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Lot 351 |
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1850 C-1 R2- PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Chatter Strike. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Most likely lightly cleaned and nicely retoned. There is a trace of microscopic roughness at the dentil tips under star 2 but the remainder of the planchet is smooth and the eye appeal is excellent. Sharply struck EDS with smooth, slightly reflective fields on both sides. There is clear, sharp doubling on the date, most of the stars, and major portions of the portrait, all from die bounce. Our grade is net AU50. Davy #50.1.8.
Estimated Value $250-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 6/14/90.
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$575 |
Lot 352 |
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1851 C-1 R1 VF30. Boldly Broadstruck. Slightly sharper but there is a fine scratch from star 3 to the cheek where it fades out plus traces of crud in some of the protected areas and several dull marks on the rims. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. The obverse rim is beveled, which is typical for a piece struck completely outside the collar or normal coining chamber. This allows the planchet to spread out more than normal, and the diameter of this piece is a full 3 millimeters larger than pieces struck inside the collar. In addition, this piece must have been struck numerous times without shifting between impressions. The date and many of the stars were distorted as the planchet metal keep being forced farther out with each strike. There appear to be some strong rim cuds on the obverse as well from above star 11 down to below the 18. A remarkable half cent. Weight 81.3 grains. Davy #51.1.9.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 4/17/89.
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$1,265 |
Lot 353 |
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1851 C-1 R1 EF45. Railroad Rim with Clipped Planchet. Five points sharper but there is a dull mark on the rim at TE in UNITED and a tiny rim nick off the end of the wreath stem. Lustrous medium brown and steel blending to light olive in protected areas. There is a railroad rim around the edge (the planchet was only part way into the collar of the coining chamber creating a ridge around the edge). In addition a minor planchet clip weakens the dentils at stars 6 & 7 and below the end of the wreath ribbon. The Blakesly effect (weakened dentils) shows across from the clip over the O in OF. A railroad rim, while not a visually impressive type of error, is quite rare. Having a planchet clip on the same piece just adds juice to the deal. MDS. Davy #51.1.8.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Richard Gross (the "Baltimore Collection") via Ron Guth 3/20/83.
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$575 |
Lot 354 |
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1851 C-1 R1 PCGS graded MS60 Brown. Chatter Strike. Frosty bluish steel brown with delicate overtones of sea green, especially on the reverse. A small planchet void in the field under star 3 is the only notable defect. Sharp, clear doubling (from die bounce) shows on most of the stars and on significant portions of the profile, but the date is not doubled. In addition, there appears to be a rim cud break from star 11 down to well beyond star 12. This is quite similar to the rim cud seen on the broadstruck 1851 offered a couple lots ago, but it may be a faux cud created by a planchet flaw. Our grade is MS60. Davy #51.1.17.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Jack Beymer-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:338-Doug Bird 1/04.
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$437 |
Lot 355 |
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1851 C-1 R1 EF45. Chatter Strike. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and expertly retoned glossy medium brown. Excellent surfaces and eye appeal. The only mark is a small spot of darker olive brown toning on the rim over the U in UNITED. Die bounce has left fine doubling on stars 2-13. MDS. Davy #51.1.10.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 10/17/89.
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$196 |
Lot 356 |
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1851 C-1 R1 EF45. Thin, Lightweight Planchet. Glossy medium brown with frosty mint luster in protected areas. A tiny rim bruise at star 11.5 is the only notable defect. The planchet is thin and therefore underweight, and the thinness resulted in a soft strike at stars 7-10 and at ICA into the leaves below. Weight 72.6 grains (versus the standard of 84.0 grains). Breen describes this type of planchet error as being caused when the planchet strip rollers "were set too close together." (See page 469, paragraph 4, in Breen's half cent encyclopedia for his explanation.) Davy #51.1.12.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond-Jon Hanson-Walter Breen-Ray D. Munde-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/92:370.
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$834 |
Lot 357 |
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1851 C-1 R1 VG8. Clipped Planchet. Slightly sharper but there are a few dull, light scratches in the obverse fields. Smooth and attractive in spite of the minor marks. Glossy medium brown with darker chocolate toning on the high points. A curved planchet clip eliminated the dentils at stars 11-12 and over ME in AMERICA. The obverse dentils across from the clip are weakly impressed, the so-called Blakesly effect seen on most pieces with significant planchet clips. Davy #51.1.16.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
Ex Bowers & Merena FPL-Bowers & Merena 11/94:3328.
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$75 |
Lot 358 |
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1851 C-1 R1 VF30. Double Clipped Planchet. Slightly sharper but there is a small rim bruise at the U in UNITED. Glossy chocolate brown. The planchet has two minor clips, one from the date to star 13 and another at star 10. The opposing clips are at OF and RIC. The clips eliminate the dentils in these areas, but they are not particularly large. The chin and most of the stars display fine doubling from die bounce. In addition, there are thin, parallel planchet lamination creases in the field on either side of star 11. A total of three different types of mint error on a single piece. Davy #51.1.13.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
Ex Jonathan Kern 4/23/94.
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$345 |
Lot 359 |
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1853 C-1 R1 EF40. Railroad Rim or Partial Collar Strike. Five points sharper but there is a spot of reddish corrosion covering the R in AMERICA and a small nick on the rim under star 11. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate. Struck with a strong railroad rim all the way around the edge of the planchet. This occurs when the planchet is not confined completely by the striking collar, thereby allowing metal to squeeze outward during the strike. Breen calls this a "partial collar strike," which is more accurate from a technical viewpoint, but "railroad rim" conveys an image that is easier to understand (the shape of a wheel on a train car). Regardless of the terms you prefer, this is a very nice example of an extremely rare type of mint error. Breen saw only one, also an 1853 (see page 477, paragraph 9, in his half cent encyclopedia). M-LDS, Manley state 2.0. Fine die polishing lines from a fresh lapping cover the fields on both sides. Davy #53.1.8.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Superior 10/6/91:1412.
