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Lot 251 |
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1808 C-3 R1 VF20. Broadstruck. Slightly glossy olive and dark bluish steel brown. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned. The only marks are a tiny rim bruise left of the hair ribbon and a rim nick right of the fraction. Broadstruck very slightly off center to K-5 with wide, flat rims, especially on the obverse. M-LDS, and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. Davy #08.3.18.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Jim Roecker 3/20/87.
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$575 |
Lot 252 |
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1808 C-3 R1 F15. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness VF35 but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity under a rather glossy patina of dark chocolate and steel. No marks or verdigris. There is a relatively large curved planchet clip at RTY that touches the tops of the T & Y, and this clip affects the dentils above OF on the reverse. The dentils directly across from the clip are weak, the so-called Blakesly effect that helps authenticate planchet clips as mint-caused errors. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0, with the reverse rotated 110 degrees CW. Davy #08.3.38.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 3/9/95.
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$242 |
Lot 253 |
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1808 C-3 R1 VG10. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with moderate granularity on all but the high points, which are relatively smooth. No verdigris, and the only marks are a rim nick over the B in LIBERTY and a rim scuff opposite the neck. Chocolate brown on the devices and slightly darker steel brown everywhere else. There is a curved planchet clip that affects the dentils behind the portrait and the opposing ones over MER in AMERICA. The dentils across from the clip display a tiny bit of weakness (the Blakesly effect), but the dentils are mostly gone anyway due to the die state. MDS with the reverse rotated 170 degrees CCW, nearly upset head-to-head. Davy #08.3.33.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 4/16/99.
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$109 |
Lot 254 |
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1809 C-1 R4 G5. Tab Double Strike. Sharpness VF25 or so but this piece was beat up and assigning a net grade is more subjective than normal. Glossy chocolate brown without any hint of corrosion or verdigris, but there are numerous strong contact marks on both sides. The most-obvious ones are a dull diagonal dent on star 8 and a deep nick above the A in HALF, but there are many more. This piece was struck two times, and one of those was 95% off center creating a tab above the head. The tab was tapped down so we lost most of the details (if any) that were on the tab, but the dentils from the off center strike are clear on the obverse side. Someone badly disrespected an otherwise fantastic half cent. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The die crack through the tops of MERICA is clear. Davy #09.1.4.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 4/20/02.
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$552 |
Lot 255 |
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1809 C-1 R4 AG3. Tab Double Strike. Glossy dark chocolate and steel. The surfaces are smooth and there are no significant marks other than a couple light rim dents. This piece is just heavily worn. The date is clear but portions of the legend on the reverse are worn away. Double struck. One strike is centered on the planchet and the other is 95% off center creating a tab above the head. The error is almost identical to the one on the preceding lot but this tab is positioned a bit farther to the right above the head. The tab was tapped down on this one as well. An arc of dentils from the tab strike is clear on the obverse, but there is nothing visible on the reverse side of the tab. My guess is that the reverse of the tab (on this one and the preceding lot) was struck against a new blank planchet rather than the reverse die. The die state is unknown due to excessive wear at the top of MERIC. Davy #09.1.3.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 5/10/2000.
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$414 |
Lot 256 |
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1809 C-2 R3 G6. Tab Double Strike. Slightly sharper but there are a dozen small contact marks on both sides, the most significant of these being an attempted puncture right of the F in OF. No roughness or verdigris. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with slightly lighter chocolate brown toning covering the devices. Double struck. One strike was centered and the other was 95% off center to K-4 creating a tab at stars 11-13. The tab at stars 11-13 shows distorted dentils but the reverse part of the tab displays no evidence of having struck either a die or another planchet. In addition, the obverse die is misaligned to K-4 while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #09.2.8.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 10/1/2000:1097.
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$127 |
Lot 257 |
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1809 C-2 R3 G4. Obverse Brockage/Double Struck. Several points sharper, especially on the incuse side, but the protected areas are covered with a thin layer of hard, black crud. The effect of the black stuff on the normal obverse is clearly negative, but it is at least neutral and possibly positive on the incuse side where it highlights the brockage details. You decide. Glossy chocolate brown where not covered with the dark stuff. No notable marks. The brockage impression is strongly impressed, and it was done at least two times creating 14 stars before the portrait (count the inner points of those incuse stars). The doubling on the normal obverse is less obvious, clearest in the dentils from star 5 to above the head. A really neat multiple error; just too bad about the crud. While this die was used for the C-1 and C-2 marriages, there are traces of a die crack through stars 11-13 which would confirm this was struck during the C-2 marriage. Davy #09.6.21.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Jonathan Kern 11/18/92.
