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Sale 59
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Lot 505 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous light steel brown with woodgrained darker steel brown tones on the obverse. No spots or contact marks. A group of very tiny low spots caused by debris on the die shows over NT in CENT. MDS with a small rim cud over star 5 and a larger one from above star 6 to right of star 7. The repunching on the left side of the I in UNITED is strong. Called MS61 in the Noyes census, his photo #37109. Our grade is MS60+. Pop 1; 4 finer. DWH #1656 (PCGS # 37180) .
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex 1983 EAC Sale, lot 445.
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Lot 506 |
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1838 N-1 R1 MS60. MS-60. The obverse is lustrous light steel brown with bluish steel overtones covering the protected areas. The reverse is equally lustrous but displays a darker shade of chocolate with bluish steel overtones. The obverse is flawless but the reverse shows some very faint hairlines in the fields and traces of an old fingerprint on the left side, mostly at TED-ST. Terminal die state with many small but clear rim cud breaks that nearly encircle the obverse. Strong rim cuds also show on the reverse at ES-OF half way to the adjacent A. Heavy die lapping on the reverse has completely eliminated the right top of the U in UNITED, but most of the repunching on the right side of the I in UNITED remains visible. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2954.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Del Bland 7/26/69-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20094.
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Lot 507 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. The obverse is frosty light steel brown with 10% of the original mint red remaining. The reverse is lustrous mint red mellowing to steel brown on the highpoints, about two-thirds of the original color remaining. There is a small spot of darker bluish steel toning on the second 8 and a speck of dark olive crud in the center of the cheek, plus a nick in the field under star 5. EDS. The obverse inner circle under the 183 to star 1 and at stars 5-8 is sharp, and the doubled reverse center dot is clear. Called MS60 net AU50 in the Noyes census (another apparent casualty of grading from a poor quality photo), his photo #37121. Our grade is MS62. Pop 1; 1 in 65 RB. Only 2 graded in total at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1658 (PCGS # 37184) .
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Anderson Dupont, Stack’s 9/24/54:782-Herbert Oechsner, Stack’s 9/8/88:155-Chris McCawley 11/6/88.
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Lot 508 |
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1838 N-2 R1 VF35. VF-35. Glossy chocolate brown, the obverse delicately woodgrained with darker chocolate brown tones. Two tiny, closely spaced pinpricks high on the cheek and a thin nick close under star 11 are the notable marks. Frosty flowline luster covers the protected areas on both sides. LDS. The fields are flowlined and wavy. The stars and legends are mushy but the doubled reverse center dot remains clear. DWH #1659.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Ed Kucia 12/27/88.
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Lot 509 |
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1838 N-3 R1 EF40. EF-40. Glossy reddish brown and chocolate. A small nick on the right side of the O in ONE and a speck of dark toning under the right end of the line below CENT are the best identifying marks. VEDS with all the fine die finishing lines clear, including at least a half dozen vertical die lines above the E in CENT. DWH #1662.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Bought for Dan by John Wright from Speedway Coins at the ISNA Show in Indianapolis, Indiana 6/84.
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Lot 510 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red remaining in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. Would rate a slightly higher grade except for a very faint hairline in the field from close before the tip of the nose down to just right of star 2. A tiny planchet lamination at the dentils just right of the second S in STATES is a good identifying mark. E-MDS. Most of the vertical die lines over the E in CENT are gone but a couple remain visible over the left edge of that E. The fields are covered with microscopic die flowlines that create attractive cartwheel luster The colon center dot on the reverse is clear. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS66BN (NGC label included). Our grade is MS63. Pop 2; 1 in 65. Only 4 graded in Brown at PCGS for the variety. One example in MS64RB. DWH #2529 (PCGS # 37186) .
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex American Numismatic Rarities 11/30/2004:162 (via Chris McCawley).
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Lot 511 |
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1838 N-3 R1 EF45. EF-45. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty light brown toning in protected areas. Smooth, attractive surfaces. Just a few trivial marks, including a small planchet chip on the rim over star 8 (as struck), a tiny rim nick under star 1, and a small pinprick near the dentils over star 9. LDS. The colon center dot on the reverse is now only a single, small dot (the upper dot is the one that faded away). The date is weak, especially the lower left part of the second 8, and the reverse dentils are gone. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS61BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2955.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20098.
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Lot 512 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Choice glossy light to medium brown with satiny mint frost in protected areas and a couple tiny peeps of faded mint color on the obverse. A tiny, dull nick in the field over star 1 and a couple more at star 6 are the only marks on otherwise choice surfaces. EDS. The fields are smooth and very slightly reflective. The die crack from the dentils to the left point of star 9 has not formed. Called MS62 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #37112. Our grade is AU55. Pop 3; 5 finer. DWH #1665 (PCGS # 37189) .
