Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 67

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 347		1816 N-1 R4 VG10. At least 5 points sharper but much of the planchet is covered with extremely fine roughness, strongest at stars 10-13. There are traces of shallow verdigris in protected areas on the reverse, mostly at STA in STATES. The notable contact marks are a dull diagonal nick under the N in CENT, a couple more very thin ones over that C, and a small rim bruise at the M in AMERICA. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive with lighter steel toning on the highpoints. Looks better than it might sound, but it is not perfect. MDS with an irregular rim cud break from star 8 to star 11 and a fine die crack through the tops of NITED. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:661-Chris McCawley 2/2005-Evan Kopald (via Chris McCawley 5/13/2006). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 348		1816 N-2 R1 MS63. Lustrous steel brown and olive with 10% of the original mint red remaining, mostly on the obverse. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. The only notable marks are a couple small spots of slightly darker toning at the 8 in the date. E-MDS with the usual rim cud from star 8 to star 11 but without the additional small rim cud at star 12. Most likely from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents. Estimated Value $600-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 349		1816 N-2 R1 MS60+. Attractive glossy steel and chocolate brown with satiny mint luster covering the protected areas. The only marks are a diagonal nick-like pre-striking planchet mark in the field right of star 2 and a faint diagonal hairline scratch left of the curl on the cheek, plus a tiny splash of slightly lighter toning between star 5 and the coronet. The reverse is choice. M-LDS with the usual irregular rim cud break from star 8 to star 11 plus a small but clearly defined rim cud between stars 11 & 12. (In the latest state, the earlier rim cud extends CCW to between stars 7 & 8.) The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW relative to a normal head-to-foot die orientation. Most likely from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents dated 1816-1820. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Del Bland 2/1980. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $930
Lot 350		1816 N-3 R4 VF25. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but the line under CENT has been crudely scraped in an unsuccessful attempt to remove it. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and display only minor contact marks. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy olive and bluish steel with faint hints of very faded artificial red peeking through in some of the protected areas. Satiny mint frost shows in the protected areas on both sides. MDS. The repunching at the base of the second 1 is clear. Called VF35 net VF25 in the Noyes census, his photo #28417. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Worldwide (Atlanta, GA) 6/1976-John D. Wright 1/18/2006-Bob Grellman and Chris McCawley 5/7/2006. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 351		1816 N-4 R2 AU55. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate, the obverse delicately mottled with some darker olive brown tones. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. An attractive cent with just the lightest touch of friction on the highest points. MDS. The die lines of the early state found over AME are gone while the dash between the C & A in AMERICA is dull but clearly visible. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 352		1816 N-4 R2 AU50. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown delicately mottled with some slightly lighter brown toning on the obverse. Underlying flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. The only mark is a tiny scratch under ST in STATES. M-LDS. The small dash between the C and A in AMERICA is weak but still visible. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 353		1816 N-4 R2 VF35+. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas. An attractive piece, close to EF40. Just a few minor marks, including a faint spot of slightly darker toning in the field close before the eye and a few light nicks at stars 8-9. MDS. The die lines seen in the early state over AME are gone but the doubling on the D in UNITED and the dash between the C & A in AMERICA remain clear. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex R. E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:529-March Wells 4/1992. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 354		1816 N-5 R3 AU50. Lustrous mix of olive, chocolate, and light steel brown with peeps of faded mint color in a couple of the protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas. The only mark is a small, shallow planchet flake (as struck) in the field left of star 9. Just a light touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. LDS. Both dies are worn and only about half of the dentils remain visible. The outer points of all the stars are drawn to the rim but the repunching under the left foot of the N in CENT remains visible. Estimated Value $350-UP. Ex 1991 EAC Sale, lot 109. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 355		1816 N-6 R2 AU50. Sharpness closer to mint state but there is a splash of reddish chocolate toning in the wreath under the first A in AMERICA. Otherwise the toning is a very attractive lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with a few small splashes of darker olive toning on both sides. Frosty golden light brown and tan faded down from mint color shows in the protected areas. No notable signs of contact. MDS. The small chip on the upper edge of the loop of the 6 is clear. Both sides display radial die flowlines and the obverse fields show microscopic lumps from die rust. Estimated Value $350-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 4/1994. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 356		1816 N-7 R3 EF40. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with traces of frosty lighter reddish steel toning faded down from mint color in protected areas on the obverse. The only marks are a couple ticks on the bust tip plus a tiny rim nick at star 13, and these are visible only with the aid of a good glass. Nicely struck EDS with smooth, hard fields that display no trace of die flowlines. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Jonathan Kern 4/1984-John D. Wright 1/18/2006-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley, 2009 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/18/2009:219. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 357		1816 N-7 R3 VF30. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth and very attractive. The best identifying marks are a tiny pinprick in the field before the forehead, a tiny rim nick above star 6, and a barely visible scrape on the edge outside D-S (which is visible only from the edge of the coin). MDS. Most of the dentils are still visible and there are die clashmarks around the center dot on the reverse. Two dull but clearly visible die lines have been added in the field right of the main and inner curls. An interesting intermediate die state. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Gordon Wrubel 5/1982. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 358		1816 N-8 R3 EF40+. Choice glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas on both sides. Very nice for the grade, just a few tiny ticks from flawless. The best identifying mark is a small, dull rim nick at the first S in STATES. Close to EF45. LDS with thin but clear rim cud breaks at stars 9-10 and 11-12 plus a weaker rim cud at stars 3-4. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW. Called EF45 and CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #59554. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU55 (NGC label included, #308040-002, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Del Bland 7/19/1969-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/25/2006:19691. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 359		1816 N-9 R3 EF45. Five points sharper but there is a small dig on the front edge of the neck and three small nicks at star 6. Otherwise this piece is choice and offers outstanding eye appeal for the grade. Lustrous light steel brown and tan with a spot of dark olive brown toning in the field right of the main curl. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. MDS. The repunching on the 8 is gone but the repunching on the left base of the second 1 is still visible (although dull). The dentils are dull but visible all the way around both sides and the reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. Called AU55 net EF45 and tied for CC#13 in the Noyes census, his photo #27718. Comes with an nice provenance. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz 3/16/1975-C. Douglas Smith 3/1982-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1985 EAC Sale, lot 317-Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/1990:548-Chris McCawley 12/1990. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 360		Group of Seven 1816 Cents, all Different Varieties. Grades range from AG3 to Fine-12 with an average grade of G6 to VG7. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects but all are attributed. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $230
Lot 361		1817 N-1 R4 VF30. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but this piece was lightly cleaned long ago and is now nicely retoned an attractive glossy light olive brown. The only marks are a very faint spot of microscopic roughness that surrounds star 7 and a small pitmark at the dentils under the end of the wreath ribbon. Excellent eye appeal in spite of the minor defects. LDS with a clear die crack from the bust tip to the rim under star 1 and another crack from the tip of the coronet to the dentils left of star 6. The always-present rim cud at AM (from the earlier N-16 marriage) is clear and the reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. Called VF30 net VF25 in the Noyes census, his photo #27826. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Ray Chatham 2/1978 (during the EAC Convention). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 362		1817 N-2 R3 VF35. At least 5 points sharper but there is a fine pinscratch from the bottom of star 7 down to the throat where it fades away. Otherwise there are only a few trivial marks and the eye appeal is excellent. Very attractive frosty chocolate brown mixed with tiny puffs of lighter brown toning in the field behind the portrait and a small spot of slightly darker olive brown toning at the right point of star 4. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. Rare EDS without the usual radial die crack from the dentils down through the first S in STATES. Called AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #27865. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex John Schreuder-Del Bland-Carl Windon 3/31/1988-Del Bland. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 363		1817 N-2 R3 AU55. Choice lustrous olive brown and steel. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas giving this cent outstanding eye appeal. The only marks are a half dozen small spots of darker olive toning on the obverse, including one hidden in the curl above star 13, and a shallow depression on the rim off the end of the wreath stem (as struck). E-MDS with a radial die crack from the rim down through the center of the first S in STATES to the wreath, but this crack fades away before it reaches the O in ONE. The reverse is rotated a mere 5 degrees CCW from a normal head-to-foot die orientation. A very nice example of this scarce die variety. Called AU55 and tied for CC#4 among the confirmed examples in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#6, his photo #56696. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included, #509383-001, and it shows the attribution and Rasmussen provenance). And this cent comes with an impressive provenance. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 5/16/1945:496-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:80-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3374. Comes with the Newcomb-Starr collection box. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 364		1817 N-2 R3 VF35. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and very attractive, virtually flawless. The best identifying marks are a small spot of lighter brown toning near the dentils between stars 9 & 10 and a pair of tiny rim nicks over the first T in STATES. LDS with a clear bisecting die crack on the reverse from the rim right of the F in OF to the rim at NI in UNITED. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex 1988 EAC Sale, lot 123. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 365		1817 N-2 R3 VF35. Sharper by at least 5 points but there is a very faint scuff of hairline scratches on the cheek and a few dull, light rim nicks on the reverse, strongest off the end of the wreath stem. None of these marks is distracting and the eye appeal is excellent. Lustrous light brown mottled with darker olive brown. LDS with a clear bisecting die crack across the reverse, and the reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 366		1817 N-3 R2 VF30. Sharper by at least 5 points but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and steel brown with a subtle wisp of darker olive brown toning in the field before the face. Smooth and free of any notable marks. E-MDS. The "pincher 8" feature (the bottom of the 8 is open) is clear and the fields are covered with fine radial die flowlines. Dull but clearly visible die clashmarks show along the back of the portrait. The "Mouse" break on the top of the head below star 8 has not started to form. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex March Wells 4/1989. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 367		1817 N-3 R2 AU58. Mouse Top. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with faint wisps of slightly darker steel brown toning on the reverse. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost that creates mint state eye appeal, especially on the obverse. No marks or other defects, just the lightest touch of friction on the highest points. LDS with a fully developed "Mouse" break resting on the top of the head under the left side of star 8. A very nice example of this popular die state. Noyes photo #27874. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex 1978 ANA bourse. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 368		1817 N-4 R4 Obverse Brockage ANACS graded Fine-12 Details, Graffiti-Cleaned. Slightly glossy golden tan with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. There are small spots of microscopic roughness scattered over both sides, but the more significant problem is "1704" strongly carved into the bottom of the reverse under the wreath ribbon. The only other notable defect is a dull dent hidden under the E in UNITED on the incuse brockage side. This is a reverse brockage strike, and the impressions (normal and incuse) are evenly centered and aligned with each other. While this reverse die was used to strike three different die varieties (N-4, N-14, and N-5 in that order), the early die state strongly suggests this brockage occurred during the N-4 die marriage. A neat error but disrespected and abused as is so often the case with early mint errors. Our grade is VG10 sharpness net G5. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 369		1817 N-4 R3+ VF35+. Choice glossy chocolate brown with traces of slightly lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. A beautiful example for the grade, close to EF40. The only marks are a very light rim bruise above star 8 and a faint diagonal hairline scratch above CE in CENT. MDS. The always-present die crack through the base of the date is strong and a new radial crack connects that crack to the rim under the right point of star 1. A very pleasing example of this tough variety, and it comes with an impressive provenance. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Dorothy Paschal, New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/6/1957:1339-John Schreuder-Del Bland-Carl Windon-Del Bland-Bob Vail, Superior 9/7/1997:366. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 370		Trio of 1817 N-4 Die States. Includes MDS with strong die crack through base of date F12, M-LDS with a sunken retained cud break under the date G4, and LDS with a slightly raised retained cud break between the date and star 1 G4. The first two are very slightly sharper with minor defects. An interesting die state progression, and the last two die states are quite rare. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $50-UP. All are ex Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg's 2/11/2007:395. View details	Realized $265
