Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 62

The Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

The Dan Holmes Collection of Late Date Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 151		1846 N-14 R2 Tall Date Repunched 1 AU58. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with a small swipe of darker olive brown toning over star 12 and hints of bluish steel overtone in protected areas of the reverse. Just a hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. The best identifying mark is a tiny planchet void on the rim over the second S in STATES, as struck. Rare LDS, die state b, with a rim cud break under the 18. The repunching over the base of the 1 is clear. Tied for CC#6 for the die variety but finest of only 7 known in this die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65 Brown (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution). DWH #2530. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Jerry Bobbe-Del Bland 1/79-Bob Vail, Superior 9/7/97:677-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/98:1235-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/04:1609-American Numismatic Rarities 11/30/2004:169 (via Chris McCawley). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 152		1846 N-15 R4+ AU50. Glossy medium brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints of the lower half of the obverse. Delicate overtones of bluish steel show in protected areas. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective. The only notable marks are a very faint hairline across the cheek and a dull nick on the jawline above the throat. Rare earliest die state, die state a, with the obverse uncracked. CC#7 of the variety and third finest of the early die state. DWH #2220. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Doug Bird, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/2003:344. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 153		1846 N-15 R4+ MS60+. Satiny bluish steel brown with faded mint color showing through on about 25% of each side. A small spot of very slightly darker toning in the field left of star 11 and a tiny planchet flake at the dentils under the ribbon loop at the bottom of the wreath are the best identifying marks, and they are barely visible. Would rate a choice grade except for some extremely faint hairlines on the obverse. Very sharply struck E-MDS, die state b. The obverse die cracks are weak but visible and a very fine crack extends up to the dentils from the center of the left top of the U in UNITED. CC#6 in the Grellman census. Removed from an NCS slab graded Uncirculated details improperly cleaned (the NCS label is included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Comes with a great provenance. DWH #2975. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/45:743 (with the Newcomb collection box)-Floyd T. Starr, Stack�s 6/13/84:489-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 154		1846 N-15 R4+ VG8. Sharpness F15 with a few light contact marks on the cheek and a few patches of light to moderate corrosion on the reverse, the largest at TE in UNITED. The remainder of the reverse is covered with fine granularity, but there is no verdigris. Olive and steel brown, the obverse rather glossy and the reverse closer to matte. LDS, die state c late, with a slightly raised retained cud break over UNITE. DWH #1008. Estimated Value $40-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 6/16/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 155		1846 N-15 R4+ VG10. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. The notable marks are a small rim nick right of star 12, a nick on the left side of the U in UNITED, and a pinprick under the ribbon loop. Rare LDS (although not the latest), die state c very late, with a clearly raised cud break over UNITE. This is the latest state seen except for the semi-unique examples with the cud completely broken away. DWH #2250. Estimated Value $40-UP. Ex 2003 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/26/03:730. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 156		1846 N-16 R5 Tall Date AU58. Mint state sharpness with a light rim bruise at star 7. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red on the reverse. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. The obverse die is unbroken. An attractive example in spite of the minor defect. CC#2 overall but finest of the early die state in the Grellman census. DWH #2055. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Peach State Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, 1985-J. R. Grellman-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:304. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,013
Lot 157		1846 N-16 R5 Tall Date EF45. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with bluish steel overtones in protected areas. The only mark is a dull, very light rim nick off the end of the wreath ribbon. Stars 6 & 9 are weakly struck. LDS, die state c late, with a strong rim cud break from above star 10 down to star 11 plus a clear die crack on the rim outlining where the lower portion of another rim cud is forming up from the first. Tied for CC#5 overall and tied for CC#3 of state c. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2976. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Del Bland-Julian Leidman 7/14/72-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20252. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 158		1846 N-16 R5 Tall Date F15. Slightly sharper with too many small nicks for the sharpness grade. A dull pinch on the rim under the 4 and another over the second S in STATES are the notable marks. Lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy steel and chocolate brown. Extremely rare terminal die state, die state d, with a rim cud break from above star 9 down to star 11 (actually two separate rim cuds joined together). The cud breaks are strong and clearly defined on this example. Tied for second finest of only 7 known in this terminal die state. DWH #1012. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1297-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 159		1846 N-17 R5 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown with a few faint hints of very faded mint color on both sides. The only marks are a small, very light nick on the chin, another over the nostril, and an even smaller one left of the earlobe. LDS, die state c late. The die cracks at ATE and MERI are clear. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS63BN (old green PCGS label included). Tied for CC#4 overall but finest of the late die state in the Grellman census. DWH #2056. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Steve Fischer-Tom Reynolds 5/90-J. R. Grellman-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:310. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 160		1846 N-18 R1 VF20. Slightly sharper with some light nicks scattered about the obverse, the strongest of these located on the center of the neck. Glossy chocolate brown with light brown highpoints. EDS, die state a, with an uncracked reverse. DWH #1014. Estimated Value $20-UP. Ex Bob Miller 1/10/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 161		1846 N-18 R1 MS62. Lustrous steel brown with at least 10% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The fields are satiny and nearly free of marks. A small, very light scuff in the field over star 8 and a small spot of reddish brown toning at the left side of N in CENT are the only defects, and they are trivial. LDS, die state f. The die cracks at MER are clear and a tiny lump has formed on the bottom edge of the outer hair bun. Strong strike doubling shows on much of the reverse, clearest at OF AMER. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included). A beautiful cent, very close to MS63. Tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. DWH #2057. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Doug Bird 6/96-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:315. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 162		1846 N-19 R4 EF45. Five points sharper with a small patch of very fine carbon at the top of star 1 and a barely visible rim bruise under star 12. Glossy light brown with some darker olive brown toning over star 1. Sharply struck EDS, die state a, with an uncracked reverse. DWH #1017. Estimated Value $80-UP. Ex American Heritage Minting 1/9/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 163		1846 N-19 R4 MS60+. Glossy light bluish steel brown with 5% of the red remaining on the obverse, traces on the reverse. There is a tiny nick high on the cheekbone and a thin planchet lamination on the outer edge of the rim over NIT (looks like a small rim cud), as struck. Sharp E-MDS, die state b early. A fine die crack shows down from the wreath ribbon to the dentils below, but the crack up through E in STATES has not formed. The fields still display most of the fine die lines of the earliest state, and those fields are slightly reflective. Tied for CC#6 in the Grellman census. Comes with an outstanding provenance. DWH #2058. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Dr. James O. Sloss, Abe Kosoff 10/21/59:241-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Del Bland 3/18/73-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1061-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/91:535-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:119-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1350-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:317. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 164		1846 N-19 R4 VF25. Five points sharper but the obverse was lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate brown with some frosty steel brown toning in protected areas. The reverse is also chocolate brown, but a shade or two lighter than the obverse. There is a small spot of fine roughness at BE in LIBERTY and some minor contact marks, including a few small nicks on the cheek, in the field right of star 3, and between stars 8 & 9. Extremely rare terminal die state, die state d, with a strong rim cud break at star 12. CC#3 of 8 known with this cud, and the cud is bold on this example. DWH #3228. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Bob Hallam 6/03-Chris McCawley 6/03-Bob Grellman 7/25/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 165		1846 N-20 R3 MS60. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with 5% of the red remaining. The notable marks are a diagonal nick-like planchet chip in the field off the nose tip and a dusting of fine carbon on the right top of the U in UNITED. The fields are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent for the grade. Sharply struck MDS, die state b. The fine die lines up from the dentils under the 6 and star 13 are gone. Tied for CC#5 in the Grellman census. DWH #2305. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/14/2003:915. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 166		1846 N-21 R6. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Glossy steel brown with traces of frosty light steel brown faded down from mint color in protected areas. The fields are reflective with shallow to moderately deep mirrors, deepest on the obverse. Those fields are covered with very fine die polishing lines and display many of the very tiny struck-through lint marks characteristic of proof strikes. The rims are squared and the strike is sharp with full radials in all the stars except for #1. There is strong strike doubling on the reverse from die bounce. The notable defects are a small carbon spot below the IT in UNITED and another hidden between the leaf and berry left of the O in ONE. Very early die state (VEDS), die state a. The die cracks through the date and most stars are faint. Called Proof-60+ by Denis Loring and Proof-61 by Del Bland. Walter Breen also called this piece a proof, one of only two listed in his proof census for N-21. Our grade is MS62+ Prooflike, CC#2 in the Grellman census. In Grellman�s opinion there are no true proof strikes of this variety, although the piece offered here comes the closest in his opinion. Obviously this is another one that is subject to debate. But we can all agree this is a sharp, especially attractive example of a very rare variety. And it comes with a nice provenance. The Dan Holmes provenance is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only Proof example of the variety graded by PCGS. DWH #1861 (PCGS # 502707) . Estimated Value $6,000-UP. Ex Thomas L. Elder 6/6/1911:1361-Hillyer Ryder, New Netherlands Coin Co 9/26/1953:924-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:497-Heritage 5/90:608-Denis Loring-R. S. Brown, Jr. 4/17/99. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $20,125
Lot 167		1846 N-21 R6 VF35. Ten points sharper with extremely fine roughness under a glossy chocolate and olive brown patina. No verdigris or notable contact marks. A small, curved struck-through line just right of the mouth can help identify this cent. Sharply struck terminal die state, die state b, with a small but strong triangular rim cud over star 7. Tied for CC#8 for the variety but CC#2 of only 8 known with the cud break. This is the plate coin for the die state in the 2001 edition of the Grellman book on late date cents. Noyes photo #30192. DWH #3229. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 1988-Bob Grellman (loaned to Jack Robinson to supplement his sale at Superior 1/29/89:1305 but not for sale)-Bob Grellman 7/25/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 168		1846 N-22 R7 Small Date Proof-Only. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. Mint red fading to bluish steel brown with half the original red color remaining, mostly on the obverse. The obverse is a remarkable gem, virtually flawless. The reverse is not quite as nice because of a small swipe of darker brown toning at ICA, and there are minute specks of crud in protected areas of the stain. The only other flaw is microscopic lamination down from the right base of E in CENT, as struck. The fields are nicely reflective with deep mirrors that offer outstanding eye appeal. A great cent and a solid gem except for the small stain. Finest by a small margin of only 6 known, and one of those is housed in the Smithsonian. Called Proof-64 and finest known by a small margin in the Del Bland and Denis Loring census lists. Our grade is Proof-63+, CC#1 by a small margin in the Grellman census. The attribution and Dan Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only Proof Red & Brown example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1862 (PCGS # 400586) . Estimated Value $15,000-UP. Ex Dr. Charles L. Ruby, Superior 2/11/74:1623-Paramount International FPL 1976 & 1977-Paramount International 11/78:29-Q. David Bowers FPL 5/80-Julian Leidman, Q. David Bowers 4/81:3021-Del Bland 10/8/82-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via J. R. Grellman)-R. S. Brown, Jr. 4/17/99. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $22,425
Lot 169		1846 N-23 R6- Tall Date Repunched 1 VF30. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. There are a couple thin, light nicks at the throat and a tiny planchet flake on the rim at ME, as struck. MDS, die state a, without a rim cud break above TES. Repunching from the base of a stray 1 shows clearly across the upright of the 1. CC#5 in the Grellman census. Noyes photo #30014. An attractive example for the grade and a variety that's unknown in mint state. Comes with an impressive provenance. DWH #1916. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex David Proskey 11/22/1909-Norweb Collection, Bowers & Merena 11/14/88:2960-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1356. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 170		1846 N-23 R6- Tall Date Repunched 1 VF35. Choice glossy medium brown. Superior eye appeal for the grade. The only mark is a dull, light rim nick at the N in UNITED. Semi-unique terminal die state, die state b, with a strong rim cud break over TES. The repunching across the upright of the 1 is clear. Second finest of only two known with the cud break and CC#4 overall for this rare variety. This is the plate coin for the die state in the 2001 edition of the Grellman late date cent book. DWH #3230. Estimated Value $750-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 3/18/99:1161-Bob Grellman 7/25/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 171		1846 N-24 R7+ Tall Date Proof-Only. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Bright blazing mint red just starting to mellow to bluish steel on the highpoints. The only defects are a small, faint spot of slightly lighter toning under star 2 and a microscopic speck between two dentils under star 13. Otherwise the best identifying marks are some mint-made struck-through flaws, including an extremely fine lint line that meanders to the left from star 10, a tiny flake void in the center of the diagonal of the N in ONE, and a tiny planchet chip under the U in UNITED. The planchet is very thick, as always seen on the very few tall date proofs. Finest of only 5 known of the Tall Date proof, and 2 of those are impaired. A fantastic cent in every respect and a highlight of this remarkable collection. Called Proof-68 by Bland and Proof-64 by Loring. Our grade is Proof-66, CC#1 in the Grellman census. And the list of previous owners is one of the most impressive in the Holmes collection, which attests to the desirability of this cent. The attribution and Dan Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only Proof Red & Brown example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1863 (PCGS # 397612) . Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Ex Thomas Cleneay, S. H. & H. Chapman 12/9/1890:839-Peter Mougey, Thomas L. Elder 9/1/1910:1272-Dr. Henry W. Beckwith, S. H. Chapman 4/27/1923:106-William Festus Morgan, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 6/16/32:352-T. James Clarke 1955 (via Abe Kosoff)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-R. S. Brown, Jr. 4/17/99. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $57,500