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Barney Bluestone 10/1938:41-Floyd T. Starr, Stack’s 12/4/84:1763-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:519.
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Lot 513 |
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1838 N-4 R2 VF30. VF-30. Slightly sharper with too many small nicks for the higher grade. Glossy chocolate brown with a couple small splashes of darker olive toning on the right side of the obverse. E-MDS with a die crack from the dentils down through the left point of star 9 to the hair bun. DWH #1667.
Estimated Value $80-UP.
Ex 1987 EAC Sale, lot 533 (where graded EF45, via John D. Wright).
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Lot 514 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown delicately woodgrained with slightly darker chocolate brown toning on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas. The only mark is a thin nick hidden in the dentils at star 13. MDS with a bisecting obverse die crack from the rim down through the left point of star 9, the portrait and lowest curl where it emerges, forks, and passes down through the 83 to the rim below. Our grade is AU50. Pop 3; 5 finer. DWH #3326 (PCGS # 37189) .
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex American Auction Association 6/5/75:160-Manuel Ahumada 3/27/89-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/11/07:765.
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Lot 515 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Lustrous medium brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and faded mint red covering about 15% of the obverse but only hints of underlying very faded mint color on the reverse. No spots, stains, or notable signs of contact. Coated with a very thin layer of "Care" or some similar product that has trapped tiny fibers and crud underneath, mostly on the reverse. The coating and trapped fibers could be removed quite easily, if desired. M-LDS, Newcomb’s state IV. There is a clearly defined rim cud break from star 12 down to right of star 13, and a thin internal cud break passing along the crack that slants through the shoulder and lowest curl. There are die cracks in the dentils below 183 outlining where another cud is forming. A very attractive example of a neat die state. Called MS61 and tied for CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #56842. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included). Our grade is MS62 Plus. Pop 2; 1 in 66 BN; 1 in 67 BN. DWH #2633 (PCGS # 37189) .
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex 1980 ANA Sale, Steve Ivy Auctions, 8/80:1090-Del Bland 10/2/80-Doug Bird 4/12/85-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3696 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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Lot 516 |
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1838 N-4 R2 EF45. EF-45. Glossy medium brown with frosty luster in protected areas and a few clouds of darker steel toning on the obverse, the largest of these in the field between star 2 and the chin. No significant contact marks. M-LDS with a strong rim cud break at star 12 extending nearly down to star 13, another weaker one in the dentils under the 18, and a thin internal cud break passing along the crack that slants through the shoulder and lowest curl. The cud in the dentils below the 18 has a clear die crack extending into the dentils under the 3 outlining where the cud is about to expand. A slightly later die state than found on the preceding example. DWH #1670.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Quality Sales (Kreisberg/Cohen) 3/20/72:102-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:858-Doug Bird 8/11/89.
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Lot 517 |
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1838 N-4 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Choice glossy light steel brown and chocolate with frosty luster in protected areas and some reddish brown toning between the date and star 13. No spots, a very tiny rim nick over the second T in STATES is the notable mark. M-LDS+ with a rim cud break in the dentils below 83, but this cud does not reach up to the tip of those dentils. The die cracks and rim cud of the earlier state are clear. Called MS60 and tied for CC#16 in the Noyes census, his photo #36783. Our grade is AU58. Pop 3; 5 finer in Brown. DWH #1671.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Steve Ivy Auctions 8/83:1199-Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:807.
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Lot 518 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-55. Slightly sharper but the highpoints have been lightly touched with a sulfur-based substance causing them to be darker, perhaps to hide a very light cleaning. The only marks are a small splash of darker toning and an adjacent thin nick right of star 4. Glossy dark chocolate brown with darker steel highpoints. LDS with the cud under the 83 reaching up to the base of the 8 and nearly to the base of the 3. Our grade is AU50. Pop 1; 8 finer. Only 9 graded Brown at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1675 (PCGS # 37189) .
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 8/11/89.
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Lot 519 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Nice lustrous bluish steel brown with 10% of the red remaining on the obverse. The only marks are a light horizontal nick on the bust, a dull diagonal nick right of star 7, a thin vertical nick on the cheek, and a nick-like planchet chip on the rim at TA in STATES, as struck. None of these marks is at all distracting and the eye appeal is excellent. E-MDS. The fields are smooth and a spike extends up to the left from the junction of the curl and front edge of the coronet. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN. The attribution and Ron Adam provenance are shown on the NGC label, which is included. Our grade is MS60 Plus. Pop 1; 1 in 65 BN. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2519 (PCGS # 37192) .