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$3,910 |
Lot 258 |
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1809 C-3 R1 G4. Double Struck Far Off Center. A few points sharper, especially on the reverse, but there are three deep digs under UN in UNITED, a half dozen small spots of greenish verdigris on the reverse, and a small cut out of the rim at star 1. Otherwise the surfaces are decent and the color is a rather glossy chocolate and steel brown. Double struck. One strike was centered on the planchet and the other was 85% off center creating at tab above star 6. This tab contains the complete 9 and part of the adjacent 0 from the date, and this is very strong. The reverse appears to have been struck against a blank planchet rather than the reverse die in the area opposing the obverse tab. A great error, especially with the 09 of the date on the obverse tab strike. Too bad about the condition, however. Davy #09.3.11.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Chris McCawley 4/15/89.
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$483 |
Lot 259 |
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1809 C-3 R1 VG8+. Tab Double Strike. Glossy olive brown with slightly lighter chocolate toning covering the devices. The surfaces are smooth but there are a few marks, including several rim nicks at AMERICA. Close to VG10. Double struck. One strike was centered and the other was 90% off center leaving a tab at stars 1-3. The obverse tab was created by the die but the reverse of the tab was struck against a blank planchet. The obverse tab shows a strong arc of dentils and the tip of one star. An impressive error. Davy #09.3.20.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Source unrecorded 1993-1996.
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$414 |
Lot 260 |
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1809 C-3 R1 VG7. Double Struck Off Center/Off Center Reverse Brockage Maker. Very slightly sharper but there is a small spot of raised verdigris under star 1 and a couple more at the A in HALF. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and offer excellent eye appeal. The only contact mark is a nick right of star 3. Boldly double struck when it failed to eject completely following the first strike. The initial strike was centered while the second was 65% off center to the top leaving two strong, complete dates on the planchet. The reverse was struck against a similarly off center blank planchet rather than the reverse die during the second strike. The uneven pressure resulted in a slight bend in this half cent and minor distortion on UNITED when it created an off center brockage impression on the other planchet. A bold, stunning error thanks to the two dates. This piece is plated on page 480 in Breen's encyclopedia illustrating a "first striking centered, second off center" type of mint error. Davy #09.3.3.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Harry Jones 8/25/76.
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$2,530 |
Lot 261 |
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1809 C-3 R1 Fair-2. Double Struck Off Center/Off Center Obverse Brockage Maker. Sharpness VG7 but moderately corroded and there are a couple small spots of greenish verdigris on the reverse. The color is an unattractive dull medium brown with splashes of dark olive. Probably cleaned at one time. No verdigris, but there is a strong rim nick over the head. Double struck. The initial impression was normal and the second was 60% off center. The reverse shows a strong second strike 60% off center to K-8 while the obverse was struck against a new blank planchet positioned 40% off center to K-10.5, thereby creating an off center obverse brockage on the new planchet. A bold, dramatic error, but it is ugly. One of this collector's favorite coins despite its well-deserved "ugly chile" status. Davy #09.3.8.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex 1983 Mid-Winter ANA Sale, lot 53.
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$414 |
Lot 262 |
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1809 C-3 R1 VG8. Double Struck Over Off Center Obverse Brockage. A couple points sharper but the surfaces aren't perfectly smooth, most notably on the reverse. No verdigris, and the only marks appears to be mint caused. This piece was struck at least two times. One strike was normal and centered on the planchet, but there was a 50% off center obverse brockage strike as well. A stray "1809" date shows clearly from the forehead to the rim at star 7, and an incuse star from the obverse brockage is visible at the N in UNITED. Next to the incuse star (over the U) is what appears to be part of the label and L of LIBERTY, which would make this star #7. The brockage impression does not line up properly with the off center obverse details, so there is a possibility that a third strike was involved. But brockage impressions often do not line up with their "normal" side, so you can't count on that as an indicator. Davy #09.3.13.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 7/17/89.
