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Sale 57
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 516 |
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Quartette of 1843 Cents. Includes N-2 (Petite Head) M-LDS (b) VF20, N-6 (Mature Head) MDS VF30, N-9 (Petite Head) EDS (a) VF30, and N-16 (Mature Head) VG10. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects, but overall this is a nice group. Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
All from the Phyllis Thompson collection.
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| Realized
$334 |
Lot 517 |
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1843 N-17 R5+. Fine-12. Mature Head. Slightly sharper but there are a couple small digs at star 7. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive with only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. The attribution points are clear.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Henry T. Hettger 11/04-Phyllis Thompson.
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$276 |
Lot 518 |
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1844 N-1 R1. AU-50. Frosty steel and chocolate brown. An attractive cent with only a few trivial contact marks, mostly on the cheek. M-LDS, die state d, with fine die cracks on both sides.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 5/98-Phyllis Thompson.
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$575 |
Lot 519 |
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1844/81 N-2 R2. VF-25 Plus. Overdate 44 over Inverted 18. Slightly sharper but faint hairlines cover the devices on both sides. The hairlines are not visible to the unaided eye and blend nicely into the attractive glossy light chocolate brown toning. E-MDS, die state b. The inverted 18 under the 44 is bold. A decent example of this popular "Redbook" variety in spite of the fine hairlines.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
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$414 |
Lot 520 |
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1844 N-3 R2. MS-62. Repunched 18. Frosty olive and steel brown with generous traces of original mint red showing on both sides. Excellent eye appeal. No spots, stains, or notable signs of contact. The only defects are a thin, barely visible planchet fissure hidden in the dentils under star 1 and a small nick-like planchet chip high on the neck, both as struck. MDS, die state c, with thin rim cud breaks at stars 8 & 9. The hair at the top of the ear is not fully struck, as always with this variety, but the remainder of the strike is excellent and all the stars show full radial lines. CC#4.
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Pete Boisvert (JGM Numismatics)-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/98:1707-Phyllis Thompson.
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$1,955 |
Lot 521 |
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1844 N-4 R1. AU-55. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with hints of faded mint color in protected areas around the portrait. A choice cent, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. A tiny nick on the coronet over the I in LIBERTY is the best identifying mark. M-LDS, die state c, with several thin rim cud breaks at stars 4 & 5.
Estimated Value $150-UP.
Ex Superior 5/28/96:407-Stuart MacDonald 1/97-Phyllis Thompson.
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| Realized
$661 |
Lot 522 |
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1844 N-5 R1. EF-45. Rim Cud on Obverse. Frosty chocolate and steel with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. A thin but rather long horizontal nick under the eye and a trace of fine carbon right of the eye are the notable marks, but neither detracts from the excellent eye appeal offered by this cent. LDS, die state d, with a large, strong rim cud break from under the 18 to star 1.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Jerry Wysong 5/98-Phyllis Thompson.
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| Realized
$391 |
Lot 523 |
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1844 N-5 R1. VF-35. Rim Cud on Obverse. Glossy brown and light chocolate. Close to EF40 but there is a nick on the chin. Scarce LDS, die state d, with a strong rim cud break from under the 18 to star 1.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
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| Realized
$192 |
Lot 524 |
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1844 N-6 R3. VF-35. Slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade. A dull pinprick midway between star 2 and the chin and a speck of verdigris at the dentils over the second T in STATES are the best identifying marks. EDS, die state a. The die lines at the throat are sharp and the fields are slightly reflective. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution).
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Lee Stern 1/04-Phyllis Thompson.
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| Realized
$242 |
Lot 525 |
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1844 N-7 R2. EF-40. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and golden light olive brown. A collection of tiny contact marks between the date and star 13 and a couple small spots of darker toning at star 6 are the best identifying marks. EDS, die state a.
Estimated Value $80-UP.
Ex Terry Hess 8/97-Phyllis Thompson.
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$253 |
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