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Sale 96
February 12-15 2017 Pre-Long Beach Auction
| Kashkarian - Classic Head Cents |
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Lot 59 |
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1808 S-277 R2 PCGS graded AU58. 12-Star Obverse. Lustrous medium chocolate and steel brown. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas thanks to very fine die flowlines that cover both sides. Virtually perfect, free of any corrosion, marks, or verdigris. This cent offers mint state eye appeal but a glass reveals a touch of very light friction on the highest points of the devices. The only marks are a small spot of slightly lighter steel brown toning under the left end of the line under CENT and another smaller one on the berry under the T in UNITED. Late die state, Breen state VIII. Star 1 is very weak due to die failure at the opposing area on the reverse, and star 2 is quite weak as well (the so-called 12-star obverse die state). In addition, there is a small internal cud break inside the D in UNITED and a thin but clear rim cud break involving 3 dentils over that N. A very attractive example, one of the finest of the late (12-Star) die state. Our grade is AU50+. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer, 1 in 63, 1 in 64, 1 in 66 for the variety. Estimate Value $10,000 - UP
Ex Jack Beymer 1/1981-Louis Ullian, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/5/2000:248-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:615-Doug Bird 3/2009 (includes the Ullian and Wells collection envelopes and both lot tickets).
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$9,694 |
Lot 60 |
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1808 S-278 R3 PCGS graded AU55, CAC Approved. Glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate with a streak of slightly darker toning from star 7 down to the 0 in the date. Traces of frosty lighter steel brown and golden tan toning show in protected areas, particularly on the obverse. Mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. The best identifying marks are a horizontal nick tucked tightly under the bust tip and a tiny diagonal nick on the nostril. Very late die state, Breen state VII. The dies are heavily worn and a strong rim cud shows at stars 5 & 6. Struck slightly off center to K-3 (which allowed the rim cud to show so strongly). Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 6 finer, 1 in 58, 1 in 62, 3 in 63, 1 in 64 for the variety. Estimate Value $6,000 - UP
Ex Doug Bird 9/2006.
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$4,700 |
Lot 61 |
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1810/09 S-281 R1 Overdate 10 over 09 PCGS graded AU55+, CAC Approved. Choice frosty chocolate brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The fields and protected areas are covered with satiny mint luster and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. No spots or stains. The only marks, and they are barely visible, are a thin nick in the field before the forelock and a dull, very light scrape near the dentils under the end of the wreath stem. LDS, Breen state IV. Most of the dentils are gone and many of the stars and letters outside the wreath are drawn to the rim. In addition there is a narrow but clearly defined rim cud at the U in UNITED. Struck slightly off center to K-4.5 leaving the outer edge of some of the design elements tight to the rim. A very attractive cent with just a light touch of rub on the highest points of the hair. Our grade is consistent with the PCGS grade. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer, 1 in 62, 1 in 64 for the variety. Estimate Value $7,500 - UP
Ex Jim McGuigan-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:552-Tom Reynolds Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:313 (Reynolds lot ticket included).
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$11,456 |
Lot 62 |
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1810 S-284 R3 PCGS graded AU58+, CAC Approved. Frosty medium steel and chocolate brown. Attractive satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. Looks mint state but there is a trace of friction on the highest points of the devices. Nearly flawless; finding a good identifying mark is a challenge. A faint vertical hairline up from over the left point of star 4 to the dentils at star 5 and a tiny spot of microscopic roughness over the upper left point of star 12 will have to suffice for this purpose. E-MDS, Breen state II, with faint die clashmarks right of ONE CENT. Struck slightly off center to K-5. Our grade is AU50+. Noyes says EF45 and tied for CC#11, his photo #59232. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer, 1 in 62, 2 in 65 for the variety. Estimate Value $7,000 - UP
Ex 1955 ANA Sale, Bebees 8/1955:43-Kagin's #331, 10/14/1983:1078-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3345-Tom Reynolds 6/2006 (Kagin's lot ticket included).
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$16,450 |
Lot 63 |
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1811/10 S-286 R3 Overdate 11 over 10 PCGS graded AU53. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with a subtle hint of reddish chocolate toning in protected areas on the reverse. No corrosion or verdigris, only a few faint contact marks. The notable ones are a fine diagonal hairline scratch across the bust and a nearly vertical one down from the dentils towards the back of the head. Neither mark is visible without a glass and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. MDS, Breen state II, with dull die clashmarks right of ONE CENT. The overdate feature is obvious to the unaided eye. Our grade is EF40+. Noyes says AU55 net EF45 and tied for CC#3, his photo #34169. An attractive cent that comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 5 finer, 1 in 58, 1 in 63, 1 in 65, 2 in 66 for the variety. Estimate Value $20,000 - UP
Ex Dr. George P. French-B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 362-Henry A. Sternberg, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #305, 4/7/1933:35-T. James Clarke-Carl Wurtzbach-Charles R. Mathewson 6/1945-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 12/11/1986-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:272-Gene Reale, Sotheby's #7083, 1/1998:49-Chris McCawley-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/2008:2291 (includes the Husak collection envelope and Halpern lot ticket).
