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Sale 62
The Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
The Dan Holmes Collection of Late Date Large Cents |
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Lot 501 |
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1852 N-8 R2 MS63. Lustrous steel brown, the obverse a couple shades darker than the reverse, with 10% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Satiny and very attractive, virtually flawless. The best identifying mark is a tiny spot of darker toning close over the tip of the coronet. LDS, die state d. The two fine die cracks on the obverse are present and a final die crack extends from the dentils through the D in UNITED to the wreath below. DWH #1207. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz 1/5/85-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $604 |
Lot 502 |
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1852 N-10 R2. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Lustrous faded mint red changing to steel brown on the highpoints, about 70% of the mellowed red remaining, mostly on the obverse. Tiny specks of dark toning are sprinkled over both sides, including one in the field touching the main curl. A tiny planchet flake high on the cheek under the right edge of the eye is a good identifying mark. This cent offers nice eye appeal, but the luster is not as dominant as you expect for a piece with this much faded mint color. Rare EDS, die state a, with diagonal die lines from the dentils at star 2. Called MS63 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30657. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census. PCGS population 1; none finer in Red & Brown at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3583 (PCGS # 147255) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Del Bland 2/7/73-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 9/7/2009:1113. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots
| Realized $1,323 |
Lot 503 |
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1852 N-10 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy greenish olive brown and chocolate with traces of faded mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Smooth and attractive with underlying flowline luster covering the fields. The only marks are a spot of darker toning on the throat, a thin diagonal nick in the field before the neck, another in the field between stars 12 & 13, and a spot of dark toning inside the C in AMERICA. M-LDS, die state b. The die lines at the dentils near star 2 are gone. Called AU55 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #55034. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#7 in the Grellman census. DWH #3584 (PCGS # 147254) . Estimated Value $300-UP. Source unrecorded, but the envelope suggests this piece may be from the Willard C. Blaisdell collection obtained via Del Bland 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 9/7/2009:1114. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots
| Realized $437 |
Lot 504 |
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1852 N-11 R1 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown with lots of faded red in protected areas of the reverse, possibly chemically cleaned long ago but the toning is quite attractive and the eye appeal is excellent. No spots, stains, or contact marks. MDS, die state d early. The fields are flowlined but the crack on the rim above TES-O has not formed. DWH #1210. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Lester Merkin 3/15/67:285-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1315-Chris McCawley (as RVM) 1/1/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $391 |
Lot 505 |
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1852 N-11 R1 AU55. Glossy medium brown and chocolate, possibly retoned but the eye appeal is very nice for the grade. The only mark is a nick-like planchet chip on the chin, as struck. M-LDS, die state d late. There is a strong die crack on the rim over TES-O outlining where the cud break is about to occur. The crack is stronger on this example than on any other seen. Plated to illustrate the die state in the 2001 edition of the Grellman book on the series. DWH #2191. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Chris McCawley-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/5/2000:390. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $276 |
Lot 506 |
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1852 N-11 R1 VF30. Sharper by at least 10 points with several fine hairline scratches from the cheek into the field over star 2, plus a pinprick in the field close off the tip of the nose. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. TDS, die state e, with a strong rim cud break over TES-O. Tied for CC#5 of those known with the cud. DWH #1211. Estimated Value $40-UP. Ex J. R. Grellman 2/1/88-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $299 |
Lot 507 |
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1852 N-12 R1 Repunched 18 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red on the reverse. There is a faint horizontal hairline from the R in LIBERTY to the outer hairbun and a nick on the upright of the E in CENT. E-MDS, die state a late. The repunching under the peak of the 1 is gone but some weak repunching still shows under the 1 & 8. The obverse is uncracked. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included). DWH #2333. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 9/98-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1085-Chris McCawley 12/03. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $437 |
