Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 65

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

Selections from the Davy Collection of US Half Cents Part 2

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 400		1825 C-2 R1 VG8. Clipped Planchet. A couple points sharper but covered with extremely faint granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel with slightly lighter chocolate and steel toning on the highpoints. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned. LDS, Manley state 3.0. There is a minor planchet clip that affects the dentils above star 7 and the opposing ones under the end of the wreath ribbon. Davy #25.2.15. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Doug Bird 7/28/1992. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 401		1826 C-2 R3+ F15. Sharpness closer to VF20 but there are a few very faint hairline scratches on the reverse, mostly under the wreath. These hairlines barely alter the attractive glossy olive brown and chocolate toning, and the eye appeal remains excellent. MDS, Manley state 3.0. The die clashmarks on the reverse are faint and the tiny die lines over T in UNITED are barely visible. The reverse is upset, the dies oriented head-to-head rather than the normal head-to-foot. This is the plate coin for the unbroken obverse in the first edition of the Cohen book. Davy #26.2.5. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:315. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 402		1826 C-2 R3+ VF20. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but light contact marks cover the obverse, including a long, thin nick in the field before the nose. The only notable mark on the reverse is a small rim bruise over AT in STATES. Glossy light to medium brown with steel brown highpoints. Extremely rare LDS, Manley state 4.0, with a strong cud break that connects stars 4 & 5 to the rim. The strike at the top of TE in UNITED (which opposes the cud) is depressed because there was not enough planchet metal to fill both the strong obverse cud and the reverse designs. About ten examples are known in this terminal die state, and most of those are in low grade with significant defects. Davy #26.2.4. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Bill Noyes 2/1/1992. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,650
Lot 403		1828 C-1 R1 MS62. Lustrous light bluish steel with 20% of the slightly faded mint red remaining. There are microscopic specks of carbon under the A in HALF and some more in the lower half of the second A in AMERICA, plus a microscopic hairline in the field under the chin. Otherwise this piece is choice. Excellent luster and eye appeal for the grade. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The spike from the leaf tip above H in HALF is long and fine die clashmarks show inside the wreath. Davy #28.1.5. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Dr. Philip W. Ralls 5/9/1986. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 404		1828 C-1 R1 AU58+. Lustrous medium chocolate and steel brown. A choice mint state piece except for a dark olive brown spot of extremely fine carbon that covers most of star 11. Sharply struck MDS, Manley state 2.0. The spike from the leaf tip over H in HALF is long and sharp, and the fine die clashmarks inside the wreath are clear. Davy #28.1.2. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan 3/9/1976. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 405		1828 C-1 R1 AU50. Glossy olive brown and dark chocolate. Great eye appeal, just a touch of friction on the highest points. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The spike from the leaf tip over H in HALF is gone and the vertical die line added from the left top of the E in CENT is sharp. The fields on both sides are hard and slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing. Davy #28.1.1. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Stack's 2/4/1972:248. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 406		1828 C-1 R1 EF45. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned light golden brown and tan. Only a light touch of friction on the highest points from mint state sharpness. A puff of darker olive brown toning at the bottom of T in CENT is the only notable mark. Sharply struck LDS. The vertical die line up from the top of E in CENT is sharp. This is the Cohen plate coin for the variety in both editions of his book. Davy #28.1.9. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Stack's OTC-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:318. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 407		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse EF45. Sharpness close to mint state but there are traces of extremely faint roughness well hidden under the glossy dark olive toning. Traces of lighter reddish brown toning show in protected areas around the wreath indicative of an old cleaning. No marks or other defects. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die clashmarks show on the reverse. The fine die scratch that skips through IT in UNITED is sharp and all but a couple of the stars have full radial lines, which is unusual for this variety. Davy #28.2.1. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Western Numismatics 9/14/1970. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 408		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse EF40. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark olive and chocolate with overtones of dark bluish steel. There are some extremely faint scratches in the field close behind the portrait plus a couple dull scratches under the first A in AMERICA. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. Faint die clashmarks show on the reverse. The obverse fields are hard and slightly reflective. Davy #28.2.7. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Jack Borckardt (Collector's Cabinet) 4/1/1985. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 409		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse Counterstamped VF20. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Struck 20% off center to K-1. Counterstamped on both sides with a Unicorn with a large "CT" below. The stamp on the obverse is stronger and better balanced than the one on the reverse. This stamp has been attributed to a merchant in the US who sold Unicorn brand cigars. Listed by Brunk as T-17 (old Brunk #6460). A great mint error, and counterstamps are very seldom found on pieces exhibiting obvious mint errors such as this. Davy #28.2.6. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Natalie Halpern 4/27/1983. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 410		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse G4. Double Struck Off Center, Off Center Reverse Brockage Maker. A few points sharper but the surfaces are a bit rough, especially the reverse where you can find some shallow reddish scale or verdigris, and there are some relatively deep scratches above the date and in the field before the portrait. The scratches are old and blend into the toning, but they are obvious to the naked eye. Not an especially attractive half cent, but the error is significant. Double struck. The first strike was normal and centered on the planchet but the coin failed to eject completely as a new blank planchet was inserted into the coining chamber. The second strike was 85% off center. The obverse was struck against the new blank planchet at stars 5-7 while the reverse was struck by the reverse die at the opposing place leaving much of TES from STATES over UN in UNITED. An ugly half cent but a wonderful mint error. Davy #28.2.13. Estimated Value $100-UP. Source unrecorded 4/15/1995. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 411		1828 C-3 R1 VG10. Double Struck. Five points sharper but there several rim nicks at D-STA and a pair of dull pinpricks on the throat. Glossy very dark olive brown and steel. LDS, Manley state 4.0. Double struck. One strike was normal and centered on the planchet but there is a clear arc of impressed dentils from the field above the back of the head to the rim at star 11. A small depression on the rim above the first A in AMERICA and a weaker one on the rim over the left edge of the second A are directly opposite the ends of the arc of dentils on the obverse. This suggests the reverse was struck by a die or a planchet directly opposite the arc of dentils, but there is no evidence of undertype in that area. Obviously the first strike was the off center impression and the second was the centered strike. Davy #28.3.11. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Don Valenziano 10/31/2000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132
Lot 412		Pair of 1828 Half Cents grading VF30. Includes C-1 EDS+, Manley 1.0 late (Davy #28.1.7) and C-2 12-star obverse LDS, Manley 3.0 (Davy #28.2.8). Both pieces are five points sharper with minor defects. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. Sources in order are Tom Reynolds 4/15/88 and Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1994. View details	Realized $288
Lot 413		1829 C-1 R1 VG8. Misaligned Dies. Sharpness near F15 but lightly corroded, the roughness mostly hidden under a rather glossy patina of dark chocolate brown with lighter chocolate and steel toning on the devices. There is a swipe of shallow verdigris or planchet scale at CE in CENT. A small rim nick left of star 6 and a pinprick over the 8 are the only notable contact marks. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Struck with the obverse die misaligned to K-5 while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet. Davy #29.1.9. Estimated Value $50-UP. Source unrecorded 3/27/1987 (during the EAC Convention). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 414		1829 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown Plus. Highly lustrous medium brown and chocolate with delicate hints of bluish steel overtone and traces of mint red remaining on both sides. Outstanding eye appeal, virtually flawless in every respect. The only notable defects, and they are trivial, are a speck of dark toning in the dentils above star 7, another over the right top of the F in OF, and a pair of tiny hairline scratches at the I in AMERICA. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0, with the reverse rotated the usual 20 degrees CW. The fields are no longer prooflike thanks to microscopic die flowlines, and the die lines from the dentils over ICA are dull and barely visible. A truly impressive half cent. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS66BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution). Our grade is consistent with the PCGS grade. PCGS population 1; none finer in Brown. The attribution and Davy provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Davy #29.1.18. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Richard Gross 4/16/2004. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 415		1829 C-1 R1 EF40. At least ten points sharper but cleaned, then coated to help hold the artificial mint color. Most of the faded red remains but there are areas where the coating failed and the toning has shifted to dark bluish steel and olive. The luster and eye appeal remain quite nice and this piece has the look of a red and brown mint state coin. MDS, Manley state 2.0. This example was plated to illustrate the variety in both editions of the Cohen book on the series (page 73 in the first edition, page 85 in the second edition), so it appears Roger held a high opinion of the coin. Davy #29.1.11. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:327. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 416		1829 C-1 R1 Counterstamped G6. Reddish dark chocolate with golden light brown highpoints. A couple points sharper but the surfaces are dull from microscopic granularity. Counterstamped with "CT" and the outline of a unicorn on both sides, and the counterstamps are strong. Brunk catalog # T-17 (old Brunk #6460). According to Brunk, these were issued by a United States merchant with the initials CT who sold Unicorn brand cigars. Over two dozen examples are known stamped on half cents of various dates, 1829 being the most common. Davy #29.1.7. Estimated Value $20-UP. Ex Paramount International Coin Corp. 5/3/1982:670. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 417		1829 C-1 R1 G6. Date Altered to 1820. Glossy light chocolate and medium brown. The surfaces are smooth but the rim and dentils above the head are a bit uneven and there are two pinprick nicks at the T in CENT. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The date was carefully altered to 1820, the 9 changed into an 0. Some of the tool marks required to make the change remain visible inside the "0" but the work was done with reasonable skill and this piece could fool some people. Of course "1820" is a fanciful date in the half cent series so fooling a serious collector is out of the question. Davy #29.1.17. Estimated Value $20-UP. Ex Don Valenziano 1/13/2000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $81
Lot 418		1829 C-1 R1 G5. Gold Plated Love Token Engraved with "JSM." Glossy light chocolate and steel with frosty bright gold in the protected areas on both sides. The initials "JSM" are contained in a monogram that covers most of the portrait. A gold loop is soldered to the rim at the top for attaching it to a chain or bracelet. The surfaces have been smoothed over the years reducing the clarity of the details, so my guess is that it was placed on a bracelet where it commingled with other pieces for quite a while. As with most love tokens, there must be a "story" behind the coin. Davy #29.1.19. Estimated Value $20-UP. Ex Clem Schettino 5/10/2008 (during the EAC Convention). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $63
Lot 419		1831 First Restrike Proof Breen 1-B R6-. PCGS graded Proof 63 Brown. Reverse of 1836. Medium brown with traces of original mint red in protected areas, mostly on the obverse. The obverse fields have moderately deep mirrors while the reverse fields, although smooth and attractive, are not as reflective. There are traces of microscopic dark carbon nestled between the points on the right side of star 10 which can help identify this piece. MDS, Breen state II, with the single reverse die crack, but this example was softly struck on the face, over BER in LIBERTY, at CEN, and on the wreath below. Our grade is Proof-60+. The "Reverse of 1836" attribution and Davy collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Weight 77.1 grains. Davy #31.2.4. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Empire Coin Co., Empire Review FPL #19, 4/1964-John McNail, Kagin's 1977 ANA Sale, 8/23/1977:2185 (where offered as part of a set). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $18,975