Lot 371		1817 N-5 R3 AU58. Choice lustrous medium brown and light olive with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Great eye appeal, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. The best identifying marks are a tiny streak of darker toning down from the lower right point of star 8 and a small spot of similar toning over star 11. Nicely struck E-MDS showing radial lines in all the stars and very fine radial die flowlines in the fields. The repunching on the left base of the N in ONE is strong and most of the dentils on the reverse are visible. Called AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#14 in the Noyes census, his photo #25221. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included, #509388-001, and it shows the attribution and Rasmussen provenance). A beautiful cent that comes with an important provenance. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 5/16/1945:499-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:84 (as MS60)-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3379. Comes with the Newcomb-Starr collection box. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 372		1817 N-5 R3 VF35. Sharpness VF35 but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade. The notable marks are a few ticks at the base of the 7 and a faint diagonal hairline scratch in the field before the nose. Glossy medium brown with wisps of darker olive and steel brown toning on both sides, including a spot of dark toning midway between star 1 and the chin. LDS. The fields are flowlined, the stars are drawn to the rims, and the dentils on the reverse are gone. The repunching on the left base of the N in ONE remains clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Paul Padget 5/1983 (at the EAC Convention). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $444
Lot 373		1817 N-6 R1 EF45+. Glossy chocolate brown delicately mottled with slightly darker olive brown. Frosty lighter steel brown toning shows in the protected areas, especially on the obverse. The only marks are a few small rim nicks at the D in UNITED. Sharply struck offering excellent eye appeal for the grade, close to AU50. E-MDS with clearly defined dentils around both sides and fine radial die flowlines in the fields. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds-Wayne Anderson 3/1994 (at the EAC Convention). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 374		1817 N-7 R7 (with perfect obverse) VG10. Slightly sharper but covered with extremely fine roughness, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a light rim bruise at the first S in STATES. Slightly glossy dark steel brown fading to dark olive in protected areas. Extremely rare early die state, before the "Mouse" break on top of the head under star 8. Called F12 and tied for CC#2 of the EDS in the Bland census. Noyes says F12 net VG7 and CC#5 of a half dozen EDS examples in his census, photo #25594. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Julian Leidman 2/1972-Del Bland-Darwin B. Palmer 8/1974-C. F. Gordon 12/1985-John D. Wright 1/18/2006-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 5/5/2006. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 375		1817 N-7 R3 (with Mouse) AU55. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lustrous lighter toning in the protected areas. Virtually flawless offering mint state eye appeal in spite of a light touch of friction on the highest points. The best identifying mark is a small spot of darker toning near the hair under star 7. M-LDS. The "Mouse" break resting on the top of the head under star 8 is strong. There are four die cracks elsewhere on the obverse, the strongest of these arcing down from the tip of the nose toward star 2, but no cud breaks. Called AU55 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 and tied for CC#4 in his census, photo #27884. Either way, it's is a great example of this popular "Mouse" top die state. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Frederic W. Geiss, B. Max Mehl 2/18/1947:130-Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris-Del Bland-Jack Collins, Bowers & Ruddy 1/25/1983:561. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,913