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:984 (via Chris McCawley).
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Lot 520 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with peeps of very faded mint red on the obverse. Choice except for a shallow planchet flake just left of the O in ONE, as struck. Scarce EDS with dentils extending over the rim on the right side of the obverse, strongest at stars 11 & 12. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. Called MS61 and CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #37286. Our grade is MS62. Pop 1; The finest graded at PCGS. Only two graded for the variety at PCGS in Brown. The other is XF40. DWH #1677 (PCGS # 37195) .
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Wayte Raymond MBS 11/20/45:186-Dr. Kenneth Sartoris-Del Bland 5/72-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:861.
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Lot 521 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Very attractive lustrous light bluish steel brown with 15% of the very faded mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless, the satiny luster extending to even the highest points of the design. The best identifying marks are a tiny spot of darker toning very well hidden in the hair just right of the ear and a thin diagonal streak of lighter toning through the center of the O in OF. MDS. The fields are covered with fine flowlines and the line to the base of the F in OF is dull but still visible. A beautiful, lustrous cent. Called MS62 and tied for CC#13 in the Noyes census, his photo #27155. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS66BN (NGC label included). Our grade is MS64. Pop 3; Tied for finest graded at PCGS in Brown. A total of 5 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2634 (PCGS # 37198) .
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Copley Coin Co.-Louis Helfenstein, Lester Merkin 8/64:178-Dr. E. Yale Clarke, Stack’s 10/25/75:108-American Rare Coin Investors-Jerry A. Bobbe-Joel Perlin-Doug Bird 10/1/85-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3701 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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Lot 522 |
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1838 N-7 R1 AU50. AU-50. Five points sharper with a light scrape on the rim from below the date to star 1 plus a few smaller ones elsewhere around the obverse rim and another on the chin. Frosty steel brown with hints of faded mint color in a few protected areas. M-LDS. The fields are flowlined and wavy, and the line from the leaf to the base of F is faint but visible. DWH #1680.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 4/15/88.
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$414 |
Lot 523 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with 5% of the red remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. Both sides are coated with a thin layer of lacquer or a similar protectant that imparts a high gloss. (This coating could be removed, if desired.) There are traces of an old fingerprint in the field under the chin, a few tiny specks of darker toning right of star 6, and another at the dentils over the first T in STATES. E-MDS with smooth, slightly reflective fields, especially on the reverse, and a clear die line from the dentils at star 5 to star 6. Called MS60 net AU55 in the Noyes census, his photo #36779. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in 64 BN; 1 in 65 BN. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1682 (PCGS # 37201) .
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/45:696-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:364.
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Lot 524 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown with generous traces of slightly faded mint red remaining on the obverse and 15% of the reverse showing brighter original mint color. The surfaces are satiny and free of any notable defects other than a couple shallow planchet flakes around the reverse rim, the largest one in the dentils over the right side of the I in AMERICA, as struck. E-MDS with very fine die flowlines creating satiny luster than covers the fields but without a rim cud break under the date. In addition, there are unexplained small beads or phantom dentils on the rim (similar to those found on early die state examples of 1838 N-6) at stars 3-5 and below star 1. Called MS62 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #58492. Our grade is MS62. Pop 2; None finer at PCGS for the variety. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3183 (PCGS # 37204) .
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 11/24/04-Evan Kopald (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 5/06.
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Lot 525 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous chocolate brown. A dull rim nick over star 7 is the notable mark. LDS with a rim cud break from just above star 12 clockwise to under the 1 in the date, the left end of the cud weak and ill-defined but the right end strong. Called MS60 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #37030. Our grade is AU58. Pop 2; None finer for the variety at PCGS. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1685 (PCGS # 37204) .
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Julian Leidman collection, American Auction Association 11/10/72:811-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:869-Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:820.
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Lot 526 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Attractive glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty olive brown toning in protected areas. The fields are satiny and lustrous, free of any notable defects other than a very tiny nick just right of the upper lip and several tiny planchet flakes in the reverse dentils. E-MDS. A die crack from the dentils over the left edge of the E in AMERICA forks before reaching the right upright of the M, and then passes through the M just reaching the left foot of the adjacent A but not extending into the field left of that A. The area between the forks of the crack right of the M is sunken. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 4 finer for the variety at PCGS in Brown at PCGS. There is a single MS65RB graded at PCGS. DWH #2956 (PCGS # 37207) .
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Garry Fitzgerald 11/13/68-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20110.