Lot 420		1832 C-2 R2 VF35. At least five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned light greenish olive with subtle overtones of bluish steel. Smooth and attractive with only a few trivial marks. The notable ones are a small spot of reddish chocolate toning right of the upper lip and a pair of tiny pinpricks under the F in HALF. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0, with a fine die crack from the hair over the L in LIBERTY to the dentils above star 7. The earlier crack down through TE in STATES is clear. Davy #32.2.7. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Ray D. Munde-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:336. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 421		1832 C-3 R2 Counterstamped Brunk A-152 VG7. Counterstamped "I AITKEN" across the obverse. Mostly glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or other defects. The counterstamp is boldly and evenly impressed across the obverse. Attributed to John Aitken, a merchant in Philadelphia. This example is clearly superior to the Brunk plate coin, which is holed and very heavily worn. Davy #32.3.6. Estimated Value $50-UP. Source unrecorded. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 422		1833 C-1 R1 AU50. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown. A tiny rim nick at K-11 on the obverse is the only mark on otherwise flawless surfaces. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with sharp die clashmarks on both sides. A very attractive half cent, and the extensive die clashmarks add to the eye appeal. Davy #33.1.13. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Dr. Philip W. Ralls 5/9/1986. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 423		1834 C-1 R1 EF40. Glossy light steel brown with darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. The protected areas are covered with satiny mint frost. Both sides display some very tiny ticks scattered about, none notable. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with sharp die clashmarks on both sides. Davy #34.1.9. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 4/26/1986. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 424		1834 C-1 R1 VF35. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but there are a few very faint hairline scratches on the obverse, all blending perfectly into the attractive glossy medium brown toning. A small spot of dark olive toning in the field right of star 2 is the best identifying mark. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with clear die clashmarks on both sides. A curved planchet clip affects the dentils over star 8 and the opposing dentils at ICA. The dentils across the planchet from the clip are weakly impressed, the so-called Blakesly effect that usually accompanies a planchet clip. Davy #34.1.13. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Jonathan Kern 3/1/1992. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 425		1834 C-1 R1 Counterstamped VF30. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. The host coin is choice. Strongly counterstamped on the obverse with "R.L" across the head with an additional "L" stamped into the truncation. The stamps are so strong they created big bulges on the reverse. This stamp is not listed in the Brunk book. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #34.1.7. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex C. W. Brown 8/19/1981. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 426		1835 C-1 R1 VF30. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness EF45 but harshly cleaned, now mellowing to olive brown and steel but still displaying lots of faded artificial red. No notable defects other than faint traces of an old fingerprint on the bust and a small rim nick at the first S in STATES. MDS, Manley state 1.0, with die clashmarks on both sides. The planchet has a minor clip affecting the dentils under the bust tip and the opposing dentils over the first T in STATES. The dentils across from the clip are slightly weak from the Blakesly effect. Davy #35.1.6. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Stack's 6/18/1986:357. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 427		1835 C-1 R1 Counterstamped Brunk Y-2 VF30. Counterstamped on the obverse with "MY" and a Star above. The counterstamp is large and strongly impressed causing much of the reverse to be distorted. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and free of any notable defects. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas on the obverse. LDS, Manley state 2.0. Brunk lists 4 examples of this stamp on half cents (1811, 1833, and two examples of 1835) and one on a large cent (1835), but he does not speculate as to the origin of the stamp. Davy #35.1.5. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex C. W. Brown (Shreveport, Louisiana; Coin World ad) 8/19/1981. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 428		1835 C-2 R1 MS62. Lustrous frosty olive and dark steel brown with underlying very faded red in protected areas, especially on the reverse. There is a small nick or pre-striking planchet mark on the bust just above the truncation and a thin swipe of light reddish tan toning at the E in CENT. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The arc crack across the upper half of the reverse is clear. An attractive half cent and it comes with an impressive provenance. Davy #35.2.4. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Philip M. Showers (Stack's privately 1969)-Willis I. duPont-Fred Werner (from New York, also known as Freddie Werner) 2/20/1977-Larry Goldberg 2/22/1977-Joe Flynn 4/26/1977. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 429		1835 C-2 R1 VF30. Clipped Planchet. Attractive glossy olive brown and chocolate with traces of underlying very faded mint color peeking through on the reverse. The only defects are two small spots of very fine carbon left of star 11. LDS, Manley state 3.0. A die crack arcs from the rim at D-S through HA in HALF and the right side of the O in OF to the rim above. A curved planchet clip eliminated most of the dentils at stars 3-4 and the opposing dentils at TE in UNITED. Davy #35.2.11. Estimated Value $50-UP. Source unrecorded 4/15/1995. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 430		1837 Half Cent Hard Times Token, Low-49 Rulau HT-73, R2 AU58. Choice glossy medium brown with chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. Just a hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. Sharply struck and very attractive. The only marks are a few microscopic planchet chips, as struck, in the field above the eagle's head. A subtle, very faint swipe of slightly darker chocolate toning from the D in STANDARD to the V in VALUE can help identify this piece, but it is difficult to see. These tokens are the only half-cent-denominated pieces struck as part of the Hard Times Token series. While they are not Federal issues, they are often collected as part of the normal Federal series and are included with them in the "Redbook." Davy #37.1.1. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Fred Sweeney 6/25/1970. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 431		1837 Half Cent Hard Times Token, Low-49 Rulau HT-73, R2 EF40. Sharpness near mint state but lightly whizzed and retoned frosty olive and chocolate with faded red in protected areas. Looks like a choice Red & Brown mint state piece to the unaided (or uninitiated) eye. The only marks are three small, very light nicks in the field above the eagle's head. A sharp, attractive example of this popular half cent token in spite of the old cleaning. Davy #37.1.4. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Gene Reale 6/6/1994. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 432		1837 Half Cent Hard Times Token, Low-49 Rulau HT-73, R2 EF40. Glossy dark olive and chocolate brown. Sharply struck with excellent eye appeal. Might qualify for a slightly higher grade if not for a thin planchet lamination crease from the dentils through the 3 in the date into the wing above the arrows where it fades away. This lamination was called a die crack at one time, which would have been a significant die state discovery. It is not, but the piece still presents a nice appearance. Davy #37.1.5. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex James A. Stack, Sr., Stack's 11/29/1989:101. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 433		1842 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6 Proof-20. Glossy chocolate brown with traces of very faded red in protected areas thanks to a very old cleaning. The surfaces are smooth and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a light scratch from star 8 to the hair below, a pair of tiny diagonal nicks on the nose, and a dull scuff below the N in CENT. Basically just a worn half cent. Breen mentions two circulated examples (more are known today), and this may be the Parmelee piece that suffered a provenance break following the 6/25/1890 sale. Weight 81.8 grains. Davy #42.1.2. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Thomas L. Elder 10/17/1908:441-Albert F. Holden-Norweb collection, Bowers & Merena 10/12/1987:101. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 434		1842 First Restrike Proof Breen 1-B R6+. PCGS graded Proof 63 Brown. Golden tan and light brown with iridescent rose and bluish steel overtones on the reverse. The fields are nicely reflective with moderately deep mirrors on both sides. The notable marks are a small cloud over the bust tip, a few very faint hairlines in the obverse fields, and a very thin struck-through line from star 1 to the bust tip. Otherwise this piece is flawless. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. PCGS population 4 with 2 in Proof-64 Brown. The attribution and Davy provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Weight 77.8 grains. Davy #42.2.2. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex Bostic, Stack's 12/1956:50-R. L. Miles, Jr., Stack's 4/10/1969:52-Q. David Bowers FPL 12/1969-Jim McGuigan 5/10/1987. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 435		1844 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6 Proof-20. Five points sharper with a few light contact marks on both sides, including 2 dull nicks at the tip of the chin and a vertical nick over star 4. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with hints of frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. Another proof-only issue that escaped into circulation for a short time (perhaps out of economic necessity). Weight 82.0 grains. Davy #44.1.3. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Ellis Robison, Stack's 2/1982:375-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:357. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 436		1846 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6 Proof-7. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with two thin streaks of dark olive toning on the lower half of the obverse. A very light rim bruise over star 6 is the only sign of contact, and it is barely visible. No damage, just well circulated offering very nice eye appeal for the grade. Weight 79.4 grains. Davy #46.1.3. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Don Valenziano 5/26/1995. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 437		1849 Small Date First Restrike Proof Breen 1-B R6+. PCGS graded Proof 63 Brown. Attractive electric bluish steel with golden light brown highpoints on the reverse. The fields are highly reflective with deep mirrors on both sides. The notable marks are a small carbon spot close under the ear and a spot of very light corrosion on the 1 in the date. Otherwise this piece is choice and the eye appeal remains excellent. Our grade is Proof-62. PCGS population 2 with 4 finer in Brown. The attribution and Davy provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Weight 82.1 grains. Davy #49.3.3. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex Stack's (Auction '89) 7/7/1989:1528. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 438		1849 C-1 R2- MS62 Prooflike. Choice glossy steel brown and light olive with traces of faded mint red on both sides, mostly on the reverse. Subtle overtones of light bluish steel and sea green can be seen on both sides as the coin is rotated in the light. Great eye appeal. This piece is choice and virtually flawless except for a tiny, very light rim bruise between stars 7 & 8. Very sharply struck earliest die state with smooth, reflective fields on both sides. The microscopic die polishing lines found on the few proofs and earliest business strikes are present. Weight 85.9 grains. Davy #49.1.8. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Davis/Graves Collection, Stack's 4/8/1954:121-Herbert M. Oechsner, Stack's 9/8/1988:26-Bill Weber, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/3/2002:2401. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 439		1851 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Red. Lustrous bright original mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints, 85% of the red remaining. There are a few tiny contact marks, including a nick in the field off the bust tip, a pair of tiny ticks right of star 3, a small spot over star 13, and another over the LF in HALF. M-LDS. The fields are covered with microscopic radial die flowlines that create the attractive cartwheel luster. The repunching right of the base of the second 1 is clear. A common date that is almost never available with this much original mint color. Plated in the second edition of the Cohen book to illustrate the variety. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. PCGS population 1; the only Red example graded for the variety. The attribution and Davy provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Davy #51.1.11. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Ray D. Munde-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:369 (plated in color). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 440		1851 C-1 R1 MS60. Frosty olive and bluish steel brown with slightly faded red covering 10% of the obverse, 25% of the reverse. Possibly dipped long ago and retoned. No spots or stains, but the reverse fields are covered with microscopic lint marks or planchet chips, as struck. The obverse fields are smooth. There are a couple tiny ticks at the dentils between stars 6 & 7 and a thin crease on the rim from star 2 to star 6 (possibly a stray planchet cutter impression). MDS. The repunching right of the base of the second 1 is sharp. Davy #51.1.2. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Stack's OTC 1/28/1972. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 441		1851 C-1 R1 F15. Underweight Planchet and Weakly Struck. Slightly sharper in those areas that were reasonably well struck, but this piece was lightly cleaned and there are a few light hairline scratches in the field near star 12. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. The planchet is a bit thin and underweight, 81.5 grains versus the 84-grain standard. Walter Breen described this type of error as being the result of the planchet strip rollers being "set too close together." The soft strike could reasonably be attributed to the thin underweight planchet, and this type of error has been seen on several examples of 1851 half cents. The left half of the obverse and more than half of the wreath are softly impressed. Davy #51.1.15. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Don Valenziano 4/3/1998. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 442		1851 C-1 R1 Counterstamped EF40. Glossy chocolate brown with greenish olive toning in protected areas on the reverse. There are a few tiny rim nicks and traces of crud in some of the protected areas. EDS. The repunching right of the base of the second 1 is sharp. Strongly counterstamped "E.WP" in large block letters across the head. This stamp is not mentioned in Brunk. Davy #51.1.7. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex C. W. Brown 3/26/1982. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109