Lot 508 |
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1852 N-12 R1 Repunched 18 EF45. Glossy chocolate and steel brown, the obverse delicately woodgrained. Frosty luster covers the protected areas. A very faint hairline scratch meanders about the field at stars 2-4. MDS, die state b early. The repunching at the 1 and 8 is gone but the obverse die is still uncracked. This is Newcomb's #13 early. DWH #1212. Estimated Value $60-UP. Ex Peter Berglund 10/25/86-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $173 |
Lot 509 |
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1852 N-12 R1 Repunched 18. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Very attractive lustrous light olive with sea green and bluish steel overtones. Generous traces of faded mint color show in protected areas on the obverse and at least a third of the reverse displays faded mint color. Great eye appeal, nearly flawless. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a speck of dark toning under star 4, another on the right end of the base of the 2, and a tiny tick on the upper edge of the bust close to the neck. LDS, die state c. Both dies are heavily worn, the repunching at the 18 is long gone, and the die crack from the bust to star 1 now extends to the dentils under star 2. This is Newcomb's old #13 late. Called MS60 and tied for CC#20 in the Noyes census, his photo #30654. Our grade is MS64+, close to MS65, and CC#3 in the Grellman census. Comes with an impressive provenance. PCGS population 3; 1 finer in MS67BN at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3585 (PCGS # 147260) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:712-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 9/7/2009:1119. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots
| Realized $2,300 |
Lot 510 |
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1852 N-14 R1 Repunched Date MS64. The obverse is lustrous light olive brown with traces of faded mint red. The reverse is slightly faded mint red mellowing to steel brown, about 60% of the surface covered with mint color. Very attractive with satiny, flawless surfaces. The only identifying mark is a very tiny planchet fissure on the rim under the 8, as struck. E-MDS, die state b. Sharp repunching is visible on all 4 digits, strongest on the 2. A beautiful cent, close to gem. Tied for CC#1. DWH #2209. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes) 1/10/03. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $661 |
Lot 511 |
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1852 N-14 R1 Repunched Date EF40. Very slightly sharper with some very fine carbon dust between stars 6 & 7 and a pinprick in the hair under the R in LIBERTY. LDS, die state e, with a small notch in the top of the 2 the only remaining evidence of repunching on the date. DWH #1216. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 7/22/88-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $196 |
Lot 512 |
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1852 N-15 R3 MS60. Lustrous medium brown with at least 25% of the red remaining on the reverse. Would rate a grade a few points higher except for some very faint pinscratches at NI in UNITED and CE in CENT. Rare E-MDS, die state a, with fine die lines at the base of N in ONE. Tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. DWH #2210. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes) 1/10/03. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $414 |
Lot 513 |
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1852 N-15 R3 VF35. Five points sharper with some small contact marks on each side, the strongest ones at the base of EN in CENT. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. LDS, die state c. All the die lines and points on the reverse are gone. DWH #1218. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $144 |
Lot 514 |
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1852 N-16 R1 AU50. Slightly sharper with some extremely tiny pinpricks on the cheek under the eye and some more high on the neck. Frosty light steel brown with darker steel brown highpoints. EDS, die state a, showing a fine die line inside the bottom of the E in ONE. Shallow low spots cover much of the neck and field inside the wreath and the always-present tiny lumps from die rust are scattered over the reverse. DWH #1219. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $230 |
Lot 515 |
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1852 N-16 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Blazing bright original mint red just starting to fade to steel brown on the highpoints, at least 90% of the original color remaining. The surfaces are highly lustrous and this cent offers superb eye appeal. An area of darker steel toning under star 11, a smaller one above this star, and a small diagonal nick on the chin are the notable marks. MDS, die state b. The fine die line found inside the bottom of the E in ONE in the early state is gone. The wreath and ONE CENT are covered with tiny lumps from the extensive die rust that is always found on this reverse. This is a fantastic original red cent. Called MS68 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30707. Our grade is MS66, CC#1 in the Grellman census. PCGS population 1; none finer in Red for the variety at PCGS. DWH #3586 (PCGS # 147271) . Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:715-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 9/7/2009:1123. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots
