Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 98

The Pre-Long Beach Auction June 4-7, 2017

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 424		1793 S-1 R4 Chain AMERI. PCGS Genuine, P/FR Details, Environmental Damage. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. The two-tone contrast highlights the date and devices and makes it easier to make out the date and read the legends (which are weak and distorted but nearly compete). The highpoints are smooth while everything else is rough. Looks like this piece may have been corroded and then placed back into circulation for a while. No marks or verdigris. Our grade is net Fair-2. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,938
Lot 425		1793 S-4 R3 Chain Cent with Periods PCGS Genuine, Fine Details, Environmental Damage. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints and traces of reddish brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. Fine roughness covers all but the highest points of the devices, but the glossy patina aids the eye appeal. No verdigris or notable marks. E-MDS, before any die cracks off the lower curls. The date and legends are complete and clear. Our grade is F15+ sharpness net VG7. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $6,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,225
Lot 426		1793 S-11b R4 Wreath Cent with Lettered Edge PCGS graded F15. Variety with Two Leaves following DOLLAR. Mostly glossy light olive and steel. The surfaces are mostly smooth and the eye appeal is excellent, but a glass reveals extremely fine roughness in protected areas on the lower part of the reverse. No verdigris, just a few small marks. The notable ones are three faint, very old pin scratches in the field behind the head, a small planchet chip high on the cheek, and another at the bottom of the T in UNITED. M-LDS, Breen state III, with obvious die clashmarks from the chin down to the bottom of the neck. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, and the edge lettering is bold. A very nice example of this Lettered Edge Wreath Cent. Our grade is VG8. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,463
Lot 427		1793 S-11b R4 Wreath Cent with Lettered Edge G4. Variety with Two Leaves following DOLLAR. Sharpness VG8 but moderate granularity covers the fields and protected areas on both sides while the highpoints are smooth. No verdigris, and the only marks are a couple small nicks on the hair left of the jaw and a thin planchet fissure across the top of the head under BERT. Slightly glossy olive brown and steel with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. The date and legends are easily readable, but portions are weak, especially the fraction. The Lettered Edge feature is bold. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex Shawn Yancey. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,175
Lot 428		1793 S-11c R3- Wreath Cent with Lettered Edge PCGS graded G4. Variety with a Single Leaf following DOLLAR. Glossy dark chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and nice for the grade, just worn. The notable marks are two vertical planchet voids in the field behind the head, a smaller void at the rim over the E in LIBERTY, and a collection of tiny voids at TES (all as struck). The bottom of the date is starting to wear into the rim but it remains easily readable. LIBERTY is strong and the legends on the reverse are readable with the exception of the denominator, which is worn away. The Lettered Edge feature is clear. MDS showing die clashmarks on the obverse. Our grade is G4+. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,055
Lot 429		1793 S-14 R5- Liberty Cap PCGS graded VF25. Choice glossy chocolate brown and steel with some lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and evenly worn offering exceptional eye appeal for a 1793 Liberty Cap Cent. The only marks, and they are not significant, are a very thin diagonal nick on the chin, another on the throat, and a small rim bruise off the end of the pole. MDS. The bisecting die crack on the obverse is strong but there is no trace of swelling at NT in CENT. The date and legends are complete and clear. A premium example of a type that seldom comes with such attractive surfaces. Our grade is F12. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $30,000 - UP Ex House of Stuart, Ltd.-Eugene Exman, Heritage 6/4/2015:3750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $41,125
Lot 430		1794 S-19b R4 Head of 1793, Edge of 1794 AG3. Sharpness VG7, even better on parts of the portrait, but much of the planchet is lightly corroded. There are a few traces of minor verdigris and the only notable mark is a rim bruise at ITE in UNITED. Partly glossy but rather blotchy mix of tan, chocolate, and olive brown tones. The date is weak but readable. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 431		1794 S-20 R4+ Head of 1793, Edge of 1794 F12. Very attractive glossy light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and this cent offers great eye appeal, especially for the S-20 die variety. The only notable marks are two faint hairline scratches on the cap, a tiny rim bruise left of the lower curls, and a small rim nick just left of the fraction. The date is bold and the legends are complete and clear. MDS with a subtle wave in the field from the dentils to the chin. This piece is a new discovery. Estimate Value $6,000 - UP Ex MM Coins (Philadelphia)-Henry T. Hettger. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 432		1794 S-26 R2 VG8. Sharpness VF25 but covered with uniform microscopic porosity and granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown and tan toning on the highpoints. M-LDS, Breen state VII. The die cracks on the reverse are strong and swelling weakens the C in CENT. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Estimate Value $300 - UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/5/2016:70. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $411