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$690 |
Lot 263 |
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1809 C-3 R1 G5. Double Struck in Collar with Minor Rotation. Glossy chocolate and steel. Smooth surfaces, void of any verdigris or notable marks. Double struck with a 10 degree rotation between the impressions. The obverse doubling is clearest at the forehead and along the bottom edge of the bust. The doubling on the reverse is more obvious, especially on HALF CENT where the 10 degree rotation is easier to assess. LDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #09.3.21.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Massachusetts Historical Society, Bowers & Merena 11/18/94:3317.
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$414 |
Lot 264 |
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1809 C-3 R1 VF25. Chatter Double Strike. Very attractive glossy chocolate and olive brown with traces of flowline frost in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal; a tiny rim bruise at star 12 is the only defect. Delicately double struck (die bounce?) with obvious doubling at the chin and along the front edge of the neck. There is no hint of doubling on the reverse. E-MDS. Davy #09.3.12.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 4/15/89.
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$529 |
Lot 265 |
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1809 C-3 R1 Fair-2. Triple Struck Off Center/Off Center Brockage Maker. Slightly sharper but covered with moderate granularity, strongest on the reverse. No notable contact marks, but there are traces of very shallow reddish verdigris, mostly on the reverse. Matte dark chocolate brown mixed with the reddish chocolate verdigris on the reverse. Not an especially attractive half cent, but the error is fantastic. This one was struck three times. One strike was centered on the planchet, another was 60% off center to the top, and a third was 60% off center to the bottom. The off center strike to the top was made by both dies and it left behind a complete, clear second date. The off center strike to the bottom was against a blank planchet on the obverse and by the die on the reverse, but finding die details in this part of the corroded reverse is a real challenge. Davy #09.3.18.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Chris Young 4/15/95.
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$483 |
Lot 266 |
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1809 C-3 R1 VF20. Double Struck Off Center over Off Center Reverse Brockage. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with traces of frost in protected areas. Smooth and very attractive, nearly flawless. Double struck, and both strikes were off center. One impression was 15% off center to K-5 and the other was a reverse brockage struck 60% off center in the same direction. The incuse brockage side is on the obverse, and those incuse details are obvious. Only a few traces of the raised reverse undertype from the brockage strike can be found on the reverse, with the clearest evidence on the T in CENT. The lower third of the date is off the planchet but it remains easily readable. LDS, Manley state 2.0. Plated on page 480 in the Breen encyclopedia illustrating "First impression a partial brockage, about 60% off center; second about 25% off center K5.5." Davy #09.3.7.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Jim McGuigan 1/15/81.
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$2,990 |
Lot 267 |
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1809 C-3 R1 VG10. Off Center. Slightly sharper but there are some fine scratches on the obverse. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and attractive in spite of the obverse marks. Struck 10-15%% off center to K-6.5 leaving the bottom edge of the date tight to the edge of the planchet. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #09.3.9.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Jim McGuigan 7/25/84.
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$2,013 |
Lot 268 |
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1809 C-3 R1 F12. Broadstruck. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. A choice example, virtually perfect for the grade. Broadstruck with wide, flat rims on both sides. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #09.3.10.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Jim McGuigan 1/19/86.
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$253 |
Lot 269 |
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1809 C-3 R1 F15. Large Struck-Through Void on Reverse. Choice glossy chocolate brown with smooth, very attractive surfaces. The only mark is a barely visible rim bruise under the 1 in the date. A large depression caused by debris on the die covers most of the area inside the wreath. The smooth texture of the depression suggests the debris was grease or wax, both of which were used at the mint. The obverse is properly struck. LDS, Manley state 2.0. Weight 82.5 grains, which is normal (as opposed to underweight which would support an incomplete planchet argument). This is a great example of a struck-through error. Davy #09.3.15.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Chris McCawley 7/22/88.
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$719 |
Lot 270 |
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1809 C-4 R1 Circle inside 0 G6. Double Struck Far Off Center. Glossy chocolate brown and very nice for the grade, perhaps closer to VG7. Double struck. One impression is centered on the planchet and the other is 85-90% off center to K-4.5. Clear details from both dies are visible on both sides of the off center strike, including a star on the obverse and the U from UNITED on the reverse. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The circle inside the 0 in the date (from a zero punch that was too small) is clear. A simple, very clean example of this type of mint error. Davy #09.4.2.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 4/23/75.