| Realized $4,140 |
Lot 516 |
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1852 N-16 R1 AU55. Frosty light steel brown with hints of faded mint color in a few protected areas. A tiny planchet flake in the field close off the chin is the only mark. LDS, die state b late. The die line inside the E in ONE is long gone and the dies are flowlined. DWH #1221. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $184 |
Lot 517 |
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1852 N-17 R1 Repunched 1 MS64+. Mint red fading to light steel brown, about two-thirds of the faded mint color remaining. Just a few trivial defects from gem status, including a tiny vertical pinscratch close over star 1, a speck of darker toning in the field over star 10, another at the dentils over star 11, and a third slightly larger one at the bottom of the second S in STATES. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. M-LDS, die state c. The fields are flowlined and the repunching below the base of the 1 that is present in the earlier states is gone. A beautiful cent, very close to gem. CC#3 in the Grellman census. DWH #2281. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:716-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes) 3/10/04. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $1,150 |
Lot 518 |
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1852 N-18 R3 MS64. Highly lustrous mint red with blue steel toning covering the highpoints, nearly half the red remaining. A tiny, very light curved struck-through line under star 13 is the only notable defect, as struck. The reverse is flawless. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state a. The dash at the dentils under the upright of the 1 is clear (most likely part of a misplaced 1), and the fields are covered with satiny luster thanks to microscopic die flowlines. Finest known by a small margin in the Grellman census. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS64RB (PCGS label included). DWH #2265. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Denis Loring 1/97-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1111-Martin Paul, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:1030. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $1,093 |
Lot 519 |
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1852 N-20 R3+. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Lustrous light chocolate and bluish steel brown with at least 5% of the mint color remaining. A faint pinscratch across the bottom of the neck and a spot of darker toning under the E in CENT are the only marks on an otherwise very attractive cent. M-LDS, die state a. The fine die lines of the early state are gone but there are no rim cud breaks on the obverse. Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #55080. Our grade is MS60+, CC#1 as the only mint state example in the Grellman census. PCGS population 1; none finer in Brown at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3587 (PCGS # 147278) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Del Bland 2/7/73-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 9/7/2009:1131. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots
| Realized $1,955 |
Lot 520 |
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1852 N-20 R3 F15. Ten points sharper with short hairline scratches and small nicks covering much of the face and neck. The remainder of the planchet is free of any notable defects. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Extremely rare LDS, die state b, with a strong rim cud break at star 11. CC#4 of only 4 known with this single rim cud. DWH #1226. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex J. Miles 3/7/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $311 |
Lot 521 |
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1852 N-20 R3 VF30+. Close to VF35 but there is a very light rim bruise just above star 4 and another at ST in STATES. Glossy light olive brown with some darker chocolate toning in the fields. Extremely rare terminal die state with two rim cud breaks on the obverse, die state c. The first rim cud is at star 11 while the second is over star 8, and both cuds are strong on this example. CC#2 of 11 known with the two cuds. Noyes photo # 30182. DWH #3242. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex 1987 ANA bourse-Bob Grellman 7/25/06. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $288 |
Lot 522 |
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1852 N-21 R4 VF20+. Slightly sharper with some small stains of dark toning on the obverse and minor contact marks, including a short hairline scratch over the tip of the coronet. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. E-MDS, die state a. The obverse is uncracked. DWH #1229. Estimated Value $30-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 7/15/89-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $54 |
Lot 523 |