Lot 376		1817 N-8 R2 AU58. Lustrous chocolate and steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown and tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. Great eye appeal. Looks mint state but a glass reveals a touch of rub on the highest points of the designs. The best identifying marks, and they are barely visible, are a tiny rim nick over the E in UNITED and another right of the second S in STATES. Nicely struck E-MDS. All the stars have full radial lines and the fields are just starting to show flowlines. The shallow low spot that forms under star 5 is just starting to show and there is no trace of the "Mouse" break on top of the head. Called AU55 net AU50 in the Noyes census, his photo #28020. Removed from an ANACS slab graded MS62 Brown (ANACS label included, #RD6065). Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Tony Terranova 4/1988 (at the EAC Convention)-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:320-Tony Terranova-Jeff Gresser-Chris McCawley 12/1992. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 377		1817 N-8 R2 EF45+. Mouse Top. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with traces of reddish steel brown faded down from mint color in protected areas on the reverse. The only marks are a few tiny ticks on the tip of the bust and a very small planchet lamination void on the rim just right of the second S in STATES. The toning is a bit dark but the details and luster are consistent with an AU50 example. LDS with a full "Mouse" break reaching up to the left from the top of the head under star 8. This is the so-called "Finger Mouse" since it is shaped more like a finger than a rodent, but the rodent name sticks since it is located in the same place as the other "Mouse" breaks seen on 1817 cents. The shallow depression that forms in the field under star 5 is obvious. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex New England Rare Coin Auctions 5/20/1977:37-Ken Pines-Del Bland 11/1979. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 378		1817 N-9 R2 EF40. Slightly sharper but there are some rim nicks on the obverse, the strongest of these at star 1. Otherwise this piece is quite attractive with the eye appeal of a higher grade. Glossy chocolate and steel blending to olive in protected areas. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides. Sharply struck E-MDS showing minor die flowlines but no trace of the "Mouse" break on top of the head. The sharp, nearly vertical die lines at the throat and right foot of the first 1 are still clear and the dentils are crisp on both sides. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Tom Wolf 4/1972. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 379		1817 N-9 R2 AU58. Lustrous light steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highest points of the designs. Tiny peeps of mint color can be found on both sides. Great eye appeal for the grade, about as close to mint state as you can get for an "AU" cent. Sharply struck MDS. The dentils around both sides are clear but there is no trace of the "Mouse" break on top of the head. The nearly vertical die line at the right foot of the first 1 is gone and the vertical line at the throat is weak but still visible. A tiny pinprick on the midpoint of the jawline is a good identifying mark. Called AU55 in the Noyes census, his photo #27226. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS64BN (old green PCGS label included, #1594.64/7422179). Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Bowers & Ruddy 1/1981:108-Berkshire Coin Co.-John J. Nicholas, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:497-unknown-1994 EAC Sale, 4/23/1994:317. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 380		1817 N-9 R2 NGC graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with a couple tiny splashes of slightly darker reddish chocolate toning at star 5. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides. The only notable defect is a shallow planchet flake in the dentils at star 13, and the prong of the NGC slab has raised the flake slightly. A bit more care during the slabbing process may have been warranted. Nicely struck E-MDS showing full radial lines in all the stars. Our grade is AU50. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 381		1817 N-9 R2 AU50. Mouse Top. Sharpness closer to mint state but there is a rim dent just right of the second S in STATES. Lustrous light brown and chocolate, the reverse a few shades lighter than the obverse. The eye appeal is excellent; just too bad about the small rim dent. LDS with a fully developed "Mouse" break resting on top of the head under star 8. This is the only "Mouse" break that actually looks like a rodent with the head to the left, fatter body in the middle, and thin tail off to the right. Called AU55 net EF45 in the Noyes census, his photo #27834. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Vern Lowe 4/1979. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 382		1817 N-10 R1 MS60+. Very attractive lustrous steel and light olive brown with traces of faded mint color showing on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and offer outstanding eye appeal for the grade. The notable marks, and they are trivial, are a nick hidden in the hair under the R in LIBERTY, a faint diagonal hairline scratch high on the cheekbone, and an elongated speck of darker olive toning above the T in CENT. Nicely struck E-MDS. There is a tiny rim cud break at star 2 but the screw marks at S-O are not present. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64 Brown (NGC label included, #446662-001, and it shows the attribution and Rasmussen provenance). Called MS60 and tied for CC#4 honors in the Del Bland census. Noyes says MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#10, his photo #25222. A beautiful cent that comes with a nice provenance. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Gordon Wrubel 12/1977-Myles Z. Gerson-Dr. Phil W. Ralls 10/1984-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3390. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 383		1817 N-10 R1 AU50. Frosty steel and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Attractive satiny luster from microscopic die flowlines covers the fields on both sides. The only mark is a light diagonal nick in the field close before the chin. LDS. A thin but clearly defined rim cud shows at star 3 and the screw indents at S-O are dull but still visible. Only a few dull remnants of the obverse dentils are present as most have worn off the die. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds-Wayne Anderson 4/1994. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 384		1817 N-11 R1 AU58. This is a lustrous mint state cent but it has a couple faint reddish stains on both sides, including one at stars 7-9, another on the 7 in the date, and a few more on the right side of the reverse. These stains are not obtrusive at all and blend nicely into the frosty bluish steel and olive toning, but the stain at the 7 and the one right and below the T in CENT contain traces of microscopic roughness. Otherwise this cent is choice. MDS. All the dentils remain visible but the fields display very fine radial flowlines. Called MS60 and tied for CC#4 in the Del Bland census. Noyes says MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#7, his photo #31918. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Boozer & Weaver 8/1978-Gordon Wrubel-Richard Gross-Del Bland-Dr. Dane B. Nielsen-Dr. Phil W. Ralls 7/5/1985-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg's 2/11/2007:408. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 385		1817 N-11 R1 EF45. Very attractive glossy chocolate and light olive brown with generous traces of frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. Essentially flawless except for a tiny nick on the nose before the eye and another light one on the jaw at the throat. Great eye appeal for the grade. MDS. The dentilation is complete and the fields are covered with radial die flowlines. Perhaps very slightly later than the preceding example as the flowlines are a bit stronger on this piece. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 386		1817 N-12 R3 EF40+. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly darker olive and steel toning covering most of the obverse. Lustrous lighter brown faded down from mint color covers the protected areas on the reverse. The only notable signs of contact are a couple very thin but relatively long nicks in the field above star 12. The fields are smooth and very glossy offering excellent eye appeal, especially on the reverse. MDS. A branch crack reaches down to the dentils from star 1 but the triangle outlined by die cracks at the left of star 1 has not started to rise. A very nice example of this tough variety. Called EF40 net VF35 by Noyes, his photo #33301. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/5/1991:106-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/1994:19. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,220
Lot 387		1817 N-12 R3 AU50. Glossy medium brown and darker chocolate, the right half of both sides the darker of the two colors. Frosty lighter steel brown toning shows in the protected areas on both sides and there are no notable contact marks or spots. A shallow low spot caused by debris on the die shows in the field at the bust tip, and the strike on the upper half of the hair buns is a bit weak, as usual on this variety. LDS with the obverse die cracks strong. A small internal cud break extends the left side of star 1 and the area outlined by die cracks at stars 1-3 is starting to sink as a retained cud. Ranked as high as CC#5 in the overall condition census for the variety but second finest known of the rare later die state (the finest of the die state is the slightly superior Newcomb:506-Starr:92 example). Called AU50 net EF40 in the Noyes census, his photo #20808. Bland says AU50 and CC#5 overall. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU58 (PCGS label included, #36583.58/13079750, and it shows the attribution and Naftzger provenance). An important cent that comes with an impressive provenance. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex J. R. Grellman (purchased unattributed at the 1978 ANA Convention in Houston; then traded at the 1980 EAC Convention)-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:340 (where it realized $8250)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:42. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,338
Lot 388		1817 N-13 R1 MS60+. Lustrous light steel brown with darker bluish steel overtones on the reverse and generous traces of the mint color remaining on both sides. The fields are smooth and glossy offering a hint of reflectivity thanks to new dies. No spots or stains. The only defects are a few minor nicks, including a couple left of star 8 and a shallow one in the center of the neck. Nicely struck EDS with a strong die line connecting the base of the I to the adjacent C in AMERICA. Most likely from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents discovered at the end of the US Civil War. Noyes photo #34670. An attractive cent that comes with a nice provenance. Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Tony Terranova-Dr. George E. Ewing-Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:476-Stuart A. Hodge. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 389		1817 N-13 R1 AU55. Choice glossy light chocolate and steel brown with hints of underlying frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on the obverse. Great eye appeal for the grade, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. The only notable marks are a small tick on the neck under the earlobe and a tiny planchet lamination (as struck) at the dentils above the I in AMERICA. Nicely struck E-MDS. The die line connecting the bases of the I and C in AMERICA is strong and the fields are starting to show fine radial flowlines. Probably from the Randall Hoard of mint state cents. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Tom Morley-1983 EAC Sale, 5/7/1983:324-Tom Morley, Superior 5/28/1989:554. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 390		1817 N-14 R1 MS62+. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown and chocolate on the devices. About a third of the mint color remains. This cent is choice except for a dull diagonal nick on the chin and another near the truncation above the 7. MDS with the usual weak strike on the upper half of the hair buns and on the leaves under IC in AMERICA. A very attractive cent, close to MS63. Most likely from the Randall Hoard of mint state cents. Called MS61 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #56708. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64RB (NGC label included, #446667-001, and it shows the attribution and Rasmussen provenance). Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Robert D. Rector via Bob Grellman 11/26/1990-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3395. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 391		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 392		1817 N-15 R4 AU50. Glossy chocolate brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas. There are a few small nicks on the obverse, including a collection of ticks between the hairbun and star 10, while the reverse is choice. E-MDS. The obverse fields are smooth and the die crack connecting stars 1-3 is faint. Stars 4-6 are softly struck and the leaves along the bottom of the wreath are not fully formed, but the dentils are sharp around both sides. Noyes photo #39384. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds and Bill Yates 4/2000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 393		1817 N-15 R4 AU55. Lustrous dark steel brown and olive with traces of faded mint red showing in protected areas on both sides. Excellent eye appeal, just a few minor marks from choice. The notable marks are a barely visible scuff on the chin, a light horizontal nicks high on the neck, and a spot of reddish chocolate toning at the dentil tips right of star 6. M-LDS. The die crack connecting stars 1-3 is dull but clear and the fields are covered with fine radial die flowlines. Dull die clashmarks show on both sides. Called AU50 and tied for CC#5 in the Del Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#4, his photo #27827. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Bowers & Ruddy 6/1977:3170-Jack Collins, Bowers & Ruddy 1/25/1983:569-Stuart A. Hodge, 2002 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/20/2002:393. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,243
Lot 394		1817 N-16 R1 15-Star Obverse EF40. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in some of the protected areas. Traces of underlying frosty mint luster show on both sides. A beautiful example for the grade. The best identifying marks are small, light rim bruise over the second T in STATES and another over the F in OF. E-MDS. The rim cud over AM has not formed and the dash to the right from the top of the F in OF is clear. Very fine die flowlines extend from the dentils into the fields on both sides. The obverse is clearly misaligned to K-10 while the reverse is very slightly off to K-2 (the opposite direction). Called EF45 net EF40 in the Noyes census, his photo #26620. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU55 (NGC label included, #308041-020, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex George Ramont-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/25/2006:19731. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 395		1817 N-16 R1 15-Star Obverse AU50+. Choice frosty steel brown and chocolate with satiny mint luster covering the fields and protected areas on both sides. The reverse is a shade or two darker than the obverse but both sides offer excellent eye appeal. Nearly flawless. The only defects are a very shallow and barely visible low spot on the chin (caused by some debris on the die) and a small nick on the front edge of the throat where it joins the jaw. MDS with a cud break in the dentils over AM. The dash to the right from the top of the F in OF is now reduced to a very dull lump and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW from a normal head-to-foot die orientation. Called AU50 net EF45 in the Noyes census, his photo #27627. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Tony Terranova 3/1987. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,520
Lot 396		1817 N-17 R4 F15. Sharpness VF25 but there are traces of shallow verdigris in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. The verdigris and microscopic roughness are partially hidden under the glossy dark olive and steel patina. There are some nicks scattered over the obverse, including a thin diagonal one close under the chin, and the edge has been lightly marked with artificial "reeding" for some reason. E-MDS. There is a fine but clear bisecting die crack extending through the left foot of the first A in AMERICA through the U in UNITED, but the crack from the first T in STATES to the O in ONE has not formed. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Bob Everett 4/1994. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529

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