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$748 |
Lot 271 |
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1809 C-4 R1 Circle inside 0 VG8. Double Struck/Off Center Reverse Brockage Maker. Sharpness F12 but covered with microscopic roughness under a rather glossy olive brown patina with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. No verdigris and just a few minor marks, including a tiny rim bruise over the second S in STATES and a rim nick at the bottom of the reverse. Double struck. One strike was centered on the planchet and a second was rotated about 70 degrees and positioned 25% off center. The reverse die struck the planchet on the second strike but the obverse was pressed against a new blank planchet creating an off center reverse brockage. Bold evidence of the off center impression shows on the reverse. Quite often you have to look closely to see evidence of a second strike. Not so on this reverse. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The circle inside the 0 feature is visible. Davy #09.4.9.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Ron Guth-Jack Robinson 1979.
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$834 |
Lot 272 |
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1809 C-4 R1 Circle inside 0 VG10. Double or Triple Struck over Off Center Obverse Brockage. Glossy steel brown with lighter steel brown toning on the high points. Probably struck three times, but it is difficult to determine the sequence of errors involved. The obverse shows an undertype obverse brockage impression that’s off center about 35%. An incuse "1809" date shows strongly at the top of the head. The reverse shows undertype of a normal obverse struck slightly off center to K-12 with the base of the bust over HALF and stars 2-7 visible at RICA to below the wreath ribbon. There appear to be at least 3 strikes considering the various off center die and brockage positions, but attempting to noodle through this one can hurt your head. We have learned that brockage impressions often are off center in different directions on the opposing sides from a single strike, so only two strikes have occurred here (Off center brockage impressions such as this are easily understood when you consider the coining chamber is designed to fit a single planchet. A new (second) planchet would meet some resistance from a struck coin remaining in the press, and it would be inserted only part way into proper striking position. At the same time, the new planchet would push the struck coin partially off center in the press. The next strike, then, would create an off center brockage). EDS, Manley state 1.0. The circle inside 0 feature is obvious. Plated on page 484 of the Breen half cent encyclopedia to illustrate the "Overstruck on partial obverse brockage" type of mint error. Davy #09.4.7.
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex McLaughlin & Robinson Auctions #4369, 2/27/88:403-Chris McCawley 5/17/88.
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$5,290 |
Lot 273 |
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1809 C-4 R1 Circle inside 0 G5. Double Struck over Off Center Obverse Brockage. Rather glossy chocolate and dark steel brown. The surfaces are covered with extremely faint roughness but there is no verdigris. The only contact mark is a dull dent at the bottom of the wreath. Double struck. Second strike was normal and centered on the planchet. The first strike was a 75% off center obverse brockage. An arc of dentils from the brockage impression shows at stars 3-7 and the incuse "09" is visible at stars 6 & 7. The only evidence remaining of the normal off center strike is a star near the rim left of the U in UNITED. The circle inside the 0 feature is clear in spite of the low grade. Davy #09.4.6.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Nyles Spurlock 3/20/87.
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$748 |
Lot 274 |
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1809 C-4 R1 Circle inside 0 VG10. Double Struck in Collar with Minor Rotation. Glossy dark olive and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the reverse. Smooth surfaces free of any notable defects. Double struck in the collar with a 5-10 degree rotation between the strikes. The clearest evidence of doubling is on the nose, mouth, and along the bottom edge of the bust. Ms Liberty has two mouths and four lips, which gives her a distinctly odd look. The doubling on the reverse is far more subtle, but it can be seen on the uprights of the H and L in HALF. The circle inside the 0 is clear. Davy #09.4.12.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/92:272.
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$690 |
Lot 275 |
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1809 C-4 R1 Circle inside 0 VG8. Tab Double Strike. Sharpness F15 but there are traces of light corrosion on both sides, strongest on the reverse where there are a few small patches of raised reddish brown verdigris. No notable contact marks. Rather glossy dark steel and olive. Double struck. The initial strike was 95% off center against another planchet rather than a die creating a tab on the rim of the planchet. This planchet, complete with the tab, was then inserted into the press and struck normally with the tab positioned at the bottom of the reverse. The sequence of strikes can be determined thanks to the extended dentils on the obverse part of the tab (the tab increased the planchet diameter in that spot providing more room for the dentils to be impressed during the normal strike). EDS, Manley state 1.0. The circle inside 0 feature is sharp. Davy #09.4.13.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Frank Wilkinson-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/92:273.