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Lot 527 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate. Satiny and very attractive. The only marks are a tiny tick on the rim just above star 10 and a very tiny rim bruise over the second T in STATES. MDS showing a clear die crack from the dentils to the M in AMERICA and on to the base of the adjacent A but not beyond. The section between the forks of the crack to the right side of the M is sunken. In addition, there are phantom dentils running up onto the rim at star 5 (similar to those seen on early examples of 38N6 and 38N9). Very curious. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in 65BN; 1 in 66BN. DWH #3327 (PCGS # 37207) .
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Chris McCawley 3/14/88-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/11/07:775.
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Lot 528 |
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1838 N-10 R1 VF25. VF-25. Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness on both sides. No marks other than a shallow low spot over the C in CENT, as struck. Somewhat glossy dark chocolate and olive with lighter steel brown highpoints. MDS. The die crack through M now extends through the base of the A into the field toward the F. The forked crack to the M is now filled rather than sunken between the two cracks, and a new radial crack connects the left top of the M to the dentils above. DWH #1687.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
Ex Ray Chatham 12/25/77.
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Lot 529 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty light to medium brown with obvious small splashes of darker olive toning on the obverse. The reverse is a couple shades darker than the obverse. A small dig in the dentils at star 4 and a dull rim nick at I in UNITED are the notable contact marks. LDS. The AM crack is very strong, now reaching the dentils above the F in OF, and the area outlined by this crack is raised into a retained cud. Called MS60 net AU50 in the Noyes census, his photo #37100. Our grade is AU50. Pop 1; 5 finer. DWH #1690 (PCGS # 37207) .
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex J. G. Macallister 3/28/31-Henry C. Hines 10/28/49-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:872.
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Lot 530 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. A lustrous mint state cent that has a shallow, dull scratch from the right side of the second S in STATES along the field under OF-A to the left foot of the M. Otherwise the surfaces are excellent. Glossy medium brown with frosty luster and hints of faded mint color in protected areas. EDS, but not the earliest. The dentils are sharp and the microscopic die lines on the cheek and neck are clear. The fields are just starting to show fine flowlines and the point from the tip of the leaf over the O in OF is sharp. Our grade is AU58. Pop 1; The only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1894 (PCGS # 37210) .
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Rod Burress 7/26/87-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:2049.
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Lot 531 |
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1838 N-11/13 R5 VF35. VF-35. Slightly sharper with a few nicks on the obverse, including a thin one right of star 2 and another over star 4, plus a light rim bruise at star 6. Glossy light to medium brown. LDS. The dies are now quite worn with wavy, flowlined fields and mushy details. The point from the tip of the leaf above O in ONE is gone. In addition, there is a variety-defining cud break at star 1 nearly up to star 2 (Newcomb's #13). This cud break extends into the field beyond the dentil tips and almost touches the outer points of star 1. Until 1974 this die state was thought to be a different die variety, Newcomb’s #13. But in that year, John Wright (author of The Cent Book, the definitive attribution guide for the cents of 1816-1839) confirmed that N-11 and N-13 are from the same pair of dies. However, most collectors still attempt to acquire both the normal N-11 and the later (and much rarer) N-11/13 version of the variety. Noyes photo #36711. DWH #1914.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex G. M. "Pat" Patterson, Kagin's 5/6/88:1229-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1177.
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Lot 532 |
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1818 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous uniform steel brown with satiny mint frost covering the fields and peeps of very faded mint color in a few places on both sides. The only defects are a microscopic planchet chip on the bottom edge of the bust above the first 8 and an extremely light and barely visible rim nick above star 10. MDS. The fields are satiny from fine die flowlines. The doubling on the reverse (from a double-hubbed die) is clear, especially on the berries under TE in UNITED and ST in STATES. Excellent eye appeal. Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #27503. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in MS66 BN. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2957 (PCGS # 39518) .
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Del Bland 7/26/68-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20113.
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Lot 533 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with delicate hints of bluish steel overtone. The obverse fields are smooth and very slightly reflective while the reverse fields are satiny and covered with frosty luster. No spots or stains, and the only contact mark is a tiny pinprick under the right foot of the second T in STATES. The best identifying defects are shallow low spots (caused by debris on the die) at the right end of the line under CENT and a smaller one over ON in ONE. EDS, without any dentil fusing at stars 7-8. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included). One of only 3 examples known in mint state. Called MS60 and tied for CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says MS60 and CC#3, his photo #25786. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in 64 BN. Only 4 examples of this variety graded at PCGS. DWH #2635 (PCGS # 37216) .