Lot 172		1846 N-25 R6- Tall Date Repunched 1 EF40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. Smooth, virtually mark-free surfaces. The best identifying marks are a tiny vertical nick over the right side of star 12 and a small chip out of the rim at the first S in STATES. MDS, die state b. Several dentils are crumbled together at their roots under the end of the wreath stem but the tops of CE in CENT are not joined with crumbling. The repunching across the upright of the 1 is clear. CC#2 of this very rare die variety behind a slightly finer example. The census drops off quickly after this piece with a VF30 followed by several graded F15. Removed from an NCS slab graded AU details improperly cleaned (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2977. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20259. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 173		1846 N-26 R5 Tall Date Repunched 1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy uniform chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and quite attractive, virtually flawless to the unaided eye. The color may not be original, but it affords great eye appeal. The best identifying mark is a faint spot of slightly darker toning in the field midway between star 1 and the chin. EDS, die state a. The spike through the wreath right of the base of the E in ONE is sharp and the top of the N in UNITED does not show any crumbling. The repunching through the upright of the 1 is clear. Called AU50 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31171. Our grade is EF45+, CC#1 in the Grellman census. The second finest example grades VF35 in both lists, so the piece offered here enjoys a good margin over the remainder of the field. This cent was used by Grellman in 2/89 to confirm that N-26 was indeed a different die variety, and this fact is noted on Ted's envelope, which is included. Comes with a great provenance. PCGS population 1; the only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3571 (PCGS # 405600) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Gillette-Henry C. Hines-Homer K. Downing 4/5/1948-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland)-R. E, Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg's 9/7/2009:744. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,370
Lot 174		1846 N-26 R5+ Tall Date Repunched 1 VF25. Ten points sharper but covered with extremely fine granularity, the roughness so minor that the surfaces are glossy and attractive to the unaided eye. There is a faint hairline scratch on the cheek and another left of star 12, plus a couple small nicks in the field right of star 3. MDS, die state b. The point of the spike under M is visible but dull and the N in UNITED is filled with crumbling. The repunching across the upright of the 1 is clear. Tied for CC#4 with several examples in the Grellman census. DWH #2060. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 11/11/89-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:126-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:334. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 175		1846 Contemporary Counterfeit F12. Glossy light steel brown and olive with hints of reddish brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and free of any notable marks. This is a struck counterfeit made from transfer dies. The legends and devices are present but their margins are not well defined (as always), which is a function of the dies used, not post-striking wear or damage. Struck on a thin planchet that is of a slightly smaller diameter than normal for mature head cents (26.0 millimeters versus the usual 27.5 weighing only 126.6 grains versus the usual 165 or so). The reverse is rotated 130 degrees CCW. Only 10 examples are known with certainty, but a couple more may exist. While the more-famous 1848 "Small Date" counterfeit cents were struck using handmade dies, these 1846 cents appear to have been struck using dies made from a genuine 1846 cent. The transfer process was not especially effective leaving the details rather mushy. Attempts to identify the die variety of 1846 cent used for the transfer have been unsuccessful due to the lack of fine detail. There is also the possibility that these were struck using heavily burnished scrap dies employed in the Mickley tradition (1804 and 1823 "restrike" cents). Regardless, they are quite rare and are becoming very popular. See page 72 of the 2001 edition of the Grellman late date cent book for a brief discussion of these counterfeits. DWH #3423. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Rick DeSanctis, 2002 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/20/02:587-John Kraljevich, Jr., 2007 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/28/07:480. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 176		1847 N-1 R2 Repunched Date MS60+. Attractive lustrous light steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and 5% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Would rate a slightly higher grade except for a dull rim nick at A in STATES and a much smaller one right of star 12. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state b early. A fine die crack connects ICA to the stem and ribbon and faint cracks pass through the tops of UNITED and MER. Many of the fine die polishing lines of the earliest state are still visible and the date repunching is obvious on all 4 digits. Excellent luster and eye appeal in spite of the minor defects. Very close to a higher grade. Tied for CC#6 in the Grellman census. DWH #2480. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Doug Bird 12/94-Walter Dudgeon 6/98 (via Bob Grellman)-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:338-Martin Paul-Chris McCawley 7/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 177		1847 N-1 R2 Repunched Date EF40. Five points sharper with some light contact marks on both sides, including a dull, light rim nick at the second S in STATES. A small spot of light carbon touches the upper fold of the wreath ribbon. LDS, die state c. The date repunching is weaker but still clear on all 4 digits and die cracks meander through most of the legend outside the wreath. DWH #1235. Estimated Value $80-UP. Ex Chris McCawley (as RVM) 2/1/88-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 178		1847 N-2 R3 Large 7 over Small 7 VF30. Sharper by at least 5 points with some very fine hairline scratches on the cheek and in the field behind the portrait. Glossy medium brown with a spot of very fine reddish verdigris in the field under the chin. EDS, die state a. Fine horizontal die lines extend into the field from the dentil tips at star 13. The date repunching and fine die polishing lines are all clear and the so-called "Small 7" is clearly visible above the normal 7. DWH #1237. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Gordon Wrubel 4/8/79-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 179		1847 N-2 R3 Large 7 over Small 7 MS60. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. Would rate a slightly higher grade but there is a very fine hairline scratch from the bust tip to below star 1 and a speck of carbon just right of star 8. LDS, die state c. The die lines at star 13 are gone and there are fine die cracks at MER and ED. The date repunching remains clear and the so-called "Small 7" is obvious above the normal 7. Tied for CC#5 overall but finest of the late die state. A very nice example of this popular "Redbook" variety. DWH #2061 (PCGS # 37367) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Doug Bird 4/97-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:344. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,900
Lot 180		1847 N-3 R3 Repunched Date MS63. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel brown on the highpoints, nearly half the mint color remaining. The only marks are a tiny tick on the right edge of the nostril, a small spot of dark olive toning on the rim at star 5, a very light rim nick over star 7, and a spot of light reddish brown toning at the left top of the M in AMERICA. E-MDS, die state b. Repunching is clear on all 4 digits and there is a die crack through the top of ATE to the dentils over the adjacent S. An attractive example, tied for CC#4 overall but finest of those with repunching visible on all 4 digits. Comes with a nice provenance. DWH #2276. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Anderson Dupont Sale, Stack's 9/24/54:877-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes) 3/10/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 181		1847 N-3 R3 Repunched Date VF25+. Choice glossy medium brown. The notable marks are a thin horizontal nick right of the eye and a dull rim nick at 84. Excellent eye appeal, very close to VF30. M-LDS, die state d (Newcomb's old #33). The repunching at the date is gone except for a remnant inside the top of the 8, and there are no rim cud breaks on the reverse. DWH #1286. Estimated Value $40-UP. Ex Colonel Coin 11/5/83-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 182		1847 N-3 R3 Repunched Date EF45. Glossy medium brown with traces of frosty mint color in protected areas of the obverse. Excellent eye appeal for the grade with only a couple trivial defects, including a small spot of darker toning under the front edge of the eyeball and a dull nick on the top of the N in ONE. LDS, die state e (Newcomb's old #33), with 3 rim cud breaks on the reverse, and all 3 cuds are clear on this example. Traces of repunching remain visible inside the top of the 8 but it is gone on the other 3 digits. Not in the overall condition census for the variety, but tied for CC#6 of more than a dozen known in this die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2978. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex George Ramont 8/19/71-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20265. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 183		1847 N-3 R3 Repunched Date MS60. Glossy steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and 10% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Would rate a slightly higher grade except for a small spot of dark olive toning in the field close to the main curl and reddish chocolate brown toning at D-STATES-OF-AMER. The surfaces are covered with attractive satiny mint luster, especially on the obverse. Terminal die state, die state f (Newcomb�s old #33), with four small but strong rim cud breaks on the reverse at ST, S-O, ER and OF. Only a hint of repunching remains visible inside the top of the 8. Tied for CC#4 of less than two dozen known with the four rim cuds. DWH #2277. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Freeman, Kreisberg & Schulman 5/24/58:1292-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes) 3/10/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 184		1847 N-4 R3 Repunched 18 MS63. Attractive lustrous light steel brown with hints of very faded mint color in protected areas of the obverse. The only mark on otherwise choice satiny surfaces is a tiny flake in the planchet between the bases of the 4 & 7, as struck. Sharply struck with full radial lines in all the stars. M-LDS, die state d early. The die crack at MER is strong and the section outlined by the crack it shifted outward slightly. The repunching on the 18 is clear. Tied for CC#3 overall but finest of the later die state by a wide margin. DWH #2062. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Denis Loring-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1072-Tom Reynolds 5/93-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:354. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 185		1847 N-5 R3+ Repunched 84 MS60. Glossy medium brown with frosty sea-green overtones in protected areas. The fields are satiny and nearly flawless. The best identifying mark is a tiny nick on the rim just below star 3. MDS, die state a. The reverse is uncracked and the repunching on the 84 is clear. Tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census with only 5 mint state examples known. DWH #1242. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Julian Leidman collection, American Auction Association 11/1/72:854-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1074. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 186		1847 N-6 R1 Repunched 4 VF35. Glossy medium brown. There are a few trivial contact marks mixed in with some small low spots on each side. The notable mark is a light scuff across the nostril. Very rare EDS, die state a, with repunching left of the base of the 4. DWH #1244. Estimated Value $60-UP. Ex Del Bland 11/26/86-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 187		1847 N-6 R1 MS63. Mint red toning down to steel brown, nearly half the original color remaining. There is a tiny tick in the field under the outer hairbun, a small spot of darker steel toning at the dentils right of star 11, and a swipe of darker steel toning at NITED. MDS, die state b. The repunching left of the base of the 4 is gone but the die line down from the dentils at star 6 is sharp. Tied for finest known honors with three other pieces. DWH #2063. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Larry Hine, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 9/21/91:116-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:362. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 188		1847 N-7 R2+ VF35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned steel brown and chocolate with steel toning on the highpoints and very faded artificial red remaining in protected areas. There are a few tiny ticks scattered about both sides, none notable, and a splash of dark olive toning on the rim over the E in AMERICA. M-LDS, die state b, with a strong rim cud break at star 1. Tied for CC#3 of about two dozen known with the single rim cud. Removed from an NCS slab graded AU details improperly cleaned (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2979. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Werl 7/2/84-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20270. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 189		1847 N-7 R2+ MS63. Lustrous light steel brown with hints of underlying very faded mint red on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. There is a tiny nick in the dentils at star 4, a small spot of darker olive brown toning under star 12, and a larger spot of dark toning in the dentils over the U. Otherwise this cent is very attractive, virtually flawless. LDS, die state c, with a strong rim cud break from under the 18 to star 1. Tied for CC#1 of about 20 known with this larger rim cud. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS64BN (PCGS label included). DWH #2320. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 9/94-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:367-Chris McCawley 12/03. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 190		1847 N-7 R2+ F15. Sharpness near VF20 with some light contact marks on the obverse. None of these marks is distracting, but there are too many for the higher grade. A tiny pinprick on the cheek right of the nostril is a good identifying mark. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. LDS, die state d or e. There is a clear rim cud break at stars 11-12 and another slightly less obvious one from under the 18 in the date to star 1. There may have been another rim cud at stars 2-3, but the rim is thin and worn in that area so the presence of that rim cud is uncertain. CC#2 of only 3 known in die state d, but a cud at stars 2-3 would make this the much more common die state e, which is quite possible. Reiver thought it was state d. Removed from an NCS slab graded EF details improperly cleaned (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2980. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Fred Borcherdt 2/9/85-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20271. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 191		1847 N-7 R2+ AU58. Glossy medium steel brown with some slightly lighter brown toning mixed in on the reverse and traces of faded mint red remaining on the obverse. Underlying satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas. Excellent eye appeal, just a hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. The best identifying marks are a tiny speck of carbon just right of the top of the 8 in the date and a spot of bluish steel toning at the dentils right of the top of star 11. LDS, die state e, with strong rim cud breaks from below the 18 in the date to star 1, from star 2 to star 3, and from star 11 down to star 12. CC#2 of about two dozen known in this die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2981. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Stack�s 5/71-Del Bland 8/7/71-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20272. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 192		1847 N-8 R3 VF35. Ten points sharper with a strong, dull rim nick over star 6 and a smaller one under the 8. Otherwise very nice, nearly choice. Attractive glossy medium brown with frosty luster in protected areas and hints of very faded mint color on both sides. MDS, die state b, with a die crack at ME. DWH #1248. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 4/1/88-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 193		1847 N-8 R3 MS62+. Mint red fading to light steel brown, more than a third of the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Would rate a slightly higher grade except for a half dozen small spots of darker olive toning (not carbon) around the earlobe and a speck of light carbon on the upper left point of star 10. M-LDS, die state c, with a small but clear rim cud break at AM. Tied for CC#5 overall but finest by a small margin among only 6 known with the single reverse die cud. This cent is plated inside the front cover of the second edition (1987) of the Grellman book on late date cents. (See the lot description of the second 1845 N-4 in this sale for the story about the cents plated inside the covers of the 1987 edition.) DWH #1839. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex James David Duncan, Numismatic and Antiquarian Service Corp. of America 7/29/80:13-Bert Cohen-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1082-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:143. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 194		1847 N-8 R3 AU58. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty dark steel brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. Satiny luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. A thin nick close along the profile of the tip of the nose and a trace of fine carbon in the dentils over the E in UNITED are the only notable marks. Rare terminal die state, die state d, with strong rim cud breaks at AM and S-O. CC#3 of only 8 known with both rim cuds, and the cuds are strong on this piece. Removed from an NCS slab graded Uncirculated details environmental damage (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2982. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Del Bland 3/31/70-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20274. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 195		1847 N-10 R3+ MS60. Glossy faded red mellowing to steel brown, at least a third of the red remaining. Possibly dipped long ago but the toning is attractive and the surfaces are lustrous. There is a small spot of darker toning at the tip of the nose and a dusting of carbon specks on the lower portion of the neck. E-MDS, die state a. The fields are satiny from microscopic die flowlines but the die lines on the reverse are clear. (There is no state b for this variety.) Tied for CC#4. Comes with a very nice provenance. DWH #2064. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Anderson Dupont, Stack's 9/24/54:883-Herbert Oechsner, Stack's 9/8/88:189-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:144-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:376. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 196		1847 N-11 R4- AU50+. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty light steel brown covering the protected areas. The only notable mark is a thin, very light vertical nick between star 10 and the hairbun. Very attractive, close to AU55. Tied for CC#5 in the Grellman census. MDS, die state a, with an unbroken obverse die. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included). DWH #2321. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex W. E. Johnson-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1086-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/94:271-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/01:1298-Chris McCawley 12/03. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 197		1847 N-11 R4- VF20. Sharpness EF40 with a dull but rather strong scrape on the T in CENT and patches of microscopic roughness on both sides, strongest at stars 7-10. Slightly glossy reddish steel and chocolate brown. Rare LDS, die state c, with strong rim cud breaks at stars 9 & 11. Tied for CC#4 of only 13 known with the two cud breaks. DWH #1254. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Jim Bishop 2/90-J. R. Grellman 5/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 198		1847 N-12 R3+ Repunched 8 AU50. Glossy reddish chocolate brown with steel brown highpoints and a small splash of darker olive brown toning on the D in UNITED. A tiny nick in the field under the chin is the only mark. Very rare EDS, die state a, with both dies uncracked. The repunching inside the top of the 8 is sharp. Not in the overall condition census for the variety but second finest of the early state. DWH #2522. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:1051. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 199		1847 N-12 R3+ Repunched 8 MS60+. Glossy steel brown with underlying very faded mint color on both sides. Would rate a grade a couple point higher but there is a light nick and shinny scuff under the ribbon loop at the bottom of the wreath. Terminal die state, die state c, with a strong cud rim cud break from star 9 down nearly to star 10. The repunching inside the top of the 8 is sharp. A ring of very shallow low spots shows at the dentil tips around the obverse (caused by debris on the die). Tied for CC#3 of both the variety and die state. DWH #1256. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex "CWCC" 1/18/86-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 200		1847 N-13 R4 MS63. Frosty mint red toning to steel brown on the highpoints, nearly half the original mint color remaining. Nicely struck with outstanding eye appeal. The only marks are a dull, light nick on the tip of the nose and a few very light contact marks that barely alter the luster in the field right of stars 1-3. MDS, die state b. The die crack at MER is clear but the second crack up from that R has not formed. Tied for CC#2 behind a marginally finer example. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64RB (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2985. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Del Bland 7/19/69-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20278. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,680

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