Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 70

The September 2-5, 2012

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 637		Group of 12 1827 & 1828 Cents grading G4 to VG10. Average grade is VG7 to VG8. Includes 1827 N-3, 4, 5, 6, 7; and 1828 N-1,2,3,7,8,9,and 11. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $391
Lot 638		1829 N-2 R2 VF35. Frosty olive and dark steel mixed with lighter brown, especially on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas. The only marks are a couple shallow nicks at star 8. MDS with the usual die cracks at stars 1-4 and 11-13. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:445. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 639		1829 N-5 R3 Small Reverse Letters VF30. Sharpness EF40 or better but there is a patch of roughness at the top of the hairbun, a small one in the hair over the B in LIBERTY, and a couple specks of reddish verdigris over the N in ONE. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and very attractive with satiny mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. The surfaces, except for the small areas mentioned, are consistent with a significantly higher grade. Mottled mix of reddish chocolate, dark chocolate brown, and lighter steel brown. MDS. The strike is weak on the stars, over LIB, and along the bottom of the wreath, as usual for this Small Letters variety. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2011:960 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 640		1829 N-6 R1 EF40. Ten points sharper with an area of light roughness around star 6. This area contains a mix of tiny contact marks and very shallow verdigris visible under magnification. Otherwise the surfaces are frosty steel brown and chocolate with excellent eye appeal. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 641		Group of 7 1829 Cents grading G5 to VG8. Average grade is VG7. Includes N-1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $265
Lot 642		1830 N-5 R3 AU50. Double Profile with Rotated Reverse. Sharpness very close to mint state but the obverse is covered with microscopic hairlines and there is a large chip out of the rim over ST in STATES (incomplete planchet, as struck). Otherwise the only mark is a faint spot of reddish steel toning between stars 9 & 10. Sharply struck MDS. There is a fine double profile on the nose, lips, and chin, and the reverse is rotated 40 degrees CCW. Combine these two with the planchet chip and you have three different types of mint error on one coin. Removed from an NGC slab graded UNC details, improperly cleaned (NGC label included, #3216484-006). Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 643		1830 N-7 R3 VF30. Choice glossy medium brown with frosty luster in some of the protected areas. Very nice for the grade. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a barely visible hairline scratch on the cheek and a small splash of slightly darker olive toning on the ribbon at the bottom of the wreath. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 644		1830 N-10 R4+ VG8. A couple points sharper but recolored glossy light olive and medium brown with reddish tan from the old cleaning in protected areas. Smooth and free of notable marks. EDS. The die crack at TATES is light. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 645		1830 N-11 R5 VG7. A few points sharper with extremely fine roughness under a rather glossy patina of dark steel and olive brown. Lighter steel brown toning covers the devices, and the two-tone appearance accents the major details and enhances the eye appeal. There are some dull marks in the field off the tip of the coronet and another on the top of the N in ONE. A couple small patches of very shallow verdigris can be found on both sides as well. Called net G6 in the Noyes census, his photo #21035. Not the finest cent in the Naftzger collection, but this is a variety that was missing from the Hines and Newcomb collections and Ted never found a better one that tickled his fancy enough to upgrade. The John D. Wright/Del Bland notes for the N-11 variety indicate this was the discovery coin for the variety and that it also may be the A. C. Gies coin that was published by McGirk in 1914. The rarity has fallen since then as more examples have come to light (thanks in large part to the illustrated book on the series published by John D. Wright in 1992), but the variety is still quite rare, especially in grades above Fine. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Henry Chapman 8/1934-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976-Del Bland 9/1976-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:247 (Naftzger collection envelope and auction lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 646		Pair of Tough Die Varieties, 1830 and 1848. Includes 1830 N-10 R4+ E-MDS G6 net G5 for some rim bumps and 1848 N-42 R5 VG8 net G6 for a minor bend in the planchet. Both have a clear date and legend. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details	Realized $150