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$368 |
Lot 276 |
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1809 C-4 R1 Circle inside 0 G6. Tab Double Strike. A couple points sharper but covered with extremely faint roughness under a slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate patina. No verdigris or notable marks. Double struck. The first strike was a "pinch" against a planchet creating a tab at the bottom of the reverse. The second strike was normal and centered on the planchet. Virtually identical to the preceding lot, the tab on this piece positioned a couple millimeters closer to the second A in AMERICA. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The circle inside 0 feature is faint. Davy #09.4.8.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 7/22/88.
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$127 |
Lot 277 |
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1809 C-4 R1 Circle inside 0 VG8. Off Center with Tab. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Smooth and very attractive for the grade. The only marks are some minor planchet imperfections on the unstruck portion of the planchet. Double struck. One impression was 25% off center to K-10.5 and the other was a tab at the bottom of the reverse. The tab strike appears to have been against a previously struck piece because there are raised dentil-like ridges on the tab. A really neat multiple error that offers excellent eye appeal for the grade. MDS. The circle inside 0 feature is clear. Davy #09.4.4.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 9/8/76.
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$3,105 |
Lot 278 |
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1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 VF25. Double Struck Off Center. Glossy chocolate brown with darker steel toning on the high points. No roughness and only a few minor marks, including a dull nick left of star 10. Dramatically double struck. One impression was centered and the other was 40% off center to the top and rotated 30 degrees relative to the centered strike. Strong evidence of the off center strike shows on both sides. A bold, very impressive example of this type of mint error. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The overdate feature is visible but not strong thanks to some dirt caked around the 9. Removed from an NGC slab graded VF30, and the double struck feature is noted on the label. Davy #09.5.21.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex American Numismatic Rarities 7/23/05:609-Ed Fuhrman 4/19/06.
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$1,725 |
Lot 279 |
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1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 VG7. Double Struck Off Center. Slightly sharper but covered with microscopic roughness and there is a dull dent in the curls right of the neck plus a lighter one on the cheek. No verdigris. Slightly glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. Double struck. One impression was centered and the other was 35% off center to the top and rotated 40 degrees relative to the centered strike. The error is very similar to the preceding lot in every respect. Clear evidence of the off center strike is visible on both sides, including an extra ear above LI in LIBERTY and a second eye looking down at star 6. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The overdate (actually a 9 over an inverted 9) is dull but visible. Davy #09.5.3.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 5/22/75.
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$1,006 |
Lot 280 |
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1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 VG8. Double Struck Off Center. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown. Possibly retoned but the eye appeal is excellent. The surfaces are smooth and void of any notable marks. Double struck. One strike is centered on the planchet and the other is 60% off center to K-6. The strongest evidence of the off center impression is an extra face under the bust tip and "CENT" at the top of the reverse, but there is lots more. A bold, very attractive example of an off center strike. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Evidence of the 9 over 6 overdate is hidden under the "Y" of LIBERTY from the off center strike. Davy #09.5.8.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Hank Rodgers 8/13/77.
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$1,064 |
Lot 281 |
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1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 VF35. Double Struck Reverse with Rotation/Off Center Obverse Brockage Maker. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but the planchet is covered with extremely fine roughness under attractive frosty dark chocolate and olive brown toning. No verdigris and only a couple trivial marks, including a small nick above the bust tip and another between the tops of the E & N in CENT. Double struck. The reverse was struck two times by the reverse die, both impressions centered on the planchet but rotated about 10 degrees. The doubling is obvious everywhere but strongest on the legend outside the wreath where the separation is greatest. The obverse was struck two times as well, but the second strike on that side was against a new blank planchet positioned 15% off center to K-8.5 creating an off center obverse brockage. The blank planchet left a deeply impressed arc on the right side of the obverse during the second strike. A sharp, attractive piece that clearly displays the errors. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The overdate feature is visible but partially hidden by a bit of dirt. Davy #09.5.7.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 9/8/76.