Lot 433		1794 S-28 R2 EF40. Ten points sharper but the field before the neck has been very lightly smoothed. Otherwise this cent looks nearly flawless. A dull nick or planchet chip on the end of the chin and a thin nick-like planchet chip on the bust are the only notable marks. Nicely struck M-LDS, Breen state VII, with die cracks on the obverse and clash marks on the reverse. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,875
Lot 434		1794 S-28 R2 ANACS graded VF20. Sharpness VF20, perhaps a bit better on the obverse, but covered with microscopic granularity under the slightly glossy dark olive brown patina. The highpoints are smooth and toned a slightly lighter shade of chocolate brown. No notable marks, just a dusting of crud in protected areas. The date and legends are complete and clear. Our grade is net VG10. The ANACS slab shows the attribution is the rare S-27 die variety, which is incorrect. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $881
Lot 435		1794 S-38 R5 F15. Sharpness VF35 but covered with very fine granularity under a slightly glossy patina of dark olive brown with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. No verdigris, but there is a patch of slightly raised corrosion very well hidden in the hair left of the neck. The only marks are a few faint hairline scratches on the cheek, but these are very old and blend perfectly into the natural patina. EDS, Breen state II, with two clearly visible lumps (caused by chips in the die) in the field under the cap. Called EF40 net VF20 and tied for CC#6 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF25 net VG10 and tied for CC#14, his photo #25036. Any way you look at it, this is an important example of a tough die variety and it comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex William Rabin 2/1937-Judge Thomas L. Gaskill, New Netherlands Coin Co. (privately) 11/1956-Dorothy Paschal-Allen E. McDowell-Jake Hendin 4/1976-Del Bland 4/1976-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:51-Wes Rasmussen 1/1996-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/2009:518-Terry Denman Collection (includes the Denman collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,055
Lot 436		1794 S-48 R5 Starred Reverse PCGS Genuine, VG Details, Environmental Damage. Dull dark steel and olive brown with traces of very shallow greenish verdigris in protected areas. Looks like a cent that was lost in soil for a while and it appears to have never been brushed or "improved" in any way. The date and at least half of the legends are readable, but they have been weakened by the corrosion. Many of the tiny stars are still visible, strongest over UNITED. MDS with the usual weakness on the right side of the reverse. Far from perfect, but it's a genuine example with a readable date and some visible stars. Our grade is VG8 sharpness net Fair-2. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $6,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 437		1794 S-54 R3 Head of 1794 PCGS graded VF35. Partly glossy dark steel brown and olive with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. The two-tone appearance is attractive and it accents the devices (a characteristic of 1794 cents from the Tom Morley Collection). The highpoints are smooth while the fields and protected areas show microscopic granularity under magnification. No marks or verdigris. MDS, Breen state III, with die clashmarks on both sides. Graded VF25 net F12 in the Noyes census, his photo #28470. Our grade is net F15+. The attribution and Matthews-Morley provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP Ex Phillip W. Clover-Del Bland-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:187-Tom Morley, Superior 5/31/1992:212. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,290
Lot 438		1794 S-62 R4+ G5. Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine to moderate roughness under rather glossy olive and lighter steel brown toning. No notable marks or verdigris. The date and legends are complete and readable although some elements are weakened by the roughness. LDS with a long cud break at the edge below the cap. Estimate Value $300 - UP Ex Tom Reynolds-Ed Miller Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/5/2016:94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $235
Lot 439		1794 S-62 R4+ G5. Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine granularity, strongest in the field behind the portrait. No verdigris or notable marks. Slightly glossy medium steel and light olive brown. LDS, Breen state II, with a strong cud break at the edge below the cap. The date is complete and easily readable but not strong and most of the legends are clear. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 440		Pair of Early Cents, 1794 & 1795. Includes 1794 S-31 R1 with a double profile from the forehead down to the neck G4, and 1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge EDS G6 sharpness net G4 for fine roughness. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details	Realized $499
