Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 62

The Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

The Dan Holmes Collection of Late Date Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 101		1845 N-8 R1 (R8 as a Proof or Specimen Strike). PCGS graded Proof 66 Brown. Very attractive light bluish steel brown with nearly a quarter of the mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. The fields are prooflike with moderately deep mirrors on the obverse and relatively shallow ones on the reverse, and the portrait is covered with satiny frosty luster creating a subtle but very attractive cameo effect. The mirrors are subdued somewhat by many very fine die polishing lines, especially on the reverse. The obverse fields do show many of the microscopic lint marks characteristic of proof strikes, but the reverse does not. There are some dull nicks hidden in the hair around the ear, a light nick on the base of the 1, and a very fine hairline from star 12 to the bottom of the main curl, plus a tiny speck of carbon at the dentils below the 8. This cent offers outstanding eye appeal, and its proof or specimen status is subject to debate. PCGS came down on the Proof side of the debate making this the only certified proof strike for the variety and the highest graded proof example for the year, regardless of the die variety. Breen considered this to be a true proof, one of only two he listed in his census of proof 1845 N-8 large cents. Called Proof-63 by Del Bland, but Loring and Grellman consider this to be a prooflike or specimen strike rather than a proof. Regardless, it is one gorgeous cent. Our grade is MS64+ Prooflike. And this one comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Dan Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only Proof example graded at PCGS. DWH #1858 (PCGS # 408561) . Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex George H. Earle, Henry Chapman 6/25/1912:3562-Hillyer Ryder, New Netherlands Coin Co. 9/26/1953:921-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:463-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Eric Streiner-R. S. Brown, Jr. 4/17/99. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $27,600
Lot 102		1845 N-8 R1 VF30. Ten points sharper with a vertical nick over the throat and a few light rim bruises on the reverse, the strongest one off the stem tip. Glossy chocolate brown. M-LDS, die state c. The vertical line inside the triangle of the 4 is faint and there is a tiny lump in the space right of Y in LIBERTY. DWH #0965. Estimated Value $40-UP. Ex Bob Miller 1/10/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 103		1845 N-9 R2 EF45. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with faded mint red in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The only notable marks are a tiny struck-through line in the field off the browlock and a small nick over the T in CENT. Sharp EDS, die state a, with smooth, reflective fields and no die cracks. Great eye appeal for the grade. DWH #0967. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 8/8/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 104		1845 N-9 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Bright original mint red just starting to mellow to light steel brown, 90% of the red remaining on the obverse, 80% on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and cartwheel luster covers both sides. The best identifying mark is a tiny, barely visible spot of darker brown toning in the field under the left edge of star 12. MDS, die state b early. Fine die cracks pass along most of the top of the reverse legend, but the die crack at ST in STATES has not formed. Our grade is MS65. A very impressive cent, finest known of the variety. PCGS population 1; the only Red example of the variety graded by PCGS. DWH #2660 (PCGS # 397766) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Tony Terranova 4/23/05. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $13,225
Lot 105		1845 N-9 R2 EF45. Choice glossy medium brown with frosty mint luster covering the protected areas. Excellent eye appeal with only a few minor marks, including a tiny nick on the throat and a thin planchet lamination on the rim under the end of the wreath stem, as struck. LDS, die state c, with a small but strong rim cud break under the ribbon end. Tied for CC#4 of those known with the rim cud. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2968. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex J. R. Grellman 9/30/85 (as a gift)-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20216. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 106		1845 N-10 R3-. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Mint red fading to steel brown, about half the original color remaining, mostly on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and lustrous, free of any spots or stains. The only marks are a pair of thin, very light nicks high on the neck and another in the field left of star 10. Otherwise this cent is flawless. M-LDS, die state b late, with two die cracks up to the dentils from the left top of the E in UNITED and the area between the cracks starting to rise. Our grade is MS64. A beautiful cent, close to gem. Tied for CC#1 honors in the Grellman census. PCGS population 1; the only Red & Brown example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #0971 (PCGS # 397768) . Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Tony Terranova 1/9/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 107		1845 N-10 R3- VF25+. Sharpness VF30 with a few too many tiny contact marks for the higher grade, including a small nick in the hair over the B in LIBERTY and a spot of reddish brown toning at the dentils just right of star 7. Both sides are covered with very fine hairlines, probably from an improper brushing rather than an old cleaning. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. LDS, die state c, with a small raised internal cud break between die cracks on the left top of the E in UNITED. Removed from an NCS slab graded AU details improperly cleaned (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2969. Estimated Value $30-UP. Ex Legates 10/28/74-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20217. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 108		1845 N-11 R3+ MS60. Glossy steel brown with 25% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Would grade a couple points higher but there are many tiny nicks scattered about the obverse, strongest a vertical nick just right of the nostril. A spot of darker toning shows on the tip of the wreath stem. MDS, die state a late. Traces of the fine die lines down to left at ENT and over ER in AMERICA are still visible. The rim cud break at stars 3-4 is very narrow thanks to a slight shift in obverse die alignment to K-3. Tied for CC#6 in the Grellman census. DWH #2039. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex J. R. Grellman-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:227. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 109		1845 N-12 R3 MS62. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown with 10% of the mint red remaining, although it has faded down from its original brilliance. Would rate a slightly higher grade if not for a small spot of very shallow reddish chocolate verdigris on the throat. The spot is not distracting and the overall eye appeal is exceptional for the grade. Sharply struck LDS, die state d. The thin rim cud extends from star 4 down to below star 3 and fine die cracks pass through much of the reverse legend. Tied for CC#2 overall but finest of the late die state. DWH #2040. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Doug Bird 12/89-J. R. Grellman-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:232. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 110		1845 N-13 R2+ MS63. Highly lustrous bright mint red toning down to steel brown on the highpoints, about 80% of the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Would rate a higher grade but there are several small spots of dark toning (a few with microscopic specks of carbon in their center) scattered about both sides. The notable spots are at the dentils over star 6, on the bottom of the E in ONE, and on the rim at A in STATES. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. The fine die lines on the reverse are clear and there are no rim cuds. Great color and luster; too bad about the spots. Tied for CC#2. DWH #2041. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Heritage 1997 ANA Sale, 7/31/97:8160-Tony Terranova 8/97-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:233. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 111		1845 N-13 R2+ EF45. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of frosty luster remaining in protected areas. A speck of darker toning just left of the date and a thin diagonal nick under the right side of the second S in STATES are the only notable marks, and they are trivial. Extremely rare terminal die state, state h, with a clear rim cud break from star 11.5 clockwise to star 3 with an additional stronger rim cud break at ERICA to below the ribbon loop. CC#2 of only 11 examples known with this combination of rim cuds. DWH #3224. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Judge Thomas L. Gaskill-Floyd T. Starr, Stack�s 1/13/93:1291-Bob Grellman 7/25/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 112		1845 N-14 R6+ Proof-Only. PCGS graded Proof 63 Brown. Chocolate and steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and underlying very faded red on the obverse, bright mint red in protected areas of the reverse. Very sharply struck with deeply mirrored fields on the obverse and moderate to deep mirrors on the reverse. There are some light nicks on the front end of the eyebrow and a swipe of very fine crud from the top of the hairbuns through the bottom of star 9 to the dentils at the right, plus some microscopic hairlines in the reverse fields. Excellent eye appeal in spite of the minor defects, and the deep mirrors in the obverse fields are a big plus. Denis Loring calls this one Proof-63 and tied for finest known honors with two other examples. Our grade is Proof-60+, CC#4 in the Grellman census. And it comes from a long list of highly distinguished numismatists. The attribution and Dan Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the finest graded at PCGS is a Proof-64 Brown. Only 2 Proofs graded at PCGS for this variety. DWH #1859 (PCGS # 397605) . Estimated Value $8,000-UP. Ex Peter Mougey, Thomas L. Elder 9/1/1910:238-Dr. Henry W. Beckwith, S. H. Chapman 4/27/23:103-William Festus Morgan, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 6/16/32:344-B. Max Mehl-T. James Clarke-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Denis Loring-R. S. Brown, Jr. 4/17/99. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,650