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$1,208 |
Lot 282 |
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1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 VF25. Double Struck 95% Off Center. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and steel with frosty lighter brown in the protected areas. No roughness or other defects, and the eye appeal is excellent. This piece could easily pass for a higher grade. Double struck, but this one is clearly different than most in this error category. One strike was at least 95% off center to K-10, and it appears it was the first strike on this planchet. It left a small arc on the obverse that contains part of a star, but nothing on the reverse. Instead the reverse die struck the rim and edge of the planchet leaving a bold, clear impression of the O from OF on the edge over NI in UNITED. Obviously the planchet had to be angled in the press to make this happen, so things were really jammed up. A small mark on the rim off either end of the uniquely placed "O" was caused by the errant strike. The second strike was normal. A truly remarkable mint error. They all are unique, of course, but this one really stands out as something different. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The overdate is obvious. Davy #09.5.15.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 7/22/88.
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$661 |
Lot 283 |
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1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 AG3. Off Center. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the protected areas. Cleaned and retoned, but the surfaces are decent and the only marks are a couple nicks on the cheek and neck. Struck 10% off center to K-5. The bottom of the date is tight to the edge of the planchet, but it remains clear. Davy #09.5.12.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Gordon Wrubel 3/13/81.
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$207 |
Lot 284 |
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1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 VF20. Clipped Planchet. Slightly sharper but there is a dusting of fine greenish verdigris in some of the protected areas, mostly on the reverse. Otherwise the toning is an attractive glossy dark chocolate brown. No notable marks. The planchet has a curved planchet clip off the bust tip reaching slightly inside the dentils and touching the tops of AT in STATES. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The overdate feature remains visible. Davy #09.5.14.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Jim McGuigan 1/19/86.
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$288 |
Lot 285 |
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1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 VF25. Delaminated Planchet after Striking. Slightly sharper but there are too many tiny contact marks for the higher grade. None of the marks is significant or distracting, and the toning is an attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown. The planchet has delaminated (peeled away) on 60% of the obverse, and this happened after striking. Pieces with small delaminations are not especially rare, but this one is a significant exception. That's why Walter Breen plated this piece on page 469 in his encyclopedia to illustrate the "Dropped lamination" type of mint error. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The overdate is dull but remains visible. Davy #09.5.4.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 11/7/75.
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$1,553 |
Lot 286 |
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1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 F12. Delaminated Planchet before Striking. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with lighter reddish chocolate toning in the obverse fields. No notable defects other than the planchet flaws that make this piece special. The planchet delaminated (peeled away) above the head before being struck. The pre-striking assessment is possible because the opposing area on the reverse is weakly struck (not enough planchet metal to squeeze between the dies in that area). In addition, a planchet crack reaches from the rim through star 13 to the neck and a fissure reaches up through star 12 to the hair ribbon. Obviously this planchet was not ready for prime time. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The overdate is clear. Davy #09.5.18.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Terry Hess 8/14/91.
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Lot 287 |
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1809 C-6 R1 VF20. Double Struck Off Center. Glossy chocolate and steel. Smooth with only a couple minor marks. These include a small dig or planchet void at the rim above the L in LIBERTY and a planchet flake at the dentils above the D in UNITED. Double struck. The first strike was centered on the planchet and the second was 90% off center at stars 3-5. The obverse tab shows parts of a couple stars but the reverse tab has no design details and may have been struck against a blank planchet (or even another struck half cent). The off center strike created a large tab that has been lightly tapped down, but it still extends beyond the normal arc of the planchet. The rim across the planchet also displays the effects of this tapping. You have to wonder if this was done at the mint before releasing the coin to make it more presentable. However, there are enough tab strikes remaining today that have not been tapped down to present a good counter-argument. Regardless, it's nice enough to have been selected by Walter Breen to illustrate the "first striking centered, second off center" type of mint error on page 480 of his half cent encyclopedia. M-LDS, Manley state 5.0. Struck with the reverse rotated 135 degrees CCW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Davy #09.6.2.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 12/6/74.
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$1,035 |
Lot 288 |
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1809 C-6 R1 F12. Tab Double Strike. Slightly sharper with a few minor contact marks, including a couple light ones on the jaw and neck and a pair of nicks at the top of the second T in STATES. Rather glossy dark olive brown and steel. Double struck. The first strike was normal and centered on the planchet, but it failed to eject completely and was struck a second time 95% off center creating a tab at stars 3-6. The obverse tab contains dentils from the die, but the reverse was pinched against a blank planchet (the one for which this strike was intended), and the pinch left a strong beveled indent on that side of the tab. M-LDS, Manley state 5.0. The reverse is rotated 140 degrees CCW. Davy #09.6.24.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex George Trostel, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/3/2002:2358.
