| Lot |
Photo |
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Realized |
Lot 2069 |
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1850 C-1 R2-. EF-40. Slightly sharper with a few nicks on the obverse, including a pair at the throat. Otherwise quite attractive for the grade. Glossy medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and peeps of faded mint color remaining on the reverse. EDS. The obverse shows sharp, clear doubling from die bounce on the date, profile, and most of the stars.
Estimated Value $75 - 125.
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| Realized
$127 |
Lot 2070 |
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1851 C-1 R1 Repunched 1. MS-63. Frosty mint red mellowing to light steel brown, 75% of the original color remaining. There are some microscopic specks of darker steel brown toning visible under magnification but no carbon spots or other significant distractions. Would rate a higher grade except for a few very light nicks in the field before the portrait. MDS, the repunching right of the base of the second 1 clear. A premium example of a date that seldom comes with this much original mint red.
Estimated Value $650 - 850.
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| Realized
$949 |
Lot 2071 |
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1851 C-1 R1 Repunched 1. MS-60. Glossy light greenish olive brown with hints of underlying very faded red in protected areas. There are some tiny specks of darker chocolate brown toning scattered over the obverse rim and a tiny nick at the base of the dentils at star 13. Nicely struck E-MDS. The repunching right of the base of the second 1 is sharp. Removed from an ANACS slab graded MS61BN (ANACS label included).
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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| Realized
$276 |
Lot 2072 |
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Pair of Half Cents, 1851 and 1854. Includes 1851 C-1 EF40, EDS; and 1854 C-1 EF40, EDS, Manley state 1.0. The second is sharper but very lightly cleaned. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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| Realized
$184 |
Lot 2073 |
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1853 C-1 R1. MS-64. Lustrous mint red toning to steel brown, about half the original red remaining. No spots or stains. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is outstanding. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a very faint nick or scuff across the top of the neck and a shallow pinprick in the dentils at star 13. MDS. Another year that is seldom found with this much mint color.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
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| Realized
$1,093 |
Lot 2074 |
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1854 C-1 R1+. MS-64. Lustrous light bluish steel brown and chocolate with 25% of the mint color remaining. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless. The only defects, and none are visible without a strong glass, are some small nicks across the bottom of the chin and a tiny rim nick at star 12. Great eye appeal. Sharply struck MDS, Manley state 1.0. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS66RB (NGC label included).
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
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| Realized
$1,265 |
Lot 2075 |
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1854 C-1 R1+. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Frosty mint red fading to light steel brown, slightly more than half the original mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. The only marks are some microscopic specks of darker toning scattered over both sides, but the only noticeable one is a small spot of fine carbon under the E in STATES. A glass also reveals traces of glue on the highest points of the reverse. MDS, Manley state 1.0. The repunching left of the base of the 1 is clear. EAC grade MS63 with excellent eye appeal for the grade. The attribution is noted on the NGC label.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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| Realized
$546 |
Lot 2076 |
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1855 C-1 R1. AU-55. Mint state sharpness but the obverse was cleaned and is retoning a glossy medium brown and chocolate with some faded red showing through. There are faint hairlines remaining from the cleaning plus a spot of shallow carbon over star 3 and a rim nick over star 7. The reverse is nice glossy light chocolate brown. MDS.
Estimated Value $150 - 250.
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| Unsold |
Lot 2077 |
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Pair of Half Cents, 1855 and 1856. Includes 1855 C-1 EF40, MDS; and 1856 C-1 VF30, MDS, Manley state 2.0. Both are ten points sharper with minor defects. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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$138 |
Lot 2078 |
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1856 C-1 R2. MS-60. Frosty light golden olive and chocolate with delicate overtones of sea-green and light bluish steel on both sides. Hints of faded mint color can be found on both sides. No notable defects. Nicely struck MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. The fine die line under ES is sharp and the top of the stray 5 shows clearly right of the top of the 6.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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$322 |
Lot 2079 |
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1857 C-1 R2. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Steel brown and chocolate. No defects. The strike and fields have some characteristics of a proof strike rather than a normal business strike. The rims are squared, the obverse fields are reflective, the reverse fields are very slightly reflective and covered with microscopic die polishing lines, and the reverse shows strike doubling over most of the legend and dentils. The proof characteristics are not convincing enough to say this piece is indeed a proof, but it is at least a very early business strike with exceptional eye appeal for the grade. EAC grade consistent with the slab grade.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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| Realized
$437 |
Lot 2080 |
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1857 C-1 R2. AU-50. Frosty medium brown and chocolate with hints of very faded mint color showing in protected areas of the reverse. Very lightly cleaned, otherwise closer to mint state. EDS.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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$196 |
Lot 2081 |
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1857 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light steel brown with 10-15% of the slightly faded mint color remaining. The surfaces are satiny and lustrous, free of all defects except for some trivial ticks on the chin and specks of darker toning before the portrait. MDS. EAC grade MS62.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
From a Lester Merkin Auction 4/18/69:94.
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| Realized
$426 |
Lot 2082 |
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1857 C-1 R2. MS-60. Frosty medium brown with hints of faded mint color showing through in protected areas of the reverse. A couple small spots of darker toning on both sides, the largest at the dentils over star 9. MDS.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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| Realized
$322 |
