Denis Loring 1980-Tom Reynolds 1994-Manuel Ahumada-Chris McCawley 2/3/2010.
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$1,323 |
Lot 441 |
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1835 N-15 R2 EF45. Head of 1836. Partial Double Profile. EF-45. Five points sharper but very lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned a frosty light bluish steel brown and tan with traces of faded red in a few protected areas. LDS with the dentils nearly gone and flowlines covering the fields. The small chip under the right edge of the 3 that is present in the early state is now gone. There is a clear double profile on the forehead, lips, chin, stars 8-12, and on ERTY, all caused by die bounce. DWH #1058.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Doug Bird 12/21/88.
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$345 |
Lot 442 |
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1835 N-16 R2 MS60. Head of 1836. Partial Double Profile. MS-60. Lustrous light greenish olive brown, the reverse a shade or two darker, with hints of bluish steel and sea-green overtones on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. Would qualify for a slightly higher grade except for a spot of darker toning on the curl over the 5, and this spot was lightly abraded to minimize the distraction. Otherwise just a few trivial marks, including a tiny planchet flake at the dentils near star 2 and a speck of darker toning left of star 9, plus a couple tiny ticks right of that star. MDS with microscopic die flowlines covering the fields on both sides. The always-present die crack around the reverse legend is clear. The reverse is not rotated and there is a very fine double profile on the forelock and lips from die bounce. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included). Comes with an impressive provenance. DWH #2624.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex David Proskey-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Numismatic Gallery-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:314-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Charles E. Harrison-Dr. Bob Shalowitz 11/87-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3657 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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$1,610 |
Lot 443 |
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1835 N-18 R4+ VF20. Partial Double Profile. VF-20. Sharpness near VF35 but burnished and retoned a glossy reddish chocolate and steel brown with darker olive brown toning in some of the protected areas, mostly on the reverse. No spots or corrosion. The only marks of any consequence are a couple small nicks in the hair over BE in LIBERTY, some tiny ticks around stars 7-13 and under the date, plus a few more at ATE in STATES. MDS, the usual die state, with small rim cud breaks at star 13, under the 35, and at star 2. There is strike doubling at the lips, BERTY, and on most of the stars. Decent eye appeal in spite of the defects. Near the top of the condition census for this rare variety, second or third finest depending on the horse you're riding. Noyes says VF35 net VF25 and CC#3, his photo #28936. Removed from an NCS slab graded "AU details, burnished." NCS label is included. DWH #2625.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Richard Moore 6/91-Tom Reynolds 10/5/91-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3658 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NCS label).
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$2,760 |
Lot 444 |
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1835 N-18 R4+ VG10. Discovery Coin. VG-10. Sharpness VF25 but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity. No verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy light olive brown with golden tan highpoints. MDS, the usual die state with the same die cracks and rim cuds that are found on every other example. What makes this piece special is that it is the discovery coin for the variety. Called VF25 net VG10 and tied for CC#9 in the Noyes census, his photo #36041. DWH #1063.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex D. Bullowa 1952 (unattributed)-Walter Breen (who recognized it as a new die variety)-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:317 (as Fine 15).
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$1,064 |
Lot 445 |
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1835 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Choice lustrous bluish steel brown with a faint streak of slightly lighter brown toning from star 2 to above star 11. No defects and outstanding eye appeal. The obverse is satiny and the fine flowline luster covers even the highest points of the design. The reverse fields are hard and slightly reflective thanks to the new die. The contrast between the worn out obverse die and new, prooflike reverse die is remarkable. EDS, the only state for this brief die marriage, although this piece is especially early as evidenced by the prooflike reverse. CC#1, the only mint state example known of this rare variety. Called MS60 and CC#1 by 15 points in the Noyes census, his photo #22315. Bland says MS60 and CC#1 by 10 points. This is a fantastic cent, a highlight of an outstanding collection. Plated in the Wright book to illustrate the variety. Our grade is MS62. Pop 1. The only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3155 (PCGS # 37072) .
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Jim Corrado (Cincinnati, Ohio) 7/81-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06.
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