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$288 |
Lot 289 |
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1809 C-6 R1 VF25. Tab Double Strike. Glossy olive and bluish steel. No defects other than a tiny planchet flake near the dentils under star 1, and this mark can help identify the coin. Double struck. The first strike was centered and the second just managed to pinch this planchet at stars 3-5. The obverse part of this tab strike was against the die while the reverse was against a blank planchet. Nearly identical to the preceding lot, except that the second strike caught even less of this coin. And this one is the same die state (M-LDS, Manley 5.0) with the reverse rotated an identical 140 degrees CCW. Makes you think these may have been struck one after the other by someone making the same miscalculation while feeding and ejecting the press. These errors can really mess with your mind--but in a good way. Davy #09.6.17.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Chris McCawley 2/22/87.
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$265 |
Lot 290 |
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1809 C-6 R1 F12. Double Struck with Rotation/Obverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate brown mixed with some lighter chocolate on both sides. Smooth and attractive, free of any notable defects. Double struck. Both strikes were centered on the planchet but the second was rotated 30 degrees relative to the first. AMERICA now reads AMERICRICA and ample additional doubling shows elsewhere on the reverse. The obverse was struck against a new blank planchet during the second strike thereby creating an obverse brockage. The obverse displays the usual swelling or puffiness that results from being struck against a blank planchet. The swelling on the obverse is strong on this one because of the significant rotation between strikes on the reverse. MDS. Davy #09.2.6.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Stack's 1/14/87:829.
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$529 |
Lot 291 |
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1809 C-6 R1 F15. Triple Struck, Two Strikes Off Center. Glossy chocolate and steel. Smooth and very attractive for the grade. The only notable mark is a dull nick on the rim at star 4. This piece was struck three times. One strike was centered on the planchet, another was 85% off center to K-5, and the third (not necessarily in that order) was slightly off center to the bottom of the reverse. This third strike left ICA, parts of the wreath ribbon, and the U in UNITED on the rim under the wreath, but there is no trace of this strike on the obverse. This suggests the obverse may have been pressed against a new blank planchet during the slightly off center impression creating a brockage. This piece is plated on page 481 in the Breen encyclopedia illustrating what he called "First impression about 75% off center in K-11, second normal, third about 90% off center in K-5." While Breen's assessment of the percentages may be questionable, his belief that this piece was worthy of plating in his book is easily defended. MDS, Manley state 3.0. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW. Davy #09.6.7.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 8/24/77.
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$2,415 |
Lot 292 |
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1809 C-6 R1 VG10. Triple Struck in Collar with Rotation/Obverse Brockage Maker. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate brown and steel. No notable defects other than some microscopic roughness covering the planchet. Triple struck with all three strikes centered on the planchet. The reverse shows clear evidence of all three strikes: two with a slight rotation between impressions and a third rotated 30 degrees. Reading the legend outside the wreath is a challenge because there is a lot going on there, but a reasonable interpretation would be UNITEDATES OF OAMAMERICA. The 30 degree rotation is a lot easier to assess by looking at two renditions of HALF CENT. The obverse displays only two strikes rotated by 30 degrees plus clear swelling or puffiness associated with being struck against a new blank planchet creating a brockage. The doubling is clearest on the portrait with IBER across her forehead under LIBE, and Ms Liberty has two necks (just what every lady wants). MDS. Davy #09.6.3.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 4/23/79.
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$552 |
Lot 293 |
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1809 C-6 R1 F15. Off Center. Five points sharper with extremely faint roughness hiding under a rather glossy dark olive brown and steel patina. No marks or verdigris. Struck 15% off center to K-11. MDS, Manley state 3.0. Davy #09.6.15.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Jim McGuigan 1/5/85.
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$2,645 |
Lot 294 |
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1809 C-6 R1 VF25. Off Center. Glossy steel and chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive with only a couple trivial marks. These include a very tiny rim bruise at the bottom of the obverse and a small nick on the rim of the unstruck part of the planchet over TA in STATES. Struck 10% off center to K-6.5. The designs are farther off center on the reverse than they are on the obverse, the 10% being an average. LDS, Manley state 6.0, with the reverse rotated 140 degrees CCW. Davy #09.6.22.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Dr. Ernest J. Montgomery, Heritage 1997 ANA Sale, 7/30/97:8107.