Lot 647		1831 N-1 R1 Large Letters Reverse AU55. A mint state cent that was lightly cleaned and is retoned a frosty chocolate and steel with traces of faded red in protected areas. The portrait is sharply struck and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent in spite of the retoning. A nick under the E in ONE is the only notable mark. M-LDS with fine flowlines drawing the stars to the rim and the dentils starting to smear. Called MS60 and tied for CC#5 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 and tied for CC#10, his photo #36403. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Elliot Landau, New Netherlands Coin Co. #52, 12/1958:140-Emanuel Taylor 10/1960-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:248 (Naftzger collection envelope and auction lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 648		1831 N-2 R2 Small Letters Reverse EF45. Frosty light chocolate and steel brown with satiny luster in the protected areas. The only mark is a faint vertical hairline scratch on the cheek. MDS with rim crumbling from star 6 to star 7. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 10/5/2009. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 649		Pair of 1831 Cents grading VF35. Includes N-3 R1 Small Letters Reverse MDS and N-8 R3 Large Letters Reverse MDS. Both are attractive but and 5 points sharper with minor defects. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $368
Lot 650		1831 N-6 R1 Large Letters Reverse EF45. Frosty reddish steel brown and light chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas. EDS. Sharply struck and quite attractive for the grade. The only mark is a thin diagonal nick under the E in ONE. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Doug Bird 11/2002-Gothic Stamp & Coin 8/2009. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 651		1831 N-10 R3 Large Letters Reverse VF20. Five points sharper with some fine hairline scratches on the neck. Glossy dark chocolate with lighter chocolate brown highpoints creating an attractive two-tone appearance. LDS with dentil fusing at star 9 and an arcing die crack from the first S in STATES through the upper part of the wreath to the dentils at S-O. Estimated Value $80-UP. Ex John D. Wright 6/13/1984-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:353 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 652		Group of 12 1830 & 1831 Cents grading G5 to VG10. Average grade is VG7. Includes 1830 N-2, 3, 6 (Small Letters Reverse), 8, and 10; plus 1831 N-4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, and 14. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $437
Lot 653		1832 N-2 R3 EF45. Misaligned Dies. Frosty light brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and a cloud of darker steel brown toning at F-A. A tiny nick on the cheek and a small spot of reddish brown toning at E in ONE are the notable defects. LDS with the die crack at stars 5-10 strong and all evidence of the misplaced S left of the first S in STATES gone. In addition, a fine but clear die crack from the base of the E in CENT extends into the field just off the left end of the line below CENT. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-4.5. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Russell Wyatt, Superior 9/30/1985:565-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:373. (The Wyatt collection pillbox and Holmes auction lot ticket are included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 654		1833 N-1 R2 AU50. Nice lustrous steel brown and medium chocolate. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides. A puff of slightly darker olive brown toning at the 18 in the date is the best identifying mark. MDS. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU55 (PCGS label included, #1696.55/14647062). Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 655		1833 N-2 R2 AU50. Rotated Reverse. Sharpness very close to mint state but lightly cleaned and retoned lustrous golden tan with sea-green overtones. E-MDS. There is a large low spot from ED in UNITED to the C in CENT caused by debris (grease) on the die, and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 656		1833/2 N-4 R4 Overdate 3 over 2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Choice lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with traces of mint red remaining on both sides. Satiny and quite attractive with only a touch of rub on the highest points of the design. The only marks are a tiny nick on the neck and two microscopic specks of verdigris near the dentils over the right side of star 6. M-LDS. The undertype 2 just left of the second 3 (the so-called 3 over 2 overdate) is clearly visible. Die cracks reach from star 1 through stars 2 & 3 to the dentils at star 4, from star 4 through stars 5-7 to the dentils over the left point of star 8, and from the upper right point of star 4 to the lower point of star 5. The earlier die crack from star 2 to star 3 now branches to the dentils midway between those two stars and the section of die left of star 3 is slightly beveled. In addition, the dentil roots over the right side of star 7 are crumbled together. Our grade is AU55+. Outstanding eye appeal for the grade, and the reverse looks choice mint state. Called AU55+ and CC#7 among the confirmed examples in the Bland census. The attribution and Dan Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack�s 6/13/84:275-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:380. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 657		1833 N-6 R1 EF45. Five points sharper but there is a patch of microscopic roughness in the field between the hair and star 12. This patch is barely visible and the remainder of the planchet is smooth and attractive. Glossy medium brown and steel. MDS with a small lump connecting the feet of the N in UNITED. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 658		Pair of Cents, 1832 & 1833, grading VF35. Includes 1832 N-3 R1 Large Letters Reverse EDS (removed from a PCGS slab graded EF45) and an 1833 N-5 R1 Repunched 8 MDS (removed from an ANACS slab graded AU50). An attractive pair. The slab labels for both pieces are included. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $391
Lot 659		1834 N-2 R1 Small 8, Large Stars EF45. Frosty light to medium brown with a spot of darker toning on the upper lip and another between the left points of star 11. The only other notable mark is a very faint fingerprint covering the field before the portrait. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on the reverse. MDS. Short spikes up from the dentils below the date are still visible and a die crack connects the left foot of the first A in AMERICA to the wreath. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Don Valenziano. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 660		1834 N-5 R5 Large 8 & Stars with Medium Letters Reverse VG7. Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth surfaces. The only marks are a few faint hairline scratches on the cheek and a low spot resting on top of the T in CENT. Well worn but the date and legends are clear. A scarce and popular "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 661		1835 N-3 R3 Head of 1834 EF40. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with satiny flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas on both sides. Five points sharper but there is a light scratch from the nose to just below star 4 and a nick on the chin. Otherwise this piece is choice. LDS with several die cracks and tiny rim cud breaks on the obverse, the strongest rim cuds at star 2. An important example of this scarce variety, in the lower half of the condition census. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/20/2010:1013 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 662		1835 N-11 R4+ Head of 1834 VG10. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The notable marks are a small patch of microscopic roughness under star 1 and a deep nick at the bottom of the O in ONE with a smaller one on the C in AMERICA. EDS. The die cracks at the bottom of the reverse are light. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 663		1835 N-18 R4+ Head of 1834 VG7. Attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Only minor marks consistent with the grade. A light diagonal scratch close under star 13 to the curl above is the best identifying mark. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Chris McCawley FPL #84, 2008. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 664		1835 N-19 R5 Head of 1836 F12. Glossy dark olive brown and steel. No roughness or verdigris, only minor marks, none significant. A light nick left of the first S in STATES is the only notable defect. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/2009:250 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 665		Pair of 1834 & 1835 Cents with Double Profile grading VF35. Includes 1834 N-2 R1 Small 8 and Large Stars MDS with a very bold double profile, and an 1835 N-7 R1 Head of 1836 M-LDS (Newcomb's old #17) with a fine double profile. The 1835 is ten points sharper but nicely recolored. Both are glossy and attractive. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $437
Lot 666		Trio of Scarce Varieties of 1835. Includes N-4 R4+ MDS G6 net G4 for marks at star 5 and rim dents on the reverse, N-9 R4 (Large 8) EDS G5, and N-10 R4+ MDS G5. All are the Head of 1834 type with glossy brown and chocolate surfaces. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $253
Lot 667		Group of 15 Cents, 1832-1835, grading G6 to F12. Average grade is VG8. Includes 1832 N-1; 1833/2 (overdate 3 over 2); 1834 N-1, 3, and 6; 1835 N-1, 2, 5 6, 8,12,13,14,15, and 16. Some are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 15 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $334
Lot 668		Pair of NGC graded cents, 1835 & 1837. The first is an 1835 N-6 R1 graded XF40. Glossy chocolate brown with some lighter brown tones on both sides. Smooth and problem-free. There is a clear double profile on the portrait. LDS with a series of thin rim cud breaks at F-AMER. Our grade is VF35. The second is 1837 N-9 R1 (Beaded Hair Cord) graded AU53 Brown. Frosty light chocolate and steel brown. Sharply struck and void of any notable defects. EDS. Our grade is EF45. The attribution is noted on both of the NGC grading labels, but they got it wrong on the 1837 by calling it N-10 rather than N-9. Lot of 2 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $437
