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Sale 59
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 658 |
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1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000. VG-10. Sharpness VF20 but slightly bent and there are numerous tiny nicks scattered over both sides, none distracting but too many for the sharpness grade. Glossy light olive and chocolate with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. MDS, Breen state IV, with a fine die crack through the tops of RIC but no cud breaks. The corrected fraction feature is bold.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
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| Realized
$207 |
Lot 659 |
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1803 S-260 R1 Small Date, Large Fraction. Fine-12. Slightly sharper but covered with extremely fine roughness and there is some microscopic verdigris dusted into the protected areas. The only mark is a thin, light diagonal nick high on the shoulder. Partly glossy dark olive and steel. E-MDS, Breen state II.
Estimated Value $150-UP.
Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 1999.
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| Realized
$288 |
Lot 660 |
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1803 S-265 R4 Large Date and Fraction. Fine-15. Sharpness VF25 but there are numerous light rim nicks and bruises around both sides plus a small contact mark near the edge opposite the throat and a dull dent on the nose. Otherwise this cent is quite nice with only a few additional contact marks. The surfaces are smooth and the color is an attractive glossy light olive and chocolate with darker olive toning in protected areas. MDS, Breen state V, with several fine die cracks on both sides. A sharply detailed albeit imperfect example of this important "Redbook" variety.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
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| Realized
$776 |
Lot 661 |
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1804 S-266c R2. PCGS graded AU-55. Glossy olive and dark bluish steel brown with frosty tan and light brown faded down from mint color in protected areas on both sides. Smooth surfaces, void of any hint of roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a nick on the neck and two tiny pinpricks on the bust, plus some microscopic ticks scattered over both sides. Sharply struck LDS, Breen state IV, showing strong cud breaks at RTY and MERI. Only very light friction on the highest points of the design from mint state. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. One of the nicest 1804 large cents to come to the market in decades. The only nicer one is the PCGS MS63 Brown we sold in our sale of the Dan Holmes collection (7 Sept 2009, lot 531, which established a record price for an 1804 large cent: $661,250). Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. Pop 3; 1 finer in MS63BN. Note the PCGS Population Report is wrong. Should show MS63 not MS62 (PCGS # 1504) .
Estimated Value $50,000-UP.
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$143,750 |
Lot 662 |
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1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6. VF-30. Glossy chocolate and steel with wisps of darker olive and reddish chocolate brown toning on both sides. Underlying frosty lighter steel brown toning can be found in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Just a few trivial contact marks, including a pair of pinpricks under the Y in LIBERTY. LDS, Breen state IV. A strong, clearly defined rim cud break is located over ST in STATES, and this cud extends halfway to the adjacent D (in the terminal state, this cud extends to above the adjacent A).
Estimated Value $500-UP.
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Lot 663 |
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1807 S-275 R3 Large Fraction. VF-35. Five points sharper but there is a splash of reddish toning in the hair under the E in LIBERTY and a fine hairline scratch from the junction of the neck and bust to the lowest curl left of the date. Otherwise the planchet is smooth and attractive offering excellent eye appeal for the grade. Frosty steel and olive brown with lots of frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. A very nice example of a variety that is difficult to locate in high grade. MDS, Breen state II, showing faint die clashmarks at ES-O. Struck slightly off center to K-9. Called EF40 and tied for CC#5 in the Breen/Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF25 and tied for CC#12, his photo #37370. Comes with an impressive provenance.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Carl Wurtzbach-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Judge Thomas L. Gaskill, New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/56-Dorothy Paschal-Charles E. Harrison 8/91-Denis W. Loring 8/91-Tom Reynolds-Joe Renzi.
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Lot 664 |
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1808 S-278 R3. VF-20. Turban Head. Sharpness EF40 but there are traces of shallow corrosion on both sides, strongest at ITED where there is shallow greenish verdigris caked into the protected areas. Mostly glossy dark olive with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. EDS, Breen state I.
Estimated Value $350-UP.
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| Realized
$528 |
Lot 665 |
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1811 S-287 R2. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Turban Head. Lustrous chocolate and olive brown mixed with some slightly lighter brown toning on the obverse. Attractive cartwheel luster from fine die flowlines covers both sides and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. The only mark is a horizontal nick on the chin; otherwise this cent is flawless. MDS, Breen state III. An impressive example of this tough date. Our grade is MS60. The die variety is noted on the NGC label. Pop 3; none finer at NGC in Brown.
Estimated Value $12,000-UP.
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| Realized
$14,950 |
Lot 666 |
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Group of a Dozen Half Cents and Large Cents. Includes 7 large cents: 1794 S-41 BS-1, 1795 S-77 BS-1, 1798 S-186 AG3, and 4 more draped bust cents that are culls; plus 5 cull half cents 1800-1832. The dates are weak but readable on most of the pieces; however the date on the 1794 cent is gone. Lot of 12 coins.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
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$228 |
Lot 667 |
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Group of 5 Early Large Cents 1794-1807. Includes 1794 S-31 AG3, 1800 S-197 G6, 1801 S-219 (3-error reverse) Fair-2, 1803 S-260 G6, and 1807 S-276 G5. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. All have a readable date. Lot of 5 coins.
Estimated Value $150-UP.
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$368 |
Lot 668 |
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Trio of Early Cents, 1798 & 1807. Includes two pieces dated 1798 grading VG8 and G5 plus an 1807 with Large Fraction and a rotated reverse (100 degrees CCW) grading G6. A decent trio, all with a clear date. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value $120-UP.
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$322 |
Lot 669 |
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Group of 9 Early Large Cents, 1798-1808. Includes 1798 with Style I Hair, 1798 with Style II Hair, 1800/179, 1802 (3 examples including one with a stemless reverse), 1803 Small Date, 1808 Turban Head, and a 17XX (can't read the last 2 digits). Grades range from Basal State-1 to G4, and most grade AG3. The date is readable on all but the last. Lot of 9 coins.
Estimated Value $75-UP.
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$264 |
Lot 670 |
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Group of 7 Early Large Cents 1802-1814. Includes 1802, 1803, 1808 (2), 1810, 1811, and 1814. Grades are AG3 to Good-4. All have a readable date. Lot of 7 coins.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
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$299 |
Lot 671 |
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Group of 9 Large Cents. Includes 1798 (2), 1802, 1803, 1805, 1814, 1816, 1817, and 1850. Grades range from Basal State-1 to G4 except for the 1850, which is VG. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 9 coins.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
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$336 |
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