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Harry Devore-Russell Wyatt, Superior 9/30/85:666 (comes with the Wyatt collection pillbox)-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3708 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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Lot 534 |
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1838 N-14 R4 F15. Fine-15. Glossy dark chocolate brown mixed with some lighter chocolate tones. A dull pinch on the rim at star 6 and the opposing area over U are the notable marks. Rare M-LDS with clear dentil fusing from star 7 nearly to star 8. Called F15 and third finest of the die state in the Noyes census, his photo #37048. DWH #1699.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Stu Hodge-Del Bland 10/1/85-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1165.
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Lot 535 |
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1838 N-14 R7 F12. Fine-12. Glossy chocolate brown. Some light nicks scattered about both sides, including three sharp ones on the rim at the E in UNITED. Extremely rare terminal die state with a large cud break at star 6 reaching star 5 and the dentils above star 7. The dentil fusing between stars 7 & 8 remains visible. Second finest of this popular die state. Called F12 and CC#2 of those few known with the large cud break in the Noyes census, his photo #39377. DWH #1895.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Denis Loring 1976-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:880-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/91:568-bought back, then sold privately on 5/27/91 to March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:2055.
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Lot 536 |
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Very attractive frosty medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and mint luster covering the protected areas. Subtle hints of very faded mint color are bleeding through in a few places on both sides. The only marks that could be used to identify this cent are a very tiny rim bruise just left of the date, a small spot of reddish olive toning at the dentils under the 3, and a light nick slanting through the M & E in AMERICA, plus a tiny planchet flake on the rim over the right side of the first T in STATES, as struck. The usual (and only) die state for the variety. The obverse die is new and sharp while the reverse die is heavily worn from use in the earlier N-11 marriage. Called AU55 and CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF45 and CC#2, his photo #25835. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included). This is the discovery coin, first identified by Walter Breen in 1959, and is the Wright plate coin as well. Our grade is AU50 Plus. Pop 1; The only one graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2636 (PCGS # 37219) .
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Walter Breen 1959-Robert Bashlow 8/24/59-Floyd T. Starr, Stack’s 6/13/84:373-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3709 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light steel brown with lustrous tan and hints of faded mint red in protected areas and a dozen specks of darker olive toning on the obverse. The largest of these olive spots is in the field between star 9 and the hairbun. A couple long, thin nicks near the dentils at star 10 and a dull nick on the rim at star 2 are the only signs of contact. The usual (and only) die state, with both dies heavily worn from earlier marriages. This is the discovery coin and the Wright plate coin for the variety, and is listed as MS60 and tied for finest known honors in the Bland condition census. Noyes photo #36035. Our grade is AU58. Pop 1; 1 in 64 BN. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1701 (PCGS # 37222) .
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
Ex John D. Wright who purchased it as N-13 at the 1972 ANA Sale, lot 1474-recognized by John as a new variety in May 1973-to Dan Holmes on 7/12/86.
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-53. Beautiful glossy olive and chocolate brown. The obverse fields are smooth and slightly reflective while the reverse is frosty thanks to the previously-used reverse die employed to make this variety. There is some microscopic roughness at the leaves under OF and the only notable contact mark is a tiny pinprick in the field left of star 9. EDS but not quite the earliest with smooth, slightly reflective obverse fields and an extremely faint wave in the field below star 4. There is no hint of a die crack in this area. Outstanding sharpness and eye appeal, although it may have been lightly cleaned and expertly retoned long ago. The overdate feature is bold. Called AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#4 in the Bland census. Noyes photo numbers 24152 and 38359 (a double listing in his census where he reports the coin’s sharpness as EF40 and EF45 respectively and tied for CC#9). A sharp, very attractive example of this popular overdate variety. Our grade is EF45. Pop 1; 1 in 55; 1 in 58; 1 in 65. Only 5 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3176 (PCGS # 37216) .
Estimated Value $25,000-UP.
Ex James O. Sloss 9/58-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., Abe Kosoff 10/59:205-Dorothy Nelson (TAD collection) Stack’s 2/76:131-Del Bland and Ed Hipps-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/91:484-John MacDonald-Denis Loring 5/06.
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1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-55. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas, especially on the reverse where the mint frost dominates the landscape. Only a few trivial defects, including a tiny nick or planchet void on the jawline, a couple very tiny ticks in the field before the chin and forehead, and a thin diagonal nick right of the base of E in ONE. MDS with a clear die crack from the dentils under star 4 to the nose and eye. An outstanding example of the overdate variety, at the lower end of the condition census for the variety but one of the finest of the die state. Our grade is EF40. Pop 1; 1 in 58; 1 in 65. Only 5 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3177 (PCGS # 37216) .
Estimated Value $15,000-UP.
Ex Heritage 1/05:7071-Denis Loring 5/06.
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