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Sale 65
The Pre-Long Beach Auction
| Selections from the Davy Collection of US Half Cents Part 2 |
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Lot 450 |
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Quartette of Half Cents. Includes 1829 C-1 Fair-2 with a faux rim cud created by damage (Davy #29.1.16), 1832 C-2 VF20 but carefully flattened to a diameter of 27.5 millimeters (Davy #32.2.8), 1834 C-1 VF30 but pressed into another coin creating a faux brockage on the obverse (Davy #34.1.10), and 1850 C-1 VF20 net VG7 for damage (Davy #50.1.9). Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Sources in order are Steve Fischer 4/15/95, Chris Young in last couple years, Doug Bird 8/14/91, and Doug Bird 8/14/91.
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$184 |
Lot 451 |
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Trio of Half Cents. The first is an 1804 C-9 R2 VG8 net AG3 for being pressed into something round leaving the appearance of a double strike against a blank planchet. (Davy #04.9.18). The second is an 1809 C-3 R1 G4 net Fair-2 for being banged up quite a bit while a design unknown on any half cent shows clearly over STAT. The added design is in normal relief, not incuse. However, there are a few incuse stars on the rim over AMER, and these stars are of the proper size and design to have come from another 1809 half cent. Quite a mysterious piece, but it appears to have become special outside the mint. Careful inspection is warranted. (Davy #09.3.19) The third piece is an 1850 C-1 R2- VG8 that has been plated with a silvery gray metal. The plating is complete except for a small test mark on the edge from a touchstone. There are a few minor contact marks, all consistent with the grade. (Davy #50.1.7). Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Sources in order were Bob Cunningham (eBay) 9/29/2000, Richard Gross 4/7/2000, and Don Valenziano 10/22/1988.
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$196 |
Lot 452 |
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Trio of Half Cents with Altered Dates. The first is an 1833 C-1 R1 VG10 net VG8 with the date altered to 1830. The workmanship is decent but easily detected. (Davy #33.1.15). The second is an 1834 C-1 R1 VF25 net F12 with the date altered to 1831. The alteration itself is rather convincing but the area around the date is heavily scratched. (Davy #31.4.3). The third is another 1834 C-1 R1 VG7 net G5 with the date altered to 1831. Decent workmanship but the guy left too many fine scratches around the date. (Davy #31.4.4). Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Sources unrecorded 1993-1996.
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$173 |
Lot 453 |
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Blank Planchet with Narrow Upset Rims, Stage II, AU50. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No defects other than the usual tiny planchet chips that normally disappear when properly struck by the dies. The rims are upset and fairly narrow. Most likely made for the 1849-57 Coronet half cents rather than the earlier dates that have a very slightly larger diameter. Diameter 22.5 millimeters and weight 83.1 grains versus the standard of 84.0 grains. Davy #58.1.1.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Massachusetts Historical Society, Stack's 3/29/1973:143.
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$920 |
Lot 454 |
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Blank Planchet with Narrow Upset Rims, Stage II, AU50. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Virtually flawless with smoother surfaces than most of these unstruck planchets. The only mark is a light rim bruise, the position of which just can't be explained here. The rims are upset and rather narrow, virtually identical to the preceding lot. Diameter 22.3 millimeters, weight 83.5 grains versus the standard of 84.0 grains. Davy #58.1.2.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 4/1999.
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$920 |
Lot 455 |
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Blank Planchet, Stage II, VF35. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. The only defects are a shallow planchet flake or void on one side and the usual collection of microscopic planchet imperfections that usually strike out when the planchet is struck by the dies. The planchet has upset rims and the edge is double flanged. The diameter exactly matches that of the half cents of 1803-1836 (which have a 23.0 millimeter diameter that is very slightly larger than the later 1849-1857 half cents), but the weight is a bit hefty (92.0 grains versus the 84.0-grain standard). Since the weights tended to vary quite a bit on these, it is reasonable to conclude this planchet was intended for one of those 1803-1836 half cents. Davy #58.1.4.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 4/7/2000.
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$863 |
Lot 456 |
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Blank Planchet, Stage II, VF20. Slightly glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a couple splashes of darker olive brown. Both sides display a few hairline scratches and the surfaces are covered with the usual tiny imperfections that normally come with blank planchets. The rims are upset (stage II of the preparation process) but it is uncertain whether or not this planchet was intended for a half cent. The diameter is a bit large, 24.0 versus the normal 23.0 millimeters, and the weight is 93.9 grains versus the standard of 84.0 grains. My guess is no. Davy #58.1.5.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 8/18/1992.
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$299 |
Lot 457 |
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Blank Planchet for 2-Cent Piece, Stage I EF40. Glossy light chocolate brown with splashes of darker chocolate brown on both sides. No roughness or other notable defects. The rims are not upset, Breen's stage I of the preparation process. Diameter 24.0 millimeters, weight 99.4 grains. Both measurements are consistent with the 2-cent pieces of 1864-1873, which were struck to standards of 23.0 millimeters and 96 plus or minus 4 grains. While the standard diameter of 23.0 is a full millimeter smaller than this planchet, you must keep in mind that upsetting the rims (stage II of the process) will decrease the diameter. A very rare blank planchet, the only one we have seen for our 2-cent piece. Davy #58.1.3.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Lanny Reinhardt 4/16/1999.
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$690 |
Lot 458 |
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Super-deluxe leather-bound edition of the Davy II catalog. There are only five copies of this special catalog: one for our consignor, one for Bob Grellman (the cataloger), one for Chris McCawley, one for our library, and one for the high bidder on this lot. All proceeds from the sale of this lot will go to the Early American Coppers Club (EAC).
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
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$8,625 |
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