Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Cents Of 1818

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 72		1818 N-1 R2+ VF35. VF-35. Ten points sharper with a hairline scratch from the rim down through star 7 to the earlobe and neck below, a couple fainter ones between stars 5 & 6, and some microscopic pits at stars 10-11, plus a collection of tiny ticks around the N in ONE. Frosty light to medium brown with steel brown highpoints and a small splash of darker olive toning touching the left side of star 13. E-MDS. Fine die cracks connect stars 1-2 and 4-5 extending faintly to star 6, but the dentils are sharp and there are no rim cud breaks on the obverse. DWH #0442. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:563-Tom Reynolds 8/11/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 73		1818 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 15% of the mint color remaining. There are some light nicks on the top of the first 8 in the date, a few more off the bust tip, and a spot of darker toning in the field under the chin. LDS. The dentils are fading but remain nearly complete, and a narrow rim cud shows from star 3 up to well past star 4. Die chatter doubling shows on the right edge of the portrait, including the ear and LIBERTY. An attractive example of a variety that�s difficult to find in mint state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included). Our grade is MS60+. Pop 2; 1 in 66. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3417 (PCGS # 36601) . Estimated Value $2,500-UP. Ex Henry T. Hettger, 2007 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/28/07:378. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 74		1818 N-1 R2+ VF30+. Reverse Rotated and Misaligned. VF-30+. Glossy chocolate and light steel brown with frosty flowline luster covering the protected areas. No roughness or contact marks, and the only identifying defect is some weakness in the dentils left of star 6 thanks to a very tiny planchet clip. LDS with a rim cud break from star 3 up past star 4 halfway to star 5. The reverse is rotated 95 degrees CCW and is misaligned to K-4.5. The obverse is properly centered on the planchet. Excellent eye appeal, very close to VF35. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU55BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2898. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Stack�s 1/87-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19738. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 75		1818 N-2 R4+ AU50+. AU-50. Very close to mint state sharpness and choice except for a rather strong vertical nick in the field off the chin. Otherwise there are just a few trivial marks, including a tiny planchet chip at the bottom of the neck, a light nick in the field over the N in ONE, and a small planchet chip left of that O. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate. E-MDS. In addition to the always-present fine die cracks through the top of UNITED ST and another through the bottom of STAT, there is a fine die crack joining stars 4 & 5 and a thin radial die crack from the right center of the T in UNITED to the dentils above. Sharply struck everywhere except the forelock and first 2 stars, which are a bit weak. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective offering excellent eye appeal in spite of the obverse nick. Called AU50 and tied for CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net EF45 and tied for CC#3, his photo #25195. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS61BN (NGC label included). Comes with a nice provenance (plus a Newcomb collection box that apparently belongs to lot 101, not lot 100, from the Starr sale). DWH #2578. Estimated Value $2,500-UP. Ex W. A. P. Thompson, Henry Chapman 5/13/1915:1352-Henry C. Hines (via Dr. William H. Sheldon and Numismatic Gallery)-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:100-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3401 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 76		1818 N-2 R4+ VG7. VG-7. A few points sharper with two dull and rather strong dents on the dentils at star 5 and another on the dentils right of star 11. There are some additional light nicks on both sides consistent with the grade. Glossy medium brown with reddish chocolate in some protected areas. Nicely struck and the eye appeal is decent for the grade in spite of the contact marks. E-MDS. The die crack through the top of UNITED ST is stronger and a radial crack connects its right end to the rim above. The area outlined by these die cracks over TED-S is slightly sunken and the right top of that T has shifted towards the rim. Comes with an impressive provenance for what appears to be a humble cent. DWH #0444. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/45:514-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/6/84:1580. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 77		1818 N-2 R4+ VF20+. VF-20+. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with flowline frost in the protected areas, especially on the reverse. Virtually flawless except for traces of greenish verdigris dusted between the upper points of star 6 and a tiny rim bruise at the T in UNITED. Excellent eye appeal for the grade, very close to VF25. MDS with a clearly raised retained cud over NIT, and this cud is raised more on the left end than on the right. DWH #3281. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Brad Karoleff 8/9/97-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:431. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 78		1818 N-2 R4+ VG10. VG-10. Sharper by nearly ten points with minor roughness in the fields. A thin nick right of the mouth is the only notable mark. Glossy dark steel and olive brown with lighter brown highpoints. MDS+ with a raised retained cud break over NIT, the left end over N raised so the top of the N is lost in the retained cud and the top of the I is indistinct. DWH #0445. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/6/84:1580-Dick Punchard 7/30/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 79		1818 N-2 R4+ G5. Good-5. Glossy chocolate and steel. Smooth with only minor marks. Nice for the grade with the date and legends clear. M-LDS with a raised retained cud break over NIT, this cud fully raised on all but the right end. Comes with a big provenance for such a little cent. DWH #3282. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:488-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/91:250-Bob Matthews 3/15/91-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:433. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 80		1818 N-2 R4+ G5. Good-5. Slightly sharper with minor roughness under a rather glossy dark steel and olive brown patina. No verdigris or marks. The date and legends are complete and clear. M-LDS with a raised retained cud break over NITED extending nearly to the adjacent S, and the cud is raised most over NIT. DWH #0447. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Darwin Palmer 1/74-1983 EAC Sale, lot 330. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 81		1818 N-2 R4+ G5. Good-5. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. A few trivial rim bruises and nicks consistent with the grade. There is a light dusting of very fine carbon in the center of the reverse, otherwise this cent is smooth and attractive with a strong date and full legends. LDS. The cud break over NITED extending to the right is now complete and fully raised from end to end. DWH #1880. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1782. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 82		1818 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty golden light brown in the protected areas plus hints of very faded mint color on the obverse. The only marks are a few tiny ticks on the cheek and in the field off the chin. Sharply struck EDS+. A strong spike extends up from the top of the coronet and a few small lumps show in the field before the face. The reverse is rotated 70 degrees CCW. Called AU55 in the Bland census. Our grade is AU50. Pop 1; 1 in 63. DWH #0449 (PCGS # 36607) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex David Bullowa 4/59-Darwin B. Palmer, Jr.-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Myles Z. Gerson (via Denis Loring) 2/73-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:490-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Dr. Bob Shalowitz 4/9/89. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 83		1818 N-3 R3 F15. Rotated Reverse. Fine-15. Five points sharper (even better on the reverse) but lightly burnished, now nicely retoned glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate. A thin nick in the field close to the curl behind the neck is the only mark. E-MDS. The spike up from the coronet over the L is clear, as are the tiny lumps in the field before the face, and there are clear die clashmarks around the portrait. The reverse rotated 100 degrees CCW. DWH #2373. Estimated Value $75-UP. Ex A. J. Brown 1/61-John D. Wright 1/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 84		1818 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with a splash of reddish chocolate toning under star 6, and this spot is covered with a dusting of extremely fine carbon. Otherwise the surfaces are satiny and attractive. The only contact marks are a few nicks right of the nostril and eye, two more near the hair under star 8, and another under the N in CENT. LDS. The spike up from the coronet and the tiny lumps in the field before the face are all gone, as are nearly all the dentils on the obverse. The reverse is now rotated 30 degrees CCW and there is some strike doubling from die bounce on stars 2 & 3 and at various places on the reverse. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; The Finest Brown example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2509 (PCGS # 36607) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:702. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 85		1818 N-4 R4+ G5. Good-5. Glossy olive and chocolate brown. The planchet is smooth, just a few small nicks including a light rim nick off the stem tip. Struck very slightly off center to the right leaving the details stronger on the left side, weaker on the right. Rare EDS, before any hint of swelling in the obverse fields or a radial die crack from the dentils through star 3. The O in ONE is properly struck, another indication the obverse die has not started to fail. DWH #1881. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1785. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 86		1818 N-4 R4+ VF30. VF-30. Glossy light olive and steel brown. Corrosion free surfaces showing only minor contact marks, including light nicks around ONE and a thin nick over the E in UNITED. E-MDS without any trace of the die crack through star 3 and crisp dentils all the way around both sides. There is just the barest hint of swelling in the field over the bust tip plus tiny areas of swelling over star 3, right of star 6, and under the inner hairbun. Otherwise the obverse fields are perfectly smooth. The O in ONE is starting to weaken but remains complete. Tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census as VF35 net VF30, his photo #26875. Removed from an NGC slab graded EF40 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2901. Estimated Value $7,500-UP. Ex Jon Hanson-Del Bland 8/12/71-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19747. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,625
Lot 87		1818 N-4 R4+ EF45. Equal Finest Known. EF-45. Choice glossy olive and chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are very attractive, virtually flawless. The only defects are a thin nick on the base of the second 1 in the date, a couple tiny horizontal contact marks through the O in ONE, and a faint hairline scratch close under the line below CENT. LDS. A strong radial die crack extends from the rim through star 3 into the field towards the lips, and the obverse shows extensive swelling. The O in ONE is very weakly struck, as always in the late state due to the heavy swelling on the obverse. The superior condition of this cent allows one a rare opportunity to see the extensive obverse die failures associated with the late die state. A breathtaking example of this rare and very popular die variety, and a highlight of this remarkable collection. Called EF40 and tied for CC#1 honors in the Noyes census with one other example that offers slightly less detail, his photo #59167. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2902. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Ex Lennie Schramm 12/17/93-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19749. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $32,200
Lot 88		1818 N-5 R3 VF30+. VF-30+. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better with a few too many light contact marks for that sharpness grade, including rim nicks at stars 7, 11, and 13, plus a dull horizontal nick over the C in CENT. Frosty reddish steel brown and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Sharply struck EDS. The die cracks at stars 1-3 and 10-12 are faint. The obverse fields are slightly reflective and the dentils are crisp around both sides. (An example with an uncracked obverse has not been confirmed and may not exist.) Removed from a PCGS slab graded EF45 (PCGS label included). DWH #3257. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 12/29/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 89		1818 N-5 R3 VF30. VF-30. Slightly sharper with a few light nicks on each side and a fine planchet lamination at the dentils left of star 2, as struck. Nice glossy chocolate brown with frosty light steel brown covering the protected areas. E-MDS. The die crack at stars 1-3 now extends from the right point of star 1 and reaches into the field pointing toward the dentils between that star and the date (but ending in the field well short of the dentils). The fields are starting to show fine radial die flowlines but the dentils are still well defined around both sides. DWH #0454. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex 1988 EAC Sale, lot 144. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 90		1818 N-5 R3 EF40. EF-40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned a glossy medium brown with frosty lighter golden brown in protected areas of the obverse. A fine hairline scratch over ON in ONE and a diagonal nick left of the base of T in CENT are the only notable marks. LDS. The obverse die cracks are clear and the one from the right point of star 1 extends strongly down to the dentils left of the date. The dentils are weak and half of them are gone on the reverse. DWH #0456. Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz 4/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 91		1818 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Very attractive lustrous medium brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel. A small area of reddish brown toning just left of star 12 and a thin horizontal nick on the chin are the only notable defects. Sharply struck EDS, before the strong, dull vertical die lines were added down through ICA and the wreath stem. The fields on both sides are smooth and slightly reflective and the dentils are sharp. The always-present die crack from ED to ST and over to F-AMERIC is clear but not strong, and this crack ends with a strong rectangular lump inside the bottom of that C. A scarce die state of a relatively common die variety. Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 1 in 63; 2 in 64. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3126 (PCGS # 36616) . Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Avenue Coin & Stamp 6/82-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 92		1818 N-6 R1 AU55. Double Profile. AU-55. A mint state piece that was dipped or lightly cleaned and is now retoned a lustrous golden tan with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. The only marks are a dull nick in the dentils over star 6 and a small splash of reddish chocolate toning at the right foot of F in OF. M-LDS with clear vertical die lines added through ICA and the stem end. The die crack at ED-ST-F-AMERIC is clear but the rectangular lump inside the bottom of that C is now gone. Strong doubling from die bounce shows along the bottom edge of the bust, chin, nose, nostril, and ear. DWH #0460. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 208. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 93		1818 N-7 R1 MS60+. Thin Date with "Twisted" Stars and Dentils. MS-60+. Very attractive lustrous dark bluish steel brown with lighter brown toning on the reverse and traces of mint red remaining on both sides. Sharply struck EDS with smooth, reflective fields, especially on the obverse. The obverse was struck with the normal N-7 die but the die apparently twisted upon impact (perhaps it was loose in the press) causing the date and stars to become distorted. The date digits are very thin and the points of the stars are bent, especially the outer points which are bent in a counterclockwise direction. The twisting also affected the dentils leaving them thinner than normal. This is an odd-looking cent, most likely one of the first few struck before the die was properly seated. One of only 4 known with the thin date, and the other 3 are in low grade. DWH #3127. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/1945:518-Floyd T. Starr, Stack�s 6/13/84:106-Lee J. Bellisario-Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:570-Doug Bird 5/89-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 94		1818 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. A mint state cent that has three small, closely spaced nicks over star 2 and a single nick over star 3. Otherwise the surfaces are choice. Glossy bluish steel brown with underlying lustrous very faded mint color peeking through in the fields and a small "6" neatly added in dark ink under the wreath. MDS. The fields are covered with fine radial die flowlines, the die crack that connects stars 6 & 7 is clear, and there is minor die crumbling at stars 5 & 7. The usual die state. Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 1 in 66. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #0462 (PCGS # 36619) . Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Henry Chapman-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/6/84:1588. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 95		1818 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-61 Brown. Lustrous light to medium steel brown with bluish steel toning in protected areas. A small spot of darker olive brown toning above the N in ONE and a small planchet chip under the left foot of that N, as struck, are the notable defects. LDS with a small cud break connecting the O in OF to the rim above. A fine die crack also extends from the tip of the coronet through star 5 to the rim. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in 62; 1 in 66. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2455 (PCGS # 36619) . Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex 1986 EAC Sale, lot 193-Stu Hodge, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:349. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 96		1818 N-7 R1 VG7. Rotated Reverse. VG-7. A few points sharper with minor roughness on both sides. A hairline scratch under star 9 and a trio of very shallow pits over star 1 are the notable marks. Slightly glossy dark olive with steel brown highpoints. LDS with a small cud break connecting the O in OF to the rim above and the reverse rotated 105 degrees CCW. DWH #2374. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Iridescent House 9/85-John D. Wright 1/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $81
Lot 97		1818 N-8 R3 VF25. VF-25. Sharpness near mint state but very lightly corroded with specks of dark reddish steel verdigris scattered about both sides. No contact marks. Frosty dark steel and olive. Sharply struck E-MDS with a small but strong rim cud break extending into the field at star 5 plus a tiny one over star 8. The obverse is slightly misaligned to the top leaving the dentils above the head only partially visible, so there may be a few additional tiny rim cuds in that area but certainly no rim cuds at star 6. The remainder of the dentils are clear and the tiny center dot on the reverse is visible. DWH #0464. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 8/11/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 98		1818 N-8 R3 EF45+. EF-45+. The obverse is glossy dark bluish steel brown and chocolate with hints of very faded reddish steel faded down from mint color in protected areas. The reverse is a couple shades lighter with frosty golden light brown covering the protected areas. The only notable marks are a small nick close over star 12 and a thin hairline scratch (appears to be pre-striking) up to the right from the right top of the O in ONE. Otherwise the surfaces are choice. M-LDS with a series of rim cud breaks from star 5 to star 8, including a clear one at star 6 which is not present in the earlier states, and some of these rim cuds extend into the field beyond the dentils. An attractive example of this scarce variety, close to AU50. Comes with a nice provenance. DWH #2654. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Harry DeVore-Russell Wyatt, Superior 9/30/85:412-Herman Halpern, Stack�s 3/16/88:357-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/91:264-Wes Rasmussen-Dennis Mendelson-Chris McCawley 1/7/2000-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:626-Chris McCawley 6/05. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 99		1818 N-9 R3 EF40. EF-40. Slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade, including a faint horizontal scuff on the curl left of the ear and a small dig between the N & E in ONE. Attractive glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown covering the protected areas and a spot of reddish toning at the bottom of star 4. Scarce EDS with sharp dentils and smooth, slightly reflective fields. No die cracks or dentil fusing, and the repunching on the outer point of star 8 is bold. The obverse is slightly misaligned to the top while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet. DWH #0466. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:724. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 100		1818 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with generous traces of underlying very faded mint red, especially on the obverse. No spots or stains and only some minor contact marks, including a light vertical scuff up from the left point of star 11, a small diagonal nick high on the cheek, and a short, dull scratch into the field from the lower left points of star 12. MDS. The fields are covered with fine radial flowlines and the doubling on the outer point of star 8 is lost in those flowlines. A fine die crack connects the tops of MER, but there are no rim cud breaks on either side. Strike doubling (from die bounce) shows on the right side of the ear, most of LIBERTY, and on the hair behind the head and neck. Called MS60 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #25236. Bland also says MS60 but tied for CC#3 in his census. Plated in the Newcomb book to illustrate the variety, and the Newcomb collection pillbox is included with the lot. Comes with a nice provenance. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1. The only Brown example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2580 (PCGS # 36625) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/45:521-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:109-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3415. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,105
Lot 101		1818 N-9 R3 EF45. EF-45. Glossy medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty tan in protected areas, especially on the obverse. There is a tiny planchet chip near the dentils under star 11 and a small spot of reddish planchet slag or carbon near the berries left of the O in ONE. LDS with a strong rim cud break above star 8 reaching about halfway to star 7, plus weaker dentil crumbling at STA and over the right side of the adjacent D in UNITED. DWH #3128. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Johnnie Dillow (Bristol, Tennessee) 2/81-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 102		1818 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-58. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty golden tan in protected areas. No spots, stains, or notable marks. Just light wear on the highest points. MDS with the usual die cracks passing through the date and stars. Most likely from the large group of mint state cents in the Randall Hoard. Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 3 in 63; 1 in 64. DWH #0469 (PCGS # 36628) . Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Phil Wagner via John D. Wright 3/26/80. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 103		1818 14-Stars with Continuous Wreath Reverse. Struck "Counterfeit" from handmade dies. Rarity-8- F12. Obverse Double Struck. Fine-12. An intriguing "cent" struck from handmade dies that crudely simulate the Matron Head cents of that year. Similar to the famous 1848 "Small Date" cents that are included in the Newcomb book. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. There is not much actual wear on this piece, and the lack of detail is attributable more to the crude workmanship evident in the die cutting. The only marks are a tiny planchet chip on the rim at star 2, a small rim nick at TA in STATES, and a very tiny rim nick at that E. The obverse was double struck, similar to the only other example examined, but the offset between strikes is much smaller, at most a half millimeter. The difference confirms this is not a doubled die. The reverse also shows some doubling at TES-OF, and this appears to be from die bounce. A clear and rather strong radial die crack extends from the rim between stars 11 & 12 into the field under the hairbun. Weight 144.8 grains, and the reverse is rotated 150 degrees CW from a head-to-foot orientation (using ONE CENT in the center of the reverse to orient that side). Clearly the finest of only 3 confirmed examples of this strange "cent." DWH #2397. Estimated Value $6,000-UP. Ex Stack's 1/20/2004:2112-Tony Terranova 2/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350