Lot 441		Pair of 1794 Cents with Head of 1795. Includes S-71 R2 VG8 sharpness net G4 for light corrosion, and S-72 R2 Exact Head of 1795 G4. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details	Realized $499
Lot 442		1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge ANACS graded AU50 Details, Polished. Glossy medium brown with splashes of olive brown toning on the reverse. The surfaces appear smooth to the unaided eye but a glass reveals this piece was lightly burnished to minimize fine roughness that covers most of the planchet. No verdigris. The only marks are myriad light scratches or scrape marks in the field behind the portrait. EDS, Breen state III, before any swelling in the field before the portrait. The date and legends are all strong. A curved planchet clip affects the dentils before the face and the opposing ones over MER, as struck. Our grade is EF40 sharpness net VF20. The attribution and clipped planchet error are noted on the ANACS label. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $999
Lot 443		1795 S-77 R3 Plain Edge F12. Slightly sharper but there are a few rim bruises on both sides, the notable ones being over the R in LIBERTY and the first S in STATES. Otherwise there are only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. The surfaces are smooth, free of corrosion or verdigris. Glossy olive brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. LDS Breen state V, with die cracks on the reverse and obvious swelling at MER in AMERICA. The date is bold. Struck on a slightly overweight planchet weighing 174.8 grains versus the thin planchet standard of 168.0 grains. Estimate Value $500 - UP Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 444		1796 S-87 R3 Liberty Cap VF30. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but there is a collection of tiny ticks at LI into the field below plus a larger nick under IB. The only other notable defect is a small, shallow spot of reddish corrosion under the left side of the U in UNITED. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with traces of lighter steel brown in protected areas on the obverse. This cent offers excellent eye appeal in spite of the defects. LDS, Breen state IV, with die clashmarks on both sides and a die crack that arcs up through the 7 and bust to the rim just above the end of the pole. In addition there is obvious die rust (tiny lumps on the coin) before the portrait and between the U in UNITED and the stem, plus less-obvious die rust scattered over both sides. An impressive example in spite of the imperfections. Graded VF30 and tied for CC#10 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF35 net VF30 and tied for CC#9, his photo #26273. We all agree for a change. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP Ex Stack's 6/1970:1216. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,819
Lot 445		1796 S-95 R5+ Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795 VG7. Very slightly sharper, especially on the portrait, but there are small nicks scattered over both sides, none significant but too many to ignore. The best identifying marks are a diagonal nick near the rim right of the neck and a dull nearly vertical nick under the C in CENT. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown and olive with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The date and legends are all easily readable, although some letters are starting to fade into the rims. Graded VG8 net G6 and CC#15 in the Noyes census, his photo #37513. A decent example of this tough die variety, and it comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $750 - UP Ex Chris Petersen, Hollinbeck Coin Co., 10/1957:210-Dr. Charles L. Ruby, Superior 2/10/1975:91 (where plated)-C. F. Gordon-Del Bland-Dr. Philip W. Ralls (includes the Ralls collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,350
Lot 446		1796 S-96 R6 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795 PCGS Genuine, VF details, Smoothed. Slightly glossy steel brown and olive. The eye appeal is decent and the surfaces are reasonably smooth, but a glass reveals both sides are covered with extremely fine granularity on all but the highpoints, which are smooth (but not "smoothed" as claimed on the PCGS label). No verdigris and only a few contact marks. The notable marks are two dull rim nicks before the face and a dull rim bruise at TE in UNITED. The devices are rather glossy while the fields and protected areas are closer to matte. The date and legends are all strong. LDS, Breen state II. The bisecting reverse die crack is obvious to the unaided eye. This is the discovery coin for the variety and the reverse is plated in Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy. Both sides are plated in the Breen book to illustrate the late die state. Called VG10 and tied for CC#3 in the Breen/Bland census. Noyes says F12 net VG7 and tied for CC#8, his photo #28450. Our grade is net VG10+. A very important cent that comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Sheldon-Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $10,000 - UP Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal 8/1977-John D. Wright 1/18/2006-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/2006-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:158. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 447		1796 S-100 R5 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797 AG3. Sharpness VG7 but there are rim bumps all the way around both sides, a couple scratches on the portrait, several more in the field before the neck and chin, and a couple more inside the wreath. Otherwise the planchet is smooth and the toning is a decent glossy light olive and steel. Extremely rare LDS Breen state III, with a clear die crack at TES-OF. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Estimate Value $100 - UP Ex Doug Bird-Ed Miller Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/5/2016:131. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $129