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$1,840 |
Lot 295 |
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1809 C-6 R1 VF20. Uniface Reverse. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light chocolate with hints of light bluish steel overtone in protected areas. No roughness and only a few trivial contact marks. A tiny planchet flake well above the L in HALF is a good identifying mark. This is a uniface reverse strike (two planchets inserted into the press at the same time). Fortunately this reverse is distinctive and was used in only one marriage, so the attribution is easy. This type of mint error is called "exceedingly rare" by Breen, and this was the only genuine example he had seen when he wrote his half cent encyclopedia. Plated on page 481 of that book to illustrate the "Uniface" type of error. M-LDS. Weight 82.9 grains (normal for the grade). Might look rather humble, but it's a highlight of this landmark offering. Davy #09.6.8.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 8/24/77.
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$12,075 |
Lot 296 |
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1809 C-6 R1 MS60. Misaligned Dies. Lustrous chocolate and olive brown with satiny mint frost covering the protected areas on both sides. Essentially flawless. A very tiny tick over the T in CENT is the best identifying mark, and it is barely visible. LDS, Manley state 6.0, with strong rim cud breaks on the upper right quadrant of the obverse, including one above the back edge of the head that hangs down slightly beyond the dentil tips. The dies are slightly misaligned. The reverse is perfectly centered on the planchet while the obverse is off center to K-9. The shift allows the rim cuds to show more strongly than normal for the late state. Plated on page 475 in the Breen encyclopedia to illustrate "Offset-misaligned dies." Davy #09.6.6.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 9/8/76.
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$3,565 |
Lot 297 |
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1809 C-6 R1 VF25+. Cracked Planchet. Glossy light chocolate and medium brown. No roughness or verdigris, only tiny contact marks. Close to VF30. A clear planchet crack reaches from the rim under the 18 up through the 1 and bust tip into the field where it fades out right of star 2. The crack extends all the way through the planchet reaching down through TE in STATES into the wreath where it fades out left of the H in HALF. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #09.6.20.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 10/30/87.
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$150 |
Lot 298 |
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1810 C-1 R1 EF40. Double Struck Off Center/Off Center Obverse Brockage Maker. Glossy dark chocolate brown. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive, virtually flawless. Double struck. One strike was centered on the planchet and the other was 35% off center to K-10.5 and rotated about 30 degrees CW relative to the first impression. The reverse was struck by the reverse die during the second strike leaving strong evidence of this impression on the left side. "CENT" from the second strike is visible at UNITE, the "H" from HALF is clear on the leaf under the D in UNITED, and many parts of the wreath are visible along the rim and dentils. The obverse was struck against an off center blank planchet rather than the die during the second strike, thereby creating an off center brockage on that planchet. Some of the usual swelling or puffiness associated with brockage making shows on the part of the obverse that was pressed against the blank planchet. A beautiful 1810 half cent in its own right; the mint error just adds to its appeal. LDS. Davy #10.1.10.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 4/5/92.
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$2,185 |
Lot 299 |
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1810 C-1 R1 G6. Double Struck over Off Center Obverse Brockage. Slightly sharper but there are some fine, old pinscratches in the field before the portrait plus a couple more on Ms Liberty. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive for the grade. Mostly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Double struck. The first impression was a 65% off center obverse brockage. The normal side of the brockage is under the obverse. Clear undertype from this strike shows at the stars behind the portrait, including the 0 from the date at star 12 and hair details at stars 9-11. The off center brockage impression is visible at OF AMER with an incuse star centered on the E in AMERICA. Davy #10.1.8.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Richard Gross (the "Baltimore Collection) via Ron Guth 3/20/83.
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$552 |
Lot 300 |
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1810 C-1 R1 VG7. Tab Double Strike. Slightly sharper with extremely faint roughness covering the planchet. No verdigris or notable marks. Double struck with a tab indent. Breen says the indent on this coin was created "while a blank planchet was partially between it and one of the dies at the moment of striking." Perhaps, but the tab on the reverse has faint dentil impressions consistent with being pressed against the edge of another struck piece. A more logical sequence is that the tab strike came first with the edge being nipped against a struck half cent. Then the planchet was struck properly to create what we see today. The strong dentils on the obverse side of the tab also support this sequence of events. The piece is plated on page 483 of the Breen book illustrating the "Reverse Indent" type of mint error. Davy #10.1.3.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 5/22/75.
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