Lot 113		1845 N-15 R4 AU55. Close to mint state but covered with a very thin layer of lacquer that imparts a high gloss to the surfaces. Glossy reddish medium brown. No marks or other distractions, the eye appeal excellent for the grade. MDS, die state b. The die lines over star 13 are gone and a fine die crack passes through the tops of UNITED. The fields are very slightly rough from microscopic die flowlines. Tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. Comes with a nice provenance. DWH #2042. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex William B. Chamberlin, Harmer Rooke 8/5/87:68-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:573-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:90-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:239. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 114		1846 N-1 R1 Repunched 18 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate. Close to choice except for a couple tiny contact marks on the cheek and a splash of darker toning at the coronet tip, and this stain contains traces of extremely fine roughness visible under strong magnification. Otherwise this cent offers razor-sharp detail and outstanding eye appeal. EDS, die state a. The obverse die is uncracked and the fields are satiny. The repunching on the 18 is bold. Tied for CC#2 honors among those known in this rare die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2971. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Allen collection-Henry A. Sternberg, B. Max Mehl 6/45:1898-Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris-Del Bland 5/72-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1024-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20223. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 115		1846 N-1 R1 Repunched 18. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Mint state sharpness but very lightly cleaned, now retoned an attractive iridescent bluish steel brown and rose. The cleaning and retoning are subtle, which helps explain the relatively generous assessment by PCGS. The fields are prooflike with shallow to moderate mirrors, deepest on the obverse. The fields do show many microscopic struck-through lint marks and the rims are squared, both of which suggest a proof strike. The only notable mark is a thin diagonal nick high on the neck under the earlobe, and this mark appears to be a pre-striking flaw in the planchet rather than a post-striking nick from contact. E-MDS, die state b, with a very fine die crack that meanders through the date and stars and another fine die crack passes through much of the reverse legend. The strike is very strong with full radial lines in all the stars, and the fields are highly reflective from a fresh die polishing on both sides. A virtually identical example (except for the retoning) was offered as lot #704 in our 9/7/2009 sale of the R. E. Naftzger, Jr., collection of late date large cents, and it was graded Proof-65 Brown by PCGS. If that one is proof, then perhaps this one should receive the same assessment. However, neither piece is a real proof strike in our opinion. Our grade is MS60 sharpness net AU55. Called Proof-50 by Denis Loring in his census of proof large cents. Walter Breen also called this piece a proof, one of three listed in his census of proof large cents. We may never know with certainty what the mint intended here, and experts can agree to disagree on this call. What we can agree on is that this is a beautiful cent with highly reflective fields and a very sharp strike. And it comes with an impressive provenance. The attribution and Dan Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the finest of 3 Brown examples graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1860 (PCGS # 397608) . Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 648-T. James Clarke-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Eric Streiner-R. S. Brown, Jr. 4/17/99. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,335
Lot 116		1846 N-1 R1 Repunched 18 MS62+. Mint red toning to steel brown on the highpoints about half the original red remaining. Would rate a higher grade if not for traces of an old fingerprint in the field off the chin. E-MDS, die state b. Lightly cracked through the date, stars, and reverse legend. The cracks are stronger than those seen on the preceding example and the fields are satiny rather than reflective. The repunching on the 18 is sharp. Outstanding eye appeal for the grade, very close to MS63. Tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. DWH #2043. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/97:243-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:243. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 117		1846 N-1 R1 Repunched 18 EF40. Five points sharper with a sharp rim nick under star 1 and a dull one over the first S in STATES. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty luster in protected areas. M-LDS, die state c. A new die crack connects the second A in AMERICA to the stem. The repunching on the 18 is obvious. DWH #0980. Estimated Value $60-UP. Ex Chris McCawley (as RVM) 6/18/87-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 118		1846 N-2 R2 Repunched 1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Bright original mint red toning to steel brown, more than a third of the red remaining. No spots, stains, or other defects. Nicely struck E-MDS, die state b. The repunching on the 1 is clear and a fine die crack connects the top of MER to the dentils at both ends. A choice, very attractive cent, nearly gem. Our grade is MS64. Tied for finest known honors with one other example in the Grellman census. PCGS population 2; none finer at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2044 (PCGS # 403857) . Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Tony Terranova-Denis Loring 4/91-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:93-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:247. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 119		1846 N-2 R2 Repunched 1 EF45. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty luster in protected areas. The only notable mark is a thin swipe of darker olive brown toning across the reverse from UN to M. MDS, die state c late. The repunching left of the 1 is gone and there is a new die crack through the top of OF to the dentils above the adjacent A. DWH #0982. Estimated Value $80-UP. Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-EAC Sale (date and lot number not recorded)-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 120		1846 N-2 R2 Repunched 1 EF40. Ten points sharper but lightly whizzed with a patch of very fine roughness left of star 11 and a couple more on the cheek. Very nicely retoned a lustrous medium brown with attractive cartwheel thanks to the light whizzing. The eye appeal is excellent in spit of the recoloring. Extremely rare terminal die state, die state f, with rim cud breaks at TES and AM. The repunching left of the 1 is gone. CC#5 of 8 known in this die state. This cent is plated in the 2001 edition of the Grellman book on late date cents to illustrate the terminal die state. Noyes photo #30407. DWH #3225. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Daytona Beach Coin Club show 1/91-Bob Grellman 7/25/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 121		1846 N-3 R2 Repunched Date VF20. Sharper by at least 10 points but there are numerous nicks and a couple light scratches on the obverse, strongest at the jaw and in the field left of star 12. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. EDS, die state a. Repunching is clearly visible on all 4 digits of the date and fine die lines connect star 13 to the curl. The reverse is uncracked. DWH #0983. Estimated Value $20-UP. Ex Willard C. Blaisdell-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/6/84:1827-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132
Lot 122		1846 N-3 R2 Repunched Date. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Slightly faded mint red mellowing to light bluish steel brown on the highpoints, two-thirds of the subdued mint color remaining. A gem except for a few trivial defects, including a very faint curved hairline scratch in the field right of star 2, a couple very light vertical nicks on the jawline, and a speck of carbon in the dentils over the R in AMERICA. A very tiny planchet chip on the rim at the in UNITED, as struck, is a good identifying mark. Sharply struck MDS, die state b. The fine die lines at the left top of star 13 are gone but the reverse is uncracked. The repunching on the 4 remains clear but it is gone on the other three digits. A choice cent. Our grade is MS64, CC#2 in the Grellman census. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in Red & Brown at PCGS. DWH #2398 (PCGS # 403860) . Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes) 3/10/04. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 123		1846 N-3 R2 Repunched Date AU50. Glossy light olive brown with frosty faded mint color covering the protected areas. There is very little if any actual wear, but the stars, top of the head, and wreath are weakly struck giving the appearance of wear. The only mark is a small, elongated pinprick in the field left of star 11. Extremely rare late die state, die state c, with a strong, clearly defined rim cud break at ES in STATES. The repunching on the 4 is clear. Tied for CC#2 of 11 known with this cud, and the cud is weak on several of those examples. Noyes photo #30260. DWH #3226. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 8/91-Bob Grellman 7/25/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $351
Lot 124		1846 N-3 R2 Repunched Date MS62. Lustrous dark bluish steel brown and chocolate with faded mint color remaining in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and the eye appeal is excellent suggestive of a slightly higher grade. The only marks, and they are microscopic, are a very tiny speck of carbon in the middle of the jawline and a barely visible diagonal nick in the center of the upright of the E in CENT. LDS, die state e, with strong rim cud breaks at TES and OF, and there is a small but clear void between the two cuds. The repunching on the 4 remains visible. Tied for CC#6 overall for the variety but tied for CC#1 honors among only 11 examples known in this die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2972. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Norm Pullen 3/14/70-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20228 (where misattributed as N-2 in that catalog). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 125		1846 N-3 R2 Repunched Date AU55. Sharpness very near mint state with a dusting of very fine carbon or crud in some of the protected areas, strongest at stars 1-2 and in the dentils above MERICA. There is a light hairline scratch across ONE and some tiny abrasions on the rim over AMERICA. Frosty light steel brown with traces of mint red in protected areas of the obverse. Rare LDS, die state f, with strong, clearly defined rim cud breaks over TATES-OF. CC#4 of only 9 known in this extremely rare die state. Repunching on the 4 remains visible. DWH #0984. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 126		1846 N-3 R2 Repunched Date EF45. Glossy reddish brown and chocolate, the obverse a couple shades lighter than the reverse. The obverse may have been lightly cleaned and retoned long ago, but the eye appeal is excellent. No notable contact marks, but there are a couple dozen tiny parallel diagonal specks of darker toning on the obverse caused by planchet impurities, the largest of these at the upper right point of star 12. LDS, die state g, with rim cud breaks at TATES-OF-A. Tied for CC#3 of 8 known in this nearly terminal die state. The repunching on the 4 remains clear at the left end of the crossbar. Removed from an NCS slab graded UNC details environmental damage (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2973. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex George Ramont 8/8/80-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20229. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 127		1846 N-3 R2 Repunched Date MS62+. Frosty light bluish steel brown with 15% of the red remaining on the obverse, 30% on the reverse. Very close to MS63 but there is a light contact mark in the field behind the portrait and a faint nick in the hair under star 7. The surfaces are lustrous and quite attractive, and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal for the grade. Rare terminal die state, die state h, with rim cuds over TATES-OF-AM, and these cuds are bold. The repunching at the left end of the crossbar of the 4 remains visible. Finest of only 13 known in the terminal state. This is the Grellman plate coin for the die state in the 2001 edition of his book on the series. DWH #3330. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/99:538-Jim Roecker, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:816. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 128		1846 N-4 R1 Repunched Date MS62. Glossy light steel brown with 15-20% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. There are a few very light contact marks in the field before the lips and on the cheek close to the ear, plus a small spot of darker olive toning under the second T in STATES. MDS, die state b, with a die crack through the top of MER to the dentils over the left side of the M. The date repunching is bold on all 4 digits. A sharp, very attractive cent, CC#5 in the Grellman census. DWH #2045. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex American Heritage Minting 12/89-Doug Bird 9/90-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:257. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 129		1846 N-4 R1 Repunched Date AU55. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty artificial red in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. Looks like a choice red & brown mint state cent. The only marks are a short, faint hairline under star 4 and a light nick in the field right of the main curl. Rare LDS, die state d, with a clearly defined rim cud break under 184. The cud is strong on this example. The repunching remains obvious on all 4 digits. Not in the overall condition census but third finest of those known with the cud. This is the Grellman plate coin for the die state in his 2001 edition of the book on the series. DWH #2194. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Denis Loring 8/92-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:258-Martin Paul-Chris McCawley 11/11/02. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 130		1846 N-5 R2 Repunched Date MS60. Frosty steel brown, the reverse a slightly darker shade of bluish steel. The only mark is a spot of microscopic roughness left of star 1. MDS, die state c. The die lines at star 13 are gone and a couple tiny rim cuds show at stars 10 & 11. Repunching shows on all 4 digits of the date, clearest under the base of the 1. Tied for CC#6 in the Grellman census. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included). DWH #2046. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds FPL 7/95-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/202:260. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 131		1846 N-5 R2 Repunched Date AU55. Frosty light to medium steel brown with an arc of darker chocolate toning on the lower left portion of the obverse. A tiny nick at star 3 is the only sign of contact on satiny, very attractive surfaces. LDS, die state d, with a strong rim cud break at TA in STATES. CC#2 of 12 known with the single reverse rim cud. The repunching on the date remains visible, clearest under the base of the 1. Removed from an ANACS slab graded MS61BN (ANACS label included). DWH #3249. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex March Wells 12/97-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:262-Chris McCawley 8/18/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 132		1846 N-5 R2 Repunched Date EF40+. Sharpness near AU50 but there is a dull, thin scrape between stars 4 & 5 and a pinprick just left of star 10. Glossy chocolate brown with lots of frosty flowline luster in protected areas. LDS, die state g, with rim cud breaks over S and TATE that show a void in the cud between the S and T. Finest of less than 10 known in this intermediate die state. Repunching remains clear under the base of the 1, weaker on the other three digits. DWH #0987. Estimated Value $80-UP. Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/6/84:1826-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/30/89:1276-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 133		1846 N-5 R2 Repunched Date AU50. Attractive glossy medium brown very delicately woodgrained with olive toning on the obverse. Satiny mint luster shows in the protected areas on both sides. There is a small depression on the rim right of star 10 and a tiny nick on the rim under the left edge of the 6 in the date. Late die state, die state h, with a continuous series of rim cuds over STATE, and those cud breaks are clearly defined on this piece. Tied for finest of only 11 known in this die state. Repunching remains visible on all 4 digits of the date, clearest under the base of the 1. DWH #3250. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Nick Gampietro, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/2004:1471-Chris McCawley 8/18/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 134		1846 N-5 R2 Repunched Date EF45. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate with hints of very faded red in protected areas. No notable marks, and the eye appeal is excellent for the grade. The best identifying defect is a very faint S-shaped struck-through line high on the neck. Terminal die state, die state i, with a continuous series of rim cud breaks over STATES. The cuds are clearly defined. Additional small rim cuds show from below the 18 to star 1 and from star 11 to star 13. Repunching remains visible on the date, clearest under the base of the 1. Finest of only 5 known in the terminal state. This is the Grellman plate coin for the die state in the 2001 edition of his book on the late date large cents. And it comes with a nice provenance. DWH #2181. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl FPL 1929, lot 668-unknown-Bowers & Merena 5/29/92:463-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:264-Chris McCawley 6/19/02. Comes with the Dr. French collection pillbox. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 135		1846 N-6 R1 Repunched 46 MS63+. Very attractive bluish steel brown with satiny, highly lustrous surfaces. Flawless except for a very tiny tick in the field off the upper lip and a spot of darker olive brown toning over star 6. Sharply struck M-LDS, die state c. The fields are covered with fine radial die flowlines and the vertical die lines down through ES in STATES are gone. The repunching on the 46 is visible, clearest under the 6. Great eye appeal for the grade. CC#4 in the Grellman census. DWH #2219. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Gary Groll, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/2003:340. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,260
Lot 136		1846 N-7 R2+ MS63. Glossy bluish steel brown with a third of the red remaining, although it has faded down a bit from its original brilliance. The only marks are a small spot of dark toning on star 11 and a light nick in the dentils at star 13. E-MDS, die state b. Vertical die lines have been added down from the dentils at ES-O. Sharply struck and very attractive. Tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census. DWH #2047. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Superior 1/29/89:3151-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:102-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:271. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 137		1846 N-7 R2 EF45. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light bluish steel brown blending to tan in some of the protected areas. There is a dull rim nick at star 12 and another at S-O on the reverse. LDS, die state d, with a strong rim cud break from the 6 to star 13. Tied for CC#5 of those known with the rim cud. This is the Grellman plate coin for the die state in his 2001 edition of the late date cent book. DWH #2182. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex W. E. Johnson in the mid-1960�s-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:273-Chris McCawley 6/19/02. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 138		1846 N-8 R1 MS60+. Glossy bluish steel brown with attractive satiny mint luster. There are two light nicks just right of the nostril and a couple specks of dark toning under star 8. Otherwise this cent is choice. Nicely struck E-MDS, die state a. The die lines at the throat and N in ONE are clear but not sharp. Very nice for the grade. DWH #2048. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Del Bland 2/87-Gary Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/19/95:350-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 139		1846 N-9 R2 VF20. Slightly sharper with extremely fine roughness covering the fields and a dusting of very fine carbon in some of the protected areas. Dark steel and olive brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. The obverse is rather glossy while the reverse is closer to matte. EDS, die state a. The die line connecting ICA to the stem tip is visible. DWH #0994. Estimated Value $30-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109
Lot 140		1846 N-9 R2 MS60+. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with 20% of the mint red remaining on the obverse, very faded underlying red showing in the reverse fields. Choice except for a few light contact marks on the obverse, including a thin nick over the nostril and a trail of tiny nicks left of star 11. MDS, die state b. The arc line at ICA is faint and fine vertical die lines have been added down through ES in STATES. Tied for CC#10 in the Grellman census. DWH #0995. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1042. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 141		1846 N-10 R5- AU58. Lustrous light bluish steel brown. The only marks are a tiny nick just left of the ear and a tick on the rim at D in UNITED. Sharp EDS, die state a early, with hard, slightly reflective fields, especially on the obverse. The fine die polishing lines on both sides are crisp. A very attractive example of this scarce variety, so close to mint state. Tied for CC#4 honors in the Grellman census. And it comes with a nice provenance. DWH #2049. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Russell Wyatt, Superior 9/300/85:729-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:581-Wes Rasmussen, 1994 EAC Sale, lot 467-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:282. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 142		1846 N-10 R5- VF20. Five to ten points sharper with a dusting of fine carbon around some of the stars, a nick on the neck, and a planchet flake under star 4. Rather glossy dark olive and steel brown. LDS, die state b, with a rim cud break from under star 3 to above star 6, and the cud is strong on this example. About two dozen are known showing the cud break, and this one is in the middle of that pack. DWH #0998. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex 1988 EAC Sale lot 384-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 143		1846 N-11 R1 Medium Date MS60. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with a hint of faint iridescent rose and bluish steel overtone on the obverse. Lightly cleaned and covered with an extremely thin layer of lacquer or similar substance that leaves a very high gloss to the surfaces. No spots or stains, and the eye appeal is excellent. A very tiny chip on the rim over star 4, as struck, is the best identifying mark. EDS, die state a, with hard, reflective fields on both sides and fine die lines from the dentils under the date. Tied for CC#9 in the Grellman census. DWH #3159. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex U. S. Coin Co., 5/1913:1358 (comes with the 1913 auction envelope)-unknown-Gables Coin Shop 1978-Bob Grellman 3/84-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 144		1846 N-11 R1 Medium Date MS63. Glossy bluish steel brown with 20% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. There are a few microscopic ticks on the jawline, a tiny nick right of star 13, and a dull nick on the rim at I in UNITED. M-LDS, die state b. The fine die lines from the dentils under 184 are nearly gone showing only a few faint ones under the 6. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS64RB (PCGS label included). A choice, very attractive cent. CC#3 in the Grellman census. DWH #2050. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz-J. R. Grellman-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:288. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,013
Lot 145		1846 N-12 R1 Tall Date MS62. Glossy bluish steel brown with 5% of the red remaining in protected areas. The notable defects are a small, thin crease in the planchet left of the peak of the 1 (as struck), a tiny tick on the I in LIBERTY, and a barely visible rim bruise right of star 13. Rare EDS, die state a. Fine repunching shows left of the base of the 4 and the obverse fields are slightly reflective. Great eye appeal for the grade. Tied for CC#7 in the Grellman census. DWH #2051. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 10/2/93:219-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:289. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 146		1846 N-12 R1 Tall Date VF25. Close to VF30 with a few light contact marks on the obverse, including a small nick on the chin and a faint hairline scratch in the field over the bust tip. Glossy light olive brown. Extremely rare LDS, die state f, with a clear rim cud break from star 2.5 to star 5. Tied for CC#4 of only 10 known showing this intermediate stage of the expanding obverse rim cud. This is the discovery coin for the die state. DWH #3331. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Steve Fischer 4/91-J. R. Grellman 7/95-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:2194-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:292-Jim Roecker, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:819. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 147		1846 N-12 R1 Tall Date VF35. Five points sharper with some minor contact marks on the obverse, including a pair of very short scratches under star 2. Nice glossy medium brown. LDS, die state h, with a bold rim cud break from star 2 to star 5 and another equally strong one from star 5 to star 6. The margins of these rim cuds are well defined. Third finest of only 13 known, and the rim cuds on several of the other 10 are weak and poorly defined. Another very important die state for the advanced collector of late date cents. DWH #3332. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Rick DeSanctis, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 9/13/97:275-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:293-Jim Roecker, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:821. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 148		1846 N-12 R1 Tall Date VF30. Ten points sharper but covered with tiny nicks, none notable but too many for the sharpness grade. There is some minor planchet roughness at ATES-OF-A, and this appears to be from debris on the die. Attractive glossy light steel brown. Rare LDS, die state i, with a series of clear rim cud breaks from star 1 clockwise to star 5 with another at stars 5-6. The margins of the rim cuds are very clearly defined. Tied for finest of only 11 known in this die state. DWH #1002. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/6/84:1826-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1285-Dick Punchard 11/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 149		1846 N-13 R3+ Tall Date Repunched 1 MS60. The obverse is lustrous light bluish steel brown with traces of underlying faded mint red. The reverse is glossy golden light brown and tan. The fields are satiny and the eye appeal of this piece is very nice. The only marks are a long, very thin nick or hairline scratch in the field before the nose and mouth and a line of thin vertical nicks extending from just right of the nostril down to the chin. Otherwise this cent is choice. E-MDS, die state b, with some crumbling inside the bottom of R in AMERICA. The coronet tip and star 6 are softly struck, but everything else is sharply impressed, including the horizontal line through the middle of the 1 (from the base of a badly misplaced 1). An attractive example in spite of the minor defects. CC#3 in the Grellman census. And it comes with an important provenance. DWH #2052. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Louis Helfenstein, Lester Merkin 8/14/64:235-unknown-Tom Reynolds 5/93-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:295. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 150		1846 N-14 R2 Tall Date Repunched 1 MS60+. Frosty light steel brown with at least a third of the original mint red remaining. Would rate a slightly higher grade but there is some very shallow carbon at 18 and in the dentils below the wreath ribbon. EDS, die state a. The repunching over the base of the 1 is sharp and the reverse is uncracked. CC#2 with only 5 known in mint state. DWH #2053. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Manuel Ahumada 3/97-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:298. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300

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