Lot 448		1796 S-107 R5 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794 VG7. Slightly sharper but covered with extremely faint granularity under slightly glossy olive brown toning. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are a few old, light scratches in the top of the wreath and a few more through CENT (all blended into the natural toning so they do not catch your eye). EDS, Breen state I, with an uncracked obverse die. The bottom of the obverse and top of the reverse are softly struck while everything else is nicely impressed. The die line that slants up through the top of the R in LIBERTY is clear. The date is easily readable in spite of the soft strike at the bottom of the numerals. A newly discovered piece that falls at the lower end of the condition census. Estimate Value $600 - UP Ex Paula Redding. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $881
Lot 449		1796 NC-1 R6 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797 PCGS Genuine, Fine Details, Environmental Damage. Slightly glossy very dark steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are covered with fine to moderate roughness but there are no marks or traces of verdigris. The highpoints are smooth thanks to light burnishing. LDS, Breen state II, with a die crack through the bases of TY in LIBERTY into the field right of the Y. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Not perfect but not too bad for this very rare variety. About two dozen are known. Our grade is VG7+ sharpness net G4. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,293
Lot 450		1796 NC-2 R7 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795 PCGS graded AU53. CAC Approved. Very attractive frosty medium chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. No spots, stains, or traces of roughness. The only defects are some trivial contact marks, and the only notable ones among them are a tiny rim bruise or dull rim nick under the right side of the 6 and a tiny pinprick tucked under the right end of the wreath stem. Only 9 examples are known of the die variety and this is the discovery coin. It is plated to illustrate the variety in the Breen encyclopedia and the 1991 Noyes reference. Graded EF40 and finest known in the Noyes census (#2 is VG8), his photo #23906. Bland says EF45 and CC#1 over a corroded net F12 example in his census. Our grade is EF40. From the standpoint of rarity and relative condition, this cent will be a highlight of any collection. Legendary large cent collector R. E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr., recognized the importance of this cent and flew from California to New York specifically to obtain this piece when it finally became available in the November 1988 sale of the Norweb Collection (where it had rested since 1913). This cent comes with a wonderful provenance that has been traced back more than a century. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. PCGS population 1; the only example of the variety graded by PCGS. Estimate Value $25,000 - UP Ex James B. Wilson, Thomas L. Elder #21, 10/1908:998-Henry Chapman-Albert F. Holden 1913-Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Bowers & Merena 11/18/1988:2741-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 6/6/1992-Tom Reynolds Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:91 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 451		1796 NC-3 R6 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1797, PCGS Genuine, VF Details, Environmental Damage. A sharp cent that has fine roughness covering all but the highpoints, which are mostly smooth. No verdigris or contact marks. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and steel with some lighter chocolate brown toning on the obverse. Most likely lightly burnished and retoned, which would account for the lack of roughness on the highpoints, but the toning looks quite natural. The date is complete and easily readable but not strong and the legends are all clear. EDS, Breen state I, before any clashmarks or die cracks. Noyes graded EF40 sharpness net G6 and tied for CC#7, his photo #26878. Del Bland says EF40 net F12 and CC#3. Previously housed in an NGC slab graded AU details, Corroded (NGC label #5073334-001 included). Our grade is VF35 sharpness net VG10. An important cent that comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP Ex Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 149-T. James Clarke 1944-B. Max Mehl-Thomas Werner-George Ramont 3/21/1972-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:19275-Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:92 (includes the Dr. French collection pillbox and envelopes from Mehl, Clarke, and Reiver plus the Goldberg lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,113