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$27,025 |
Lot 64 |
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1811 S-287 R2 PCGS graded AU55, CAC Approved. Very attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty golden tan remaining in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Virtually perfect in every respect; some shallow planchet flakes on the left half of the 8 in the date offer the best identifying marks for this cent, but you need a good glass to see them. M-LDS, Breen state VI. Struck with the obverse misaligned to K-10. Our grade is EF40. Noyes says AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#17, his photo #61020. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 4 finer, 1 in 58, 1 in 58+, 1 in 63+, 1 in 64 for the variety. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Ex Darwin B. Palmer 4/1989-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:631 (includes the Wells collection envelope and lot ticket).
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$6,169 |
Lot 65 |
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1812 S-289 R1 Large Date PCGS graded AU58. Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas, particularly on the obverse. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas. Looks mint state but there is a touch of rub on the highest points of the devices. No roughness or verdigris, and the only notable marks are a tiny dig near the leaf under the left edge of the O in OF and a dull pinprick at the dentil tips over the U in UNITED. M-LDS, Breen state III, with a die defect in the hair left of the ear and a narrow rim cud over CA in AMERICA but no crumbling on the front edge of the neck. Our grade is EF45. Noyes says AU50 net EF40 and tied for CC#13. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4, 2 finer, 1 in 63, 1 in 64 for the variety. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds-Doug Bird 6/2007.
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$5,170 |
Lot 66 |
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1812 S-290 R1 Small Date PCGS graded AU58, CAC Approved. Lustrous chocolate and darker steel brown with generous traces of faded mint red showing in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Mint frost covers all but the very highest points of the devices and this cent has mint state eye appeal. Nearly flawless. The best identifying mark is a tiny planchet flake at the dentils over the right side of the N in UNITED (as struck). M-LDS, Breen state IV early, with dull die lines at ITE but before the rim cud formed at TE in UNITED. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 5 finer, 1 in 62, 1 in 63+, 1 in 64, 2 in 65 for the variety. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 2/2006.
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$7,344 |
Lot 67 |
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1813 S-292 R2 PCGS graded AU53. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. No spots, stains, or roughness. The only defects are a few microscopic contact marks, including some very faint hairlines around the bust and three barely visible pinpricks at the curl over the 3. LDS, Breen state IV, with strong die flowlines on both sides and the tops of TES OF starting to connect to the rim above. Our grade is EF45. Noyes says AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#10, his photo #35954. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 7 finer, 3 in 58, 2 in 62, 2 in 63 for the variety. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/20/2005:1313 (lot ticket included).
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$3,643 |
Lot 68 |
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1814 S-294 R1 Crosslet 4 PCGS graded MS63 Brown, CAC Approved. Beautiful lustrous olive brown and steel with 10% of the obverse and at least 15% of the reverse showing bright mint red. A choice cent, nearly flawless. The only notable marks are two tiny ticks hidden in the myriad fine die lines on the neck and a speck of darker toning (not carbon) inside the bottom of the R in AMERICA. Sharply struck MDS, Breen state II, with die light clashmarks on both sides and a raised ridge at the dentils tips over STATES OF. A wonderful Classic Head Cent, and it has to be very close to an "RB" designation. Our grade is MS63. Noyes says MS62 and tied for CC#4, his photo #59213. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 1 finer in 63+ for the variety. Estimate Value $15,000 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/29/2005:1511.
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$21,738 |
Lot 69 |
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1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous medium chocolate brown and steel with some lighter brown and tan toning around the date. A beautiful cent, satiny and virtually flawless in every respect. The only marks are a barely visible planchet lamination under the bust tip and a light, nearly horizontal nick under the right side of the O in ONE. Terminal die state, Breen state XIV, with a die crack from star 11 through the curl and the 8 to the rim below, plus a clearly defined rim cud break at TA in STATES. In addition there is obvious crumbling from the chin down to the middle of the throat, the so-called "Bearded Goddess" die state. Our grade is AU55+. Noyes says MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#10, his photo #39356. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 7 finer, 4 in 64, 1 in 64+, 1 in 65, 1 in 67 for the variety. Estimate Value $7,500 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 6/2002-Chris McCawley 12/2004.
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$12,338 |
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