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Sale 78
January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP
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Lot 900 |
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1857 N-1 R1 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Stray 18 in Dentils. Lustrous light olive brown and steel with mint red showing on 40% of the obverse, 25% of the reverse. Excellent eye appeal and only a few marks. These include a spot of reddish carbon at the top of the E in LIBERTY and a dull vertical nick on the tip of the chin. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. The tops of the stray 18 are visible in the dentils below the normal 8 and the die lines from the dentils to UNI are clear. A faint double profile appears to extend along the entire nose, but this is an optical illusion created by microscopic crumbling. Newcomb was fooled by a similar (the same?) example, and he included this feature in his book on the series. Called MS63 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #31472. Our grade is MS63+ with the eye appeal of a higher grade, tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Naftzger provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Population 2; 1 finer in 65+ at PCGS. (PCGS # 389635) .
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Willard C. Blaisdell date set 9/1976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1296-Kenneth Goodman.
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$3,878 |
Lot 901 |
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Pair of 1857 Cents. Includes N-1 Large date EDS (a) VF30 net VF25 for recoloring, and N-2 Small Date MDS (b) EF45 net VF35 for nicks. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
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$423 |
Lot 902 |
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1857 N-3 R5- Proof-Only Small Date. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Mint red fading to bluish steel brown on the highpoints with more than half the mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. The fields are reflective but the mirrors are relatively shallow. The only marks are small spots of darker bluish steel toning on the obverse, the largest of these on the right edge of the curl left of star 12. The obverse is bisected by an extremely faint die crack extending from the dentils through star 5 and the head emerging from just below the hair bun, then passing through the field and star 11 to the dentils on the right. The strike is very sharp, as usual. Called Proof-63 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #31469. Our grade is Proof-64, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census. A beautiful cent that comes with an impressive provenance. Population 1; none finer at PCGS. The only example graded by PCGS for the variety. (PCGS # 400611) .
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Floyd T. Starr, 1949 ANA Sale 8/24/1949:1998-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1301-Coin Rarities Online (trade) 7/2010-Kenneth Goodman.
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$10,575 |
Lot 903 |
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1857 N-4 R1 Small Date. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Frosty bright mint red fading to steel brown on the highpoints with about two-thirds of the original red remaining. Just a few trivial marks including a small spot of darker toning in the center of the cheek, a dull rim nick at star 6, and a small planchet flake on the jawline above the throat. M-LDS, die state c. The small point down from the bottom of the inner hair bun is gone. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#2 in the Grellman census. Clearly one of the finest 1857 Small Date business strikes known. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. (PCGS # 403970) .
Estimated Value $1,250-UP.
Ex Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:772 (lot ticket included)-Dr Philip W. Ralls.
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$3,995 |
Lot 904 |
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Group of 16 Cents, 1840-1854, grading VG to VF. Half grade VF. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 16 coins.
Estimated Value $150-UP.
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$317 |
Lot 905 |
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Group of 9 Cents, 1817-1851, grading Fair to Good. Most are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 9 coins.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
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$59 |
Lot 906 |
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Group of 31 Large Cents, 1819-1856, grading AG to VF. Most grade G-VG. Some are sharper with defects and two are counterstamped. All but 1 has a clear date. Lot of 31 coins.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
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$423 |
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