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1852 N-21 R4. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. The obverse is frosty dark bluish steel and olive with very faded red covering the protected areas. The reverse is steel brown and light chocolate faded down from mint color with half the faded red remaining. The surfaces are lustrous, but the luster is slightly subdued by a layer of natural oxidation. A small contact mark on the rim above star 4 is the only defect. Nicely struck MDS, die state b, with a fine die crack from the coronet tip through star 5 to the dentils. Called MS65 and CC#1 by 4 points in the Noyes census, his photo #30848. Our grade is MS60+, tied for CC#2 in the Grellman census. PCGS population 1; none finer in Brown at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3588 (PCGS # 147281) . Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex L. S. Werner 10/63-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 9/7/2009:1132. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots
| Realized $633 |
Lot 524 |
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1852 N-21 R4 AU58+. Very close to mint state with just the barest hint of rub on the highest points of the design. Lustrous light steel brown with peeps of faded mint color remaining on both sides. No spots and only a couple microscopic marks, including a very tiny rim nick at star 1 and another over the left side of the M in AMERICA. LDS, die state c. The dies are flowlined, the die crack from the coronet through star 5 is clear, and the die clashmarks show in the center of the reverse. Very attractive with solid mint state eye appeal. CC#6 in the Grellman census. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #3008. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20530. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $368 |
Lot 525 |
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1852 N-22 R1 MS62. Attractive lustrous steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. A small planchet chip on the rim over star 10 (as struck) and a spot of darker toning at the dentils at star 13 are the notable marks. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. The die lines at the inner and main curls are sharp, both dies are uncracked, and the small lump has not formed below the left base of the Y in LIBERTY. Not in the overall condition census for the variety but second finest among those in the early die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #3009. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex George Ramont 10/10/76-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20531. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $506 |
Lot 526 |
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1852 N-22 R1 MS60. The obverse is slightly faded mint red mellowing to light steel brown, at least half the original color remaining. The reverse is glossy chocolate and bluish steel brown with 15% of the red remaining. The notable defects are a spot of dark chocolate brown toning in the hair at the main curl, another on the rim at star 6, and one more on the rim at the first A in AMERICA. Would rate a higher grade if not for a thin layer of lacquer or some similar coating covering both sides. MDS, die state c. The horizontal die lines from the main curl are gone and the lump under the left foot of the Y is clear. Some of the die lines at the inner curl remain visible. This is Newcomb's #9. Plated in the second edition (1987) of the Grellman book on the back right page (see the second 1845 N-4 in this sale for the story). And it comes with an impressive provenance. DWH #1843. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex John P. Young, Barney Bluestone 4/27/1945:913-T. James Clarke, Abe Kosoff 4/27/56:383-Robert Carter 5/21/87-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:396. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $414 |
Lot 527 |
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1852 N-22 R1 EF45. Glossy chocolate brown with darker steel brown highpoints. A nick on the right top of the T in UNITED is the only notable defect. LDS, die state d (Newcomb's #9 late). All the die lines are gone, the reverse is now cracked, and the dies are heavily flowlined. DWH #1208. Estimated Value $80-UP. Ex J. Bidwell 2/11/84-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $155 |
Lot 528 |
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1852 N-23 R6- AU55. Frosty medium brown. There is a spot of light carbon in the field under star 4 and a small nick on the rim at C in AMERICA. E-MDS, die state a. The obverse fields are covered with fine die flowlines but there are no rim cud breaks on the reverse. CC#5 in the Grellman census. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included). DWH #2334. Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena FPL 1/01-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1126-Martin Paul-Chris McCawley 12/03. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $1,438 |
Lot 529 |
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1852 N-23 R6- MS62+. Highly lustrous and very attractive dark bluish steel brown with faded mint color remaining on 15% of both sides. No spots or stains, and not cleaned as claimed by NCS. Very close to choice with only a few trivial contact marks, including a pair of tiny parallel diagonal nicks in the field left of star 11 and a very tiny rim nick over the left side of the F in OF. LDS, die state b, with a strong rim cud break at the bottom of the reverse. Tied for CC#2 overall and equal to the second finest among a couple dozen with the single reverse rim cud. Removed from an NCS slab graded Uncirculated details improperly cleaned (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #3010. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex England-Landau Sale-Dorothy Nelson (TAD Sale), Stack’s 2/4/76:174-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20532. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $1,208 |