Lot 452		1796 NC-5 R7- Draped Bust, Reverse of 1794 PCGS graded VF20. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth, void of any trace of corrosion or verdigris. There are some light contact marks that can help identify this cent, including a moderate pinprick nick in the field before the neck. EDS, the usual die state with several strong die cracks on the obverse. Graded F15 net F12 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #20608. Del Bland says F12 and CC#2 in his census. Our grade is F12 as well. Only 10 examples are known of this extremely rare variety. The finest is impounded in the ANS Museum and it is called F15 in both census lists, and the CC#3 coin grades only G5 or G6 depending on the census list you prefer. This example looks equal to the ANS cent in a side-by-side photo comparison. Regardless, it is clearly the finest available to collectors by a significant margin. The attribution and Naftzger-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; finest of only 2 graded of the variety. Estimate Value $10,000 - UP Ex Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris (who found it unattributed on the bourse of the 1950 ANA Convention) 5/1972-Del Bland 5/1972-Denis Loring 7/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992-Eric Streiner 6/3/1992-Tom Reynolds, 1994 EAC Sale 4/23/1994:216-Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:94 (Naftzger collection envelope and last 2 lot tickets included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $15,275
Lot 453		1797 S-122 R5+ G5. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine to moderate porosity and granularity. Slightly glossy dark olive brown mixed with lighter green verdigris, strongest on the reverse. This cent has the look of a nearly new copper than was lost in soil for a while, but the seller says it was stored in an attic for the last 60 years. Both may be true. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state II, with a die crack through the top of MERI. The date and legends are all strong. There is a minor planchet clip affecting the dentils at K-8 on the obverse and the opposing A in STATES (as struck). A new discovery. Far from perfect but probably the sharpest example known of this very rare variety. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 454		1797 S-127 R4 Reverse of 1797 PCGS Genuine, AU Details, Cleaning. Glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. The "Cleaning" is debatable and the toning is attractive in spite of being darker than normal. However a glass reveals microscopic granularity in the fields and protected areas, mostly on the reverse. No marks or verdigris. MDS, Breen state IV, with extensive die rust in the fields on the right side of the obverse plus strong vertical die lines up from the bust to the Y in LIBERTY (Breen calls this die "scaling" rather than rust). This cent was struck twice with a clear impression of another face and neck positioned 1-2 millimeters left of the normal profile of Miss Liberty. Graded VF30 net VF20 and CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #22941. Bland says VF20 and tied for CC#6. Our grade is net VF20+. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution, Mint Error, and Double Struck features are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex Elliot Landau, New Netherlands Coin Co. #56, 6/1962:488-Glen Wallace-Abe Kosoff-Rare Coin Company of America 5/1974:842-William R. T. Smith-C. Douglas Smith. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,998
Lot 455		1797 S-128 R3 ANACS graded G6. Variety with M over E in AMERICA. Glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate blending to olive brown in protected areas. No roughness, only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. Struck 25% off center to K-7 leaving the date completely off the planchet. The M over E in AMERICA is obvious, and it helped determine the die variety. Our grade is G5. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $823
Lot 456		1797 S-129 R5 F12. Variety with M over E in AMERICA. Sharpness VF25 but there is a dent in the field near the dentils left of the lower curls. Some experienced EAC members, including Jack Robinson, have speculated that this dent was caused by a piece of metal coming between the die and planchet at the moment of striking, but your cataloger sees this mark as post-striking damage. (For a more comprehensive discussion of the case for this being a mint error, see the Jack Robinson description for lot 169 in the McCawley & Grellman Early Copper Auction catalog of 1/8/1994.) Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a rim bruise at K-3 on the obverse and a planchet delamination over the M in AMERICA. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. EDS, Breen state I, before the die cracks from the dentils behind the head. The date and legends are all strong, and the M over E feature is obvious. Graded VF25 net F12 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #27975. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP Ex John A. Schreuder 4/1970-Del Bland-C. Douglas Smith 9/1970-Denis Loring 9/24/1970-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's #340, 1/1986:5140-Jack H. Robinson-Chris McCawley-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/8/1994:169 (plated). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,820
