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Sale 37
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 654 |
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1785 Nova Constellatio Crosby 4-D Rarity-5 VF20. Type with pointed rays. Mostly glossy olive brown with medium brown toning on the highpoints creating an attractive two-tone look that accents the details. There is some dark crud caked into the protected areas and the surfaces are not perfectly smooth, but the eye appeal is still quite nice for the grade. Sharply and evenly struck early die state.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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| Realized
$518 |
Lot 655 |
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1785 Nova Constellatio Crosby 4-D Rarity-5 VF20. Type with pointed rays. Attractive glossy chocolate and medium brown. A dull rim nick on either side of JUS in JUSTITIA are the only notable marks. Late die state with strong die swelling under STIT with weaker swelling around the reverse legend. Another nice example of this tough variety.
Estimated Value $250 - 400.
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$633 |
Lot 656 |
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1785 Nova Constellatio Crosby 5-E Rarity-3 VF25. Type with pointed rays. Mostly glossy mottled mix of medium brown, chocolate, and olive brown. There is some very fine crud or verdigris dusted into the protected areas and some tiny planchet chips around the script US inside the wreath. Struck very slightly off center to the bottom leaving the base of the date tight to the rim and the top of NOVA off the planchet on the reverse.
Estimated Value $250 - 400.
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$372 |
Lot 657 |
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1785 Nova Constellatio. . Crosby 4-C Rarity-6 F15. Type with pointed rays. Five points sharper with traces of shallow verdigris in protected areas of the obverse while the reverse is choice. The obverse is a glossy mottled mix of chocolate, olive, and reddish brown. The reverse is a more attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate with specks of darker olive toning. A decent example of this rare die variety.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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$460 |
Lot 658 |
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Group of Seven Nova Constellatio coppers dated 1783 and 1785, all different die varieties. Consists of: 1783 C 1-A Rarity-1 Large US G5. 1783 C 2-B Rarity-1 Small US with pointed rays VF20. 1783 C 3-C Rarity-3 Small US with blunt rays F12. 1785 C 1-B Rarity-4 blunt rays VG8. 1785 C 3-B Rarity-1 pointed rays F15. 1785 C 4-C Rarity-6 pointed rays G4. 1785 C 5-E Rarity-3 pointed rays VG10. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects but overall this is a decent group of all different varieties. Lot of 7 coins.
Estimated Value $350 - 550.
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$978 |
Lot 659 |
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Group of Six Nova Constellatio coppers dated 1783 and 1785, all different die varieties. Consists of: 1783 C 1-A Rarity-1 Large US AG3. 1783 C 2-B Rarity-1 Small US with pointed rays F15. 1783 C 3-C Rarity-3 Small US with blunt rays VG10. 1785 C 1-B Rarity-4 blunt rays AG3. 1785 C 3-B Rarity-1 pointed rays F15. 1785 C 5-E Rarity-3 pointed rays VG7. Clipped planchet. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 6 coins.
Estimated Value $250 - 400.
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$661 |
Lot 660 |
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Group of Nine 1783 Nova Constellatio coppers grading G4 to F15, average VG8+. Includes 7 with pointed rays and 2 with blunt rays. Most are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 9 coins.
Estimated Value $250 - 400.
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$920 |
Lot 661 |
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Group of Five 1785 Nova Constellatio coppers, all with pointed rays. Grades range from G4 to F12, average G6. Most are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 5 coins.
Estimated Value $150 - 250.
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$414 |
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