Lot 443		1855 C-1 Breen 1-A R6 (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 64 Red. Slightly mellowed mint red shifting to steel brown on the highpoints. The fields are moderately reflective but they do show faint hairlines mixed in with the die polishing lines on both sides. The best identifying mark is a tiny spot of steel toning in the field close over the tip of the nose. The strike is very sharp and the dentils are nicely impressed all the way around both sides. A beautiful half cent that comes with an important provenance. Our grade is Proof-63. The attribution and Davy provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Weight 85.1 grains. Davy #55.1.8. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex Garrett Collection-Johns Hopkins University, Bowers & Ruddy 11/28/1979:49. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,613
Lot 444		1855 C-1 Breen 1-A R6 (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 62 Brown. Glossy medium brown with hints of very faded mint red on the reverse. There is a planchet flake under the 1, a short struck-through line in the field right of star 4, and a small planchet flake left of this struck-through mark, all as minted. Sharp EDS with die polishing lines passing NE to SW in the obverse fields, clearest at stars 12 & 13. The fields are hard and reflective and the dentils are fully impressed all the way around both sides. Could be a proof, and PCGS certainly believes it's a proof strike. Our grade is MS63 Prooflike. PCGS population 1; the only Proof Brown for the variety. The attribution and Davy provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Davy #55.1.7. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan 8/18/1982. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 445		1855 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red Plus. Slightly faded mint red just starting to mellow from its original brilliance, 95% of the original lustrous red remaining. The only marks, and they are trivial, are some microscopic specks of darker toning at the date and a small toning spot in the dentils at UN. Otherwise this piece is flawless. A beautiful red gem. Our grade is MS65. PCGS population 1; the only Red example for the variety. The attribution and Davy provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Davy #55.1.11. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Gene Reale (privately) 6/6/1994 and previously from an Abe Kosoff sale as lot 490, envelope included. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 446		1855 C-1 R1 Counterstamped AU58. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate with frosty sea-green overtones in the protected areas on both sides. Essentially a mint state piece that was strongly counterstamped "W.EL" on the lower half of the reverse. This stamp is not included in the Brunk book. E-MDS. Davy #55.1.6. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Goodman auction, Herb Melnick, Inc., 7/29/1982:12. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 447		1856 in Copper Nickel Judd-177 Breen 1-B R4. PCGS graded Proof 64 Plus. Glossy golden tan and light steel. The only defect is a tiny speck of dark toning left of star 3. The fields are nicely reflective with moderate to deep mirrors on the obverse and moderate mirrors on the reverse. Our grade is Proof-63. PCGS population 1 with 3 in Proof-65. The attribution and Davy provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Weight 71.5 grains. Davy #56.2.3. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Stack's 2/1/1980:726 (via Julian Leidman). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,795
Lot 448		1856 in Copper Nickel Judd-177 Breen 1-B R4 Proof-50. Sharpness near mint state but this piece was lightly polished and is covered with microscopic hairlines. No spots or stains. The notable marks are a shallow planchet flake in the field off the tip of the chin, a speck of verdigris off the upper left point of star 8, and another at the lower right point of star 9. Nicely struck for this issue as most display significant weakness due to the relatively hard alloy in these planchets. The dentils are not fully impressed but everything else is sharp. Weight 70.5 grains. Davy #56.2.2. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex J. C. Morgenthau & Co. (Wayte Raymond) 10/5/1939:696-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:889 (as Proof-60)-Superior Moreira sale 1/29/1989:3084 (returned). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 449		1856 in Copper Nickel Judd-177 Breen 1-B R4 Proof-12. Glossy light steel with microscopic specks of darker toning on the lower two-thirds of the obverse. Otherwise free of notable marks or other defects. Just a choice, well-circulated example that offers excellent eye appeal for the grade. Weight 68.4 grains. Davy #56.2.5. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Jack Borckardt (Collector's Cabinet) 5/25/1988. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150

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