Lot 457		1797 S-131 R2+ Stemless Wreath, Reverse of 1797 VF25. Ten points sharper but covered with light contact marks, including tiny nicks and faint hairline scratches. The only mark of any significance is a diagonal nick on the cheek left of the upper lip. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty luster in protected areas of the reverse. E-MDS, Breen state II, without the additional die crack from the lower curls up into the field below the hair ribbon. The date and legends are strong and the Stemless Wreath feature is bold. A very small planchet clip affects the dentils right of Y in LIBERTY and the opposing ones over I in AMERICA (as struck), and it can help identify this cent. Called VF30 and tied for CC#10 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF30 net VF20 and CC#14 in his 1999 edition of the census, his photo #36199. In the 2005 edition of the Noyes census he lists this cent as VF30 net F15 and CC#17. Comes with a nice provenance, regardless of the grade you assign. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale, lot 1772-K. P. Austin-Alan J. Brotman (Numismatic Gallery)-unknown-Tom Reynolds 12/23/1996-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/2005-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:237. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,055
Lot 458		1797 S-131 R2+ Stemless Wreath, Reverse of 1797 PCGS graded VF35. Glossy medium olive brown and steel. Smooth and attractive but there are light contact marks scattered over both sides. The notable marks are a dull nearly vertical nick in the field off the chin and a collection of contact marks on the throat. EDS, Breen state I, before the small chip that hangs off the tip of the nose. The date is strong, the legends are clear, and the Stemless Wreath feature is obvious. Our grade is net VF20. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,233
Lot 459		1797 S-131 R2+ Stemless Wreath, Reverse of 1797 VG8. Sharpness VF25 but covered with fine to moderate roughness under rather glossy dark olive brown and chocolate toning. No notable verdigris or significant contact marks; a tiny rim bruise under the tip of the bust could help identify this piece. MDS. The date and legends are complete and clear, and the Stemless Wreath feature is obvious. Estimate Value $200 - UP Ex John D. Wright 11/1978-Rod Burress Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/5/2016:152. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $235
Lot 460		1797 S-133 R5 Stemless Wreath F12. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better but there are numerous tiny ticks on the obverse, a few small pits in the field before the portrait, and a patch of shallow reddish brown corrosion at ON CEN. Microscopic specks of greenish verdigris are sprinkled through the reddish patch, but you need a good glass to find them. Mostly glossy light steel brown and olive with traces of reddish brown in protected areas. Looks better than it might sound. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with a die crack from the rim to the neck near the bust. Graded VF30 net F12 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census. Bland says VF30 net F12 as well and tied for CC#6 in his census. An important cent in spite of the imperfections, and it comes with an excellent provenance. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 2/1945:159-Milton A. Holmes, Stack's 10/1960:1395-unknown-Superior 2/1976:1424-Del Bland-C. Douglas Smith-Jerry A. Bobbe-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 12/11/1986-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:134-Philip Clover, Heritage 9/2012:3147-Terry Denman Collection (includes the Denman collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,763
Lot 461		1797 S-136 R3 VF25. Slightly sharper but there is a chip out of the rim under the second 7 in the date, a fine diagonal hairline scratch under the earlobe, a vertical nick at the curl on the neck, and a dull nick near the dentils off the end of the nose. None of these marks is especially distracting and the overall eye appeal of this cent is excellent. Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. LDS, Breen state V. The reverse die is blunted, as usual on this variety, and there is a die crack from the rim through the left side of the U in UNITED in addition to the earlier cracks. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex C. H. Stearns, Mayflower Auctions 12/1966:333-Thomas Adams. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,293
Lot 462		1797 S-137 R2 G5. Rather glossy dark olive brown and steel. The surfaces appear smooth but a glass reveals uniform extremely faint granularity under the mostly glossy patina. No verdigris, and the only marks are some very old hairline scratches hidden in the patina, none notable. This cent was struck twice with a 90-degree rotation between the impressions. One strike was centered on the planchet and the off-center impression was 5-10% off center to K-6 (or K-3 relative to the centered strike). The upper half of the date and most of the bust of the off-center impression are clearly visible near the rim before the portrait, and the opposing D STATE is faintly visible hidden in the opposing dentils over S OF AM. An impressive mint error in spite of the low grade. Removed from an ANACS slab graded VG8 (ANACS label #2779788 included, and it notes the Double Struck error). Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 463		Trio of Rare 1798 Cent Varieties. Includes S-147 R5- Style I Hair with Large 8 MDS sharpness G6+ net G5 for light cleaning, S-158 R4 Style I Hair with Small 8 MDS Breen state III VG10 sharpness net AG3+ for patches of corrosion on the obverse, and S-180 R5+ Style II Hair with Small 8 MDS Breen state III with a rim cud at ATE in STATES VG7 sharpness net AG3+ for light roughness. All have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details	Realized $646