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$633 |
Lot 360 |
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1853 C-1 R1 EF45. Tilted Partial Collar Strike. Sharpness near mint state but cleaned and nicely retoned frosty steel brown and light chocolate. There is a rim nick at star 3.5, another under the 3 in the date, and a tiny rim bruise at ED in UNITED. A knife edge was smoothed off the rim at the top of the obverse. Struck partially out of the collar creating the knife edge at the top of the obverse (previously mentioned as removed post-striking) and leaving a railroad rim from star 13 clockwise to star 1. Breen calls this type of error a "tilted partial collar strike," which more accurately conveys what happened at the mint. In addition, the planchet is a millimeter oversize in diameter, which is a result of being struck partially outside the collar, thus allowing the metal to spread out more than normal while being squeezed between the dies. A neat, extremely rare type of mint error for a half cent. Weight 84.2 grains. MDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #53.1.9.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Bowers & Merena 9/14/92:100.
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$575 |
Lot 361 |
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1853 C-1 R1 AU55. End-of-Strip Planchet Clip. Very attractive frosty steel brown with chocolate toning on the high points. Just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. A straight-edge planchet clip (from the end of the planchet strip) severely weakens stars 5 & 6 and the tops of UN in UNITED. The planchet is clearly beveled in this area. In addition, the dentils across from the clip are weakly struck, the Blakesly effect that we usually see opposite a planchet clip. A beautiful example of this type of mint error. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #53.1.7.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 4/27/91.
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$834 |
Lot 362 |
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1853 C-1 R1 EF40. End-of-Strip Planchet Clip. Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive. The only notable mark is a very light rim bruise at ST in STATES. A straight end-of-strip planchet clip severely weakens the dentils at stars 7-9 and the opposing ones from ICA to under the stem end. Very similar to the preceding lot, just not as high a grade. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #53.1.10.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
Ex Jonathan Kern 3/1/92.
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$184 |
Lot 363 |
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1854 C-1 R1+ AU58. Large Planchet Delamination or Struck-Through Void on Obverse. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with satiny luster covering the fields and protected areas and a few tiny peeps of faded mint color on both sides. Excellent eye appeal, just the faintest hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. A large but relatively shallow void reaches from stars 12 & 13 to the cheek. This void may be from a planchet delamination (post striking), but the relatively smooth texture in the low area is more consistent with a struck-through error (caused by debris on the planchet or die). The weight is 85.0 grains, slightly heavier than the 84.0 grain standard. This also supports the struck-through position since a delamination would reduce the weight. LDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #54.1.5.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Mike's Errors (date not recorded).
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$575 |
Lot 364 |
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1854 C-1 R1+ VF30. End-of-Strip Planchet Clip. Ten points sharper but covered with tiny nicks, none notable but far too many for the sharpness grade. A minor rim bruise over AT in STATES is a good identifying mark. Glossy light chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning in protected areas. A straight-edge planchet clip (end of the planchet strip) nearly touches stars 7 & 8 and it reaches just inside the dentil tips at the bottom of the reverse. The dentils across the planchet on the reverse are weak, the so-called Blakesly effect seen on pieces struck inside a collar. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #54.1.4.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 12/5/88.
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$207 |
Lot 365 |
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1855 C-1 R1 EF45. Incuse Stars on Reverse Rim. Frosty light olive brown and chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. Great eye appeal for the grade. A small rim nick over the left side of star 8 is the best identifying mark. There are two incuse stars on the rim over TES in STATES. These are consistent with an obverse brockage impression, but there is no other evidence of a second strike on the reverse. However, the dentils on the opposing part of the obverse (from under the date up to star 3) are doubled on their tips. There is no trace of damage that might suggest the incuse stars were made by pressing a struck piece against this one post striking. So I have to conclude the incuse stars came from a brockage impression. MDS. Davy #55.1.9.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 8/3/90.
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$242 |
Lot 366 |
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1857 C-1 R2 EF45. Clipped Planchet. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with traces of faded red in protected areas, possibly from an old cleaning. A dull nick on the neck and a shallow depression in the field under the bun are the good identifying marks. A curved planchet clip flattened the dentils at stars 2-3 and at ED-S. The dentils across from the clip are softly struck, the so-called Blakesly effect found on pieces struck with an incomplete planchet. In addition, there is fine doubling on portions of the legend outside the wreath, a result of die bounce (chatter strike). E-MDS. Davy #57.1.4.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
From an unrecorded source in 1995.
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$288 |
Lot 367 |
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Blank Planchet for Half Cent EF40. Glossy chocolate brown. No corrosion or verdigris, only trivial marks, mostly the usual pre-striking flaws always present to some degree on these planchets. The rims are upset (stage II of the process) and relatively wide (Breen's type "C" produced by Crocker Brothers) made for striking the Coronet half cents of 1849-1857. Weight 83.9 grains. Davy #58.1.6.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 10/1/93.
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$604 |
Lot 368 |
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Blank Planchet for Half Cent VF20. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate. There are some light scratches on both sides and traces of microscopic roughness but no verdigris. The rims are upset (stage II of the process). Those upset rims are relatively narrow (compare to the preceding lot), which suggests the planchet was intended for the half cents of 1803-1836. In addition, the diameter is slightly larger (23.0 millimeters versus 22.0 for the preceding lot), which is consistent with the earlier half cents. A nice mate for the preceding lot to show the differences between the planchets. Weight 81.8 grains. Davy #58.1.7.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/29/05:1141.
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$1,035 |