Lot 530 |
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1852 N-23 R6- EF40+. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with flowline luster showing in protected areas. A small swipe of very fine carbon under star 1 and a dull rim nick over star 8 are the only notable marks. Extremely rare terminal die state, die state d, with strong rim cud breaks from the stem tip to below the ribbon loop and another at AM. Both rim cuds are strong, the one at AM especially so. CC#2 of 6 known in the terminal state. Noyes photo #30404. DWH #3243. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Fred Borcherdt 10/88-Bob Grellman 7/25/06. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $863 |
Lot 531 |
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1852 N-24 R8- Proof-Only. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. The obverse is reddish medium brown and chocolate with overtones of iridescent rose and violet. The reverse is darker chocolate and olive brown with some lighter shades inside the wreath. Possibly chemically cleaned long ago but the toning is deep and attractive and the overall eye appeal of this piece is excellent. The fields are highly reflective with deep mirrors but there are some faint hairlines, especially on the obverse. There is a small spot of carbon or other crud in the dentils over star 8 and a microscopic dimple in the planchet over the left foot of the 1 (as struck). One of only 3 known making it the rarest of the proof-only late date cent varieties. Called Proof-63 by Loring and tied for CC#2 in his census of proof large cents. Our grade is Proof-60, CC#3 of the 3 examples in the Grellman census. Comes with an outstanding provenance, as you would expect for such an important coin. The attribution and Dan Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only Brown Proof graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1869 (PCGS # 147290) . Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Ex Dr. George P. French (incorrectly attributed as Andrews-5)-William Festus Morgan, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 6/16/1932:377-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:722-R. S Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1332-R. Tettenhorst-Denis Loring-R. S. Brown, Jr. 4/17/99-Dan Holmes (who loaned the coin to J. R. Frankenfield for his sale conducted by McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1737 to fill one of the very few holes in that collection, then bought back in the sale). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots
| Realized $47,150 |
Lot 532 |
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1853 N-1 R2+ VF25. Very slightly sharper with a small rim dent over star 7. Otherwise very nice. Glossy medium brown. EDS, die state a. The fields are smooth and the die lines at UNITE are sharp. DWH #1432. Estimated Value $25-UP. Ex Wes Rasmussen 5/20/89-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $92 |
Lot 533 |
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1853 N-1 R2+ MS60. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with 10% of the mint red remaining on the reverse. The only marks are a light rim nick left of star 2 and a small spot of reddish brown toning under the inner hairbun. MDS, die state b. The die lines at UNITE are gone and the fields are slightly rough from fine die flowlines. CC#9 in the Grellman census. DWH #1433. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Pine Tree Auction Galleries 1/78:106-Del Bland 6/3/78-Doug Bird 6/86. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $506 |
Lot 534 |
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1853 N-1 R2+ VF25. Five points sharper with a few light contact marks, including a small rim bruise under the 5 and a dull rim nick off the stem tip. Glossy woodgrained chocolate and olive brown. LDS, die state c. The obverse fields are rough, especially at stars 7-13, from strong die flowlines. DWH #1434. Estimated Value $30-UP. Ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1666-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $58 |
Lot 535 |
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1853 N-2 R3 MS62. Frosty bluish steel and chocolate brown with generous traces of mint red remaining on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and quite attractive. The only defects are a tiny carbon spot at the base of the neck and another at the left edge of the U in UNITED. Neither of these defects is at all distracting and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. E-MDS, die state a. The diagonal die line at the throat is dull but clearly visible. CC#2 behind a slightly finer example in the Grellman census. DWH #3187. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Goldberg’s 1/28/04:1327-Evan Kopald (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 5/06. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $391 |
Lot 536 |