Lot 464		1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate Large 8 over 7 VF30. Attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown with traces of lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. There are a few small puffs of darker olive brown toning on both sides including one on the curl under the ear. Only minor contact marks consistent wit the grade. The best identifying mark is a faint hairline scratch from the chin to the bottom of the neck, and you need a glass to see it. MDS, Breen state II, with a dull wave or die crack in the field from left of the lower curls to the hair above. The date and legends are strong and the overdate feature is obvious. Graded VF30 net VF25 and tied for CC#9 in the Noyes census, his photo #24238. Bland says VF30 and tied for CC#10. A very nice example of this popular "Redbook" variety, and it comes with a great provenance. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP Ex John P. Young, Barney Bluestone #88, 7/1945:697-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy I. Paschal 11/1977-Myles Z. Gerson-Dr. Philip W. Ralls, 1984 EAC Sale, 3/1984:107-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,875
Lot 465		1798 S-157 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair G6. Sharpness F15 but the majority of the planchet is covered with fine corrosion. No verdigris and only a few trivial contact marks. A light rim bruise at the U in UNITED is a good identifying mark. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown and olive. EDS. Struck 5% off center to K-9 leaving the tops of UNITED ST off the planchet. The date and remainder of the legends are visible. Estimate Value $200 - UP Ex Ed Miller Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/5/2016:171. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $141
Lot 466		1798 S-159 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair VF20. Sharpness VF30 but there is a faint scuff of hairlines on the cheek and a minor rim bruise left of the L in LIBERTY. Recolored glossy dark steel and olive brown. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is decent. M-LDS, Breen state VI. The vertical die cracks in the field behind the portrait are clear. Graded VF35 net F15 and tied for CC#13 in the Noyes census, his photo #32209. Del Bland says VF25 and tied for CC#8 in his census. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex Jackson C. Storm 8/1/1984-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/29/1989:316-Tom Reynolds-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003-Tom Reynolds 11/28/2003-Terry Denman Collection (includes the Denman collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $940
Lot 467		1798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair PCGS graded AU58. Frosty medium steel brown and chocolate. Satiny mint luster shows in the protected areas and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. Just a hint of friction on the highest point of the devices and a few small contact marks. A trio of dull, tiny ticks on the chin, a few more on the bust, and a rim nick over the E in STATES are the notable marks, but none is distracting. MDS, Breen state IV, with a small rim cud break over ST in STATES. The bust tip and the opposing area at F-A are softly struck, a result of the reverse die being rotated 35 degrees CCW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. The die crack that arcs through the lower left part of the reverse is strong. Our grade is EF40. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 64 for the variety. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP Ex Coin Galleries 2/1987:1091. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,875
Lot 468		1798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair PCGS Genuine, AU Details, Environmental Damage. Frosty olive and steel, slightly lighter on the highpoints than in the protected areas. The surfaces look smooth but a glass reveals extremely faint roughness covering all but the highpoints plus microscopic hairline scratches in the obverse fields. MDS, Breen state IV, with a small rim cud over ST in STATES and the reverse rotated 35 degrees CCW. Our grade is EF40 sharpness net VF25. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $881