Lot 669		1836 N-3 R1 AU58. Glossy medium brown with underlying light steel brown on both sides and overtones of bluish steel on the left side of the obverse. There are a couple light contact marks above star 1, a shallow planchet flake under that star, and a splash of darker toning at the top of star 3. Just the lightest touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. EDS with smooth, slightly reflective fields on both sides and no cracks or rim cuds. A fine, sharp die line connects the M to the berry below. Graded MS60 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net AU50, his photo #36799. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex New Netherlands Coin Co. 3/27/1973:344-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:809-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:449 (the Robbie Brown and Dan Holmes auction lot tickets are included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 670		1837 N-1 R3 Plain Hair Cord AU50. Sharpness near mint state but there is a collection of fine pinscratches at stars 2-3. Otherwise quite nice offering mint state eye appeal. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with mellowed mint red covering about 15% of the obverse and traces of similar mint color remain on the reverse. MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 671		1837 N-3 R1 Plain Hair Cord EF45. Slightly sharper with a few microscopic contact marks plus some very faint vertical laminations on the obverse, strongest from star 10 to star 12. Frosty steel brown and chocolate, the obverse delicately woodgrained in a vertical pattern that follows the laminations. MDS. The fields are covered with fine die flowlines and the die crack around the reverse legend is stronger. The dentils are weakening, especially on the upper half of the reverse, but most remain clear. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Doug Bird 5/11/1986-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:466. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 672		1837 N-4 R2 Plain Hair Cord AU55. A sharply struck piece that was dipped long ago and allowed to retone a frosty bluish steel with faded artificial red in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The only marks are a tiny planchet flake at the dentil tips left of star 2 and another in the dentils under the end of the wreath stem. M-LDS. The left tip of the I in UNITED is faint, nearly gone due to die wear. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 673		1837 N-4 R2 Plain Hair Cord EF45. Frosty bluish steel brown with lighter steel brown in protected areas. The notable mark is a thin planchet lamination that connects the right sides of the E in ONE and T in CENT. MDS. The obverse fields are covered with fine die flowlines, the left top of the I in UNITED is weak but visible, and the reverse dentils are weak but complete. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Wes Rasmussen-Dick Punchard 1989-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:468 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 674		1837 N-9 R1 Beaded Hair Cord AU50. Choice lustrous steel brown and medium chocolate. Satiny and virtually flawless. VLDS with myriad die cracks and thin rim cud breaks on the obverse plus a pair of die cracks on the upper half of the reverse. Great eye appeal, just a touch of friction on the highest points. Could easily be called AU55. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1977 EAC Sale, lot 277-McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/31/1993:713. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 675		1837 N-12 R3 Beaded Hair Cord with "Accessory E" EF40. Attractive glossy chocolate and light olive brown. Virtually free of marks, a choice cent that may justify a slightly higher grade. A pair of microscopic planchet flakes at the base of the neck and very faint traces of an old fingerprint at stars 10-12 are the best identifying marks, and they are nearly invisible. E-MDS. The repunching on the left side of the lower half of the 8 is sharp. The fields are smooth and the stray E punched into the wreath under the E in AMERICA is sharp. (Note: The so-called Accessory E hidden in the wreath under the E in AMERICA of N-12 was first reported by Jules Reiver in the May 1969 issue of Penny-Wise, the newsletter of the Early American Coppers Club. It is quite possible this is the cent he used for the discovery.) Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Estimated Value $125-UP. Ex George Ramont 12/26/1968-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:20084-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:490 (Holmes lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 676		1837 N-13 R2 Plain Hair Cord AU50. Lustrous steel brown and medium chocolate woodgrained on the reverse with slightly darker olive brown tones. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. Close to AU55 but there is a small spot of very fine carbon in the field above the inner hair bun. E-MDS, This is the plate coin for the variety in John Wright's "The Cent Book." Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Ray Chatham-John Ashby 10/1980-John D. Wright, 2009 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/18/2009:369 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 677		1837 N-14 R2 Plain Hair Cord EF40. At least 5 points sharper but there is a rim bruise at the second A in AMERICA and a few tiny nicks inside the wreath. Attractive frosty medium brown and steel with darker steel toning on the highpoints. Has AU50 eye appeal. MDS. This is the plate coin for the variety in the Wright book on the middle date cents. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Paul Saros 6/1982-John D. Wright, 2009 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/18/2009:371 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 678		1837 N-16 R3 Plain Hair Cord EF40. Five points sharper with a small rim bruise above the E in STATES. Otherwise essentially flawless. Frosty medium brown and chocolate, the reverse a couple shades lighter than the obverse. MDS. This is the plate coin for the variety in "The Cent Book" by John D. Wright. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Rod Burress 6/1973-John D. Wright, 2009 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/18/2009:373 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 679		Trio of PCGS slabbed cents, 1837 & 1838. The first is an 1837 N-7/8 R1 (Plain Hair Cord) graded AU58. Frosty steel with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. No defects. MDS. Our grade is AU50. The second is 1837 N-14 R2 (Plain Hair Cord) graded AU53. Frosty olive and steel. No defects. EDS. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. The third is 1838 N-8 R1 graded AU58. Frosty olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. No defects. EDS. Our grade is AU50. A very nice trio. The attribution is noted on the PCGS labels of the first and third. Lot of 3 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details	Realized $920
Lot 680		1838 N-2 R1 AU55. Very close to mint state but there is a light scuff on the eyebrow into the hair above. Choice lustrous steel brown and light chocolate. Excellent eye appeal for the grade, and the eyebrow scuff is barely visible. MDS. Most of the inner circle at the dentils tips from 183 to star 1 is gone but the doubled center dot on the reverse is clear. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Willard C. Blaisdell-Del Bland 4/73-John D. Wright Collection, 2009 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/18/2009:375. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 681		1838 N-4 R1. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty medium brown and chocolate. Satiny luster shows in the protected areas. No defects, just very light wear on the highpoints. A speck of crud on the eyelash is the best identifying mark. E-MDS with a clear die crack through star 9 to the hair below. Our grade is EF45+. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 682		1838 N-6 R1 AU50. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. The toning on the reverse is a bit mottled. A small spot of reddish brown toning right of the T in CENT is the only notable mark. M-LDS. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU58 (PCGS label included, #1741.58/5614345). Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 683		1838 N-10 R1. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown. Satiny mint luster peeks through the gloss in the fields and protected areas. A choice cent offering excellent eye appeal. E-MDS. Our grade is AU50+ choice, close to AU55. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 684		1838 N-10 R1 AU55. Choice lustrous steel brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas. Excellent eye appeal, looks mint state. M-LDS. The die crack at AM is strong and it fades out as it reaches the F in OF. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 685		1838 N-15 R5- F12. Sharpness near VF20 but cleaned and retoning glossy steel and olive brown with underlying lighter tan remaining from the cleaning. No roughness and only a few trivial contact marks. A tiny nick on the rim off the tip of the wreath stem is the best identifying mark. Would benefit from a proper retoning. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/2009:253 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 686		1838 N-16 R5- VF20. Sharpness EF40 but covered with microscopic granularity that holds back the natural gloss. No verdigris, and the only marks are a couple very tiny rim bruises, the stronger of these at star 3. Slightly glossy dark steel with slightly lighter chocolate toning on some of the highpoints on the reverse. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Henry T. Hettger 2/28/2009. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604

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