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1853 N-3 R1 MS62. Mint red toning to bluish steel brown, at least a third of the original color remaining. A few trivial defects, including a spot of darker toning at ER in LIBERTY, a couple light horizontal nicks on the rim left of star 5, and weak dentils between stars 3 & 4, as struck. MDS, die state b. The fine repunching on the 185 found in the early state is gone but the lump under the 5 remains visible. Tied for CC#9. DWH #2335. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Scotsman Auctions (no date) lot 81-Chris McCawley 12/03. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $690 |
Lot 537 |
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1853/3 N-4 R3+ Boldly Repunched 3. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Frosty mint red fading to steel brown, a third of the mint color remaining on both sides. There are some tiny carbon spots scattered over the obverse, including one on the forehead and another at the left point of star 8. Otherwise the only marks are a few tiny ticks on the cheek. Satiny mint luster covers both sides and the eye appeal is decent in spite of the small spots. E-MDS, die state a. The repunching over the 3 is sharp and the tiny die lines from the dentils over N in UNITED are clear. Called MS62 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #30668. Our grade is MS62, tied for CC#2 in the Grellman census that contains only 4 pieces in mint state grades. PCGS population 1; the only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3589 (PCGS # 405986) . Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Anderson Dupont, Stack's 9/24/54:975-Dorothy Nelson, Stack's (the "TAD" Collection) 2/4/76:179 (via Jerry Bobbe)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 9/7/2009:1144. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots
| Realized $1,553 |
Lot 538 |
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1853/3 N-4 R3+ Boldly Repunched 3 AU50. Sharpness mint state but dipped, now retoned frosty light bluish steel brown with faded red in protected areas. The only mark is a small spot of very fine roughness in the dentils under star 1. MDS, die state b. The die lines over N in UNITED are gone, the die crack at M has not formed, and the repunching over the 3 is still sharp. The tip of the coronet is weakly struck. CC#6 in the Grellman census. DWH #2411. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Myles Z. Gerson-Dane Nielsen-Dr. Phil Ralls-Bob Lomprey-Tom Reynolds 5/98-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1144-Chris McCawley 3/04. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $345 |
Lot 539 |
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1853/3 N-4 R3+ Boldly Repunched 3 EF40. Frosty light to medium brown. Very nice eye appeal for the grade, and it would be easy to argue for another 5 points. There are some small struck-through marks or planchet flakes on the upper part of the reverse, as struck, a small dig on the rim over the D in UNITED, and a dull rim nick over the I in AMERICA. Terminal die state, die state e, with a strong rim cud break at stars 12-13. Tied for CC#2 of the few dozen known with the cud break. Noyes photo #30788. DWH #3344. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1338-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1676-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1746-Jim Roecker, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/11/07:869. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $265 |
Lot 540 |
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1853 N-5 R2- MS60. The obverse is glossy steel brown and chocolate while the reverse is lustrous bluish steel brown with faded mint red in protected areas. There is a dull, barely visible rim nick under star 2 and a short, faint diagonal hairline scratch under NT in CENT. The dentils at star 6 are a bit weak but everything else is sharply struck. MDS, die state c. The dies were freshly lapped leaving fine vertical die lines in the fields. The earlier die lines at the inner curl are gone but the die crack at M has not formed. Great eye appeal for the grade. Tied for CC#11. DWH #2336. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 5/8/92-Bob Lomprey-Chris McCawley 8/98-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1148-Chris McCawley 12/03. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $414 |
Lot 541 |
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1853 N-6 R1 MS60. Lustrous golden tan and light olive brown, probably dipped long ago but quite attractive today. A speck of darker toning in the field off the chin and another on the berry under AM are the notable marks. Nicely struck MDS, die state b early. The die lines from the dentils at star 2 are gone and the fields are covered with radial die flowlines. DWH #2337. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Henry C. Hines-Willard C. Blaisdell 4/73-Del Bland-Alan Meghrig-Doug Bird-Lou Rasera 8/11/94-Del Bland 8/94-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1151. Also possibly ex Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 769. Comes with the Dr. French collection pillbox, but the coin may not be the original inhabitant of the box. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $529 |
Lot 542 |