Lot 469		1798 S-169 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair VF30. Sharpness EF45 but the coin has been coated with a very thin layer of wax or some similar substance that imparts a high level of gloss. The surfaces are smooth and the toning is an attractive medium brown and light chocolate with frost in protected areas on the reverse. The only marks are a dull nick in the field close under the chin and another on the rim just left of the L in LIBERTY. The reverse is choice, absolutely flawless. Nicely struck M-LDS, Breen state IV. Swelling reaches through the tops of LIBERTY extending along the dentil tips to before the nose. Graded EF45 net VF35 and tied for CC#7 in the Del Bland census. Noyes says EF45 net VF25 and tied for CC#10, his photo #23955. Our grade is EF45 sharpness net VF30. Comes with an excellent provenance. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal 1974-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:237-Dr. Philip W. Ralls, 1994 EAC sale, lot 239-Dr. Philip W. Ralls, Bowers & Merena 11/11/1999:313-Dr. Philip W. Ralls Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 8/31/2014:207-Terry Denman Collection (includes the Denman collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,055
Lot 470		1798 S-173 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair PCGS graded AU55. Very attractive frosty medium chocolate brown and darker steel with slightly lighter steel brown in protected areas on the obverse. Sharply struck with excellent eye appeal. The notable defects are an area of microscopic crud in the field between the lowest curl and the dentils, a few very faint diagonal hairlines on the cheek, a dull nick on the lips, and a smooth struck-through depression under STAT. The struck-through void at STAT is the only defect that is visible without the aid of a glass (called a "Struck-Thru Reverse" error on the PCGS label). MDS, Breen state IV, with a cud break connecting RTY to the rim above. This cud starts at the right top of the R and does not touch the right top of the Y. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. Called AU55 net EF45 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census (but #1 of the die state), his photo #27928. Our grade is AU55 sharpness net EF45+. Comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 4 finer for the variety at PCGS. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP Ex Virgil Brand-Henry C. Hines-Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale 8/16/1952:1825-C. Douglas Smith-Gordon J. Wrubel-Chuck Furjanic-Tony Terranova 6/1988-Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,700
Lot 471		1798 S-176 R4 Small 8, Style II Hair PCGS graded AU50. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and light olive with frost in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, but there are several light rim bruises on both sides. The best identifying marks are a rim bruise over the A in STATES, a shallow planchet flake on the cheek left of the lips (as struck), and a spot of slightly darker toning over the N in ONE. E-MDS, Breen state II. The irregular die crack up from the bust tip is starting to form but there is no swelling in the field over the bust. Struck slightly off center to K-7.5, but the deviation affects only the dentils. Graded net VF30 and CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #23345. Bland also says net VF30 and tied for CC#3 in his census. Our grade is EF45 sharpness net VF30. An important cent that comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP Ex Spink & Son, Ltd., New Netherlands Coin Co. 3/1973:43-Denis Loring 1974-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:474-Walter Husak, Heritage 2/15/2008:2179. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,938
Lot 472		1798 S-177 R4+ Small 8, Style II Hair VF20+. Sharpness VF35 but covered with microscopic roughness on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. The only notable marks are a small, shallow pit on the cheek and four more in the field before the end of the nose. Dark steel and olive brown. The obverse is rather glossy while the reverse is closer to matte. LDS, Breen state V, with fine die rust on the lower part of the obverse in addition to the earlier die cracks. Called VF25 and tied for CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF35 net VF20 and CC#5, his photo #22949.2. Comes with a great provenance. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex Carl Wurtzbach-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal 1/12/1979-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:400-Tom Reynolds-Terry Denman Collection (includes the Denman collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,998
Lot 473		1798 NC-1 R7 Style I Hair, Small 8 PCGS Genuine, AU Details, Tooled. Glossy medium chocolate brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas, primarily on the reverse. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there are traces of fine roughness, especially outside the wreath from ICA clockwise to UNITED. The minor roughness is not distracting, but the deep scratches in the field before the neck and chin are impossible to miss. Although this cent is certainly not perfect, it is still the finest of only 7 known of the variety. Graded EF40 net F12 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #28559. Bland says EF40 net VF20 and CC#1 by a full 10 points. Our grade is EF40 net F15. Any way you look at it, this is a very important cent for the advanced collector of early large cents. This is the Noyes plate coin for the variety in his 1991 book on the cents of 1793-1814. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $15,000 - UP Ex Worthy Coin Co. bid board sale 3/1990-Ronnie Adam 4/1997-Tom Reynolds Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:210 (includes the Adams collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold

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