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1853 N-7 R2 MS63. Glossy light steel brown with a third of the mint color remaining. A spot of dark toning that contains traces of very fine carbon at the junction of the bust and neck and a smaller one at the leaf tip over the O in ONE are the only defects. Otherwise very nice, free of defects. MDS, die state b. The die lines at the inner curl and ED-ST are gone. Tied for CC#6. DWH #2338. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Sheraton Coin Co., 1947 ANA Sale, 8/26/47:1726-Dr. Kenneth Sartoris-Del Bland 5/72-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1341-Bob Lomprey-Chris McCawley 9/98-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1155-Chris McCawley 12/03. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $575 |
Lot 543 |
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1853 N-8 R3 MS62+. Slightly faded mint red mellowing to light steel brown, more than half the mint color remaining. Close to gem except for a small spot of carbon between the 8 & 5 in the date and some darker toning at ED in UNITED. Rare EDS, die state a, with die lines from the dentils at stars 2-3 and star 10. Very close to MS63. CC#3 overall but finest of the early die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65RB (NGC label included). Noyes photo #30738. DWH #2269. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1755-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:1047. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $805 |
Lot 544 |
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1853 N-9 R2- Repunched 1 & 5 MS60. Lustrous medium brown with steel brown highpoints. The only marks are a light horizontal nick or planchet flake on the jaw close over the throat and a spot of darker toning connecting star 3 to the dentils at the left. M-LDS, die state b late. Repunching is still clearly visible on the base of the 1 and inside the bottom of the 5, with weaker repunching visible under the 5. Tied for CC#10 in the Grellman census. DWH #1447. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $322 |
Lot 545 |
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1853 N-10 R1 Repunched Date MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 10% of the red remaining. The surfaces are satiny and choice except for a tiny speck of carbon or crud in the field right of the inner curl, another at the left top of the E in UNITED, and a third under the O in ONE. MDS, die state b. The repunching is still visible on all 4 digits of the date. DWH #2310. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/14/03:1000. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $368 |
Lot 546 |
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1853 N-10 R1 Repunched Date EF45. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas of the obverse. A fine hairline scratch from the nostril into the field right of star 3 is the only mark. Rare LDS, die state c. All traces of the date repunching are gone thanks to die lapping. DWH #1449. Estimated Value $80-UP. Ex H. Vogel 11/21/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $104 |
Lot 547 |
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1853 N-11 R2- MS60. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with hints of light reddish brown toning over the T in CENT. Choice except for a faint hairline scratch from under star 1 to the 18. MDS, die state b early. The lines at star 6 and the inner curl are gone. The fields are satiny and very attractive. Tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included). DWH #2226. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 3/21/96:669-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1170-Martin Paul-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/03:479. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $506 |
Lot 548 |
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1853 N-12 R1+ MS60+. Lustrous bluish steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and flawless except for a short hairline scratch in the field over the tip of the coronet. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. M-LDS, die state c. The vertical line inside the N in ONE is gone and a new die line connects the O in OF to the leaf below. Tied for CC#9 in the Grellman census. DWH #1451. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Lester Merkin-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1347. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $368 |
Lot 549 |
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1853 N-13 R1 Repunched 1 F12. A few points sharper but recolored glossy chocolate and steel brown. A dull nick on the C in CENT. Scarce EDS, die state a. All the fine die lines are visible, including the points from the E in CENT, and sharp doubling from die bounce shows at AMER. The repunching on the bottom of the 1 is clear. DWH #1453. Estimated Value $20-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $52 |
Lot 550 |
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1853 N-13 R1 Repunched 1 MS60+. Attractive steel brown with satiny luster covering the obverse. Virtually flawless, a microscopic speck of carbon in the field near the hair under star 8 is the best identifying mark. LDS, die state b. The repunching along the base of the 1 is clear but STATES is weak from die wear. The die lines and points from the E in CENT are gone. DWH #1454. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Stu Hodge 3/21/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos
| Realized $449 |
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