Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 78

January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 750		1827 N-11 R1. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. CAC Approved. Highly lustrous light olive brown and chocolate with original mint red in protected areas and attractive overtones of light bluish steel covering the fields. The satiny mint luster is unbroken giving this cent outstanding eye appeal. The only defects, and they are trivial, are a dark speck in the field right of star 1 and another in the field left of star 12. LDS with minor crumbling on the profile at the forehead and bottom of the nose. The dentils from star 13 to the below the 27 are softly struck but everything else is nicely impressed. Our grade is MS63. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. A beautiful cent that comes with an important provenance. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 66. (PCGS # 36868) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 5/16/1945:590-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:203-Denis Loring-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:404-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-unknown-Kenneth Goodman. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,463
Lot 751		Pair of Cents, 1827 & 1828. Includes 1827 N-11 R1 MDS VF25+ net VF20 for recoloring, and 1828 N-4 R4 F12 net VG7 for granularity and scratches. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Pierre Fricke. View details	Realized $147
Lot 752		1828 N-5 R2 EF40. Sharper by nearly 10 points but there are faint traces of very fine carbon on both sides, mostly at stars 5-8. Mostly frosty light olive brown mixed with medium brown and light chocolate. Mint luster shows in protected areas. E-MDS showing a faint die crack through the tops of TED in UNITED. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Pierre Fricke. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 753		1828 N-6 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with attractive overtones of light bluish steel and hints of sea green. Just a few minor marks on an otherwise choice cent, including a small, dull nick on the front edge of the neck and a spot of darker chocolate brown toning over the C in CENT. LDS. There are numerous tiny lumps from die rust on the obverse, as always, plus several fine die cracks. These includes one from the bust tip to the dentils under star 1, another from the tip of the coronet through star 6, and a final one from the hair bun to the dentils right of star 9. Called MS63 and tied for CC#4 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #21378. Our grade is MS63. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. And it comes with a great provenance. PCGS population 2; 2 finer in 65. (PCGS # 36889) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Floyd T. Starr-1949 ANA Sale, lot 1630-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale 4/15/1989:293 (as MS65)-unknown-Legend Numismatics 11/2007-Kenneth Goodman. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,995
Lot 754		1828 N-7 R3 VF25. Glossy reddish steel brown and medium chocolate. No defects, only trivial contact marks and light wear. MDS. The stray 8 punched into the left side of the 2 is clear and the die crack from 28 through star 13 to star 12 is obvious. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex River City Coins 3/1987-Robert E. Vail-Colin Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $676
Lot 755		1828 N-11 R2 VF35. Sharpness EF40 but there is a light rim bruise at star 1 and a dull rim nick at the second A in AMERICA. Glossy light brown and medium chocolate with an arc of darker chocolate brown toning at stars 7 & 8. MDS showing just a trace of the stray O in the field left of OF. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Pierre Fricke. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282
Lot 756		1829 N-1 R3 Large Letters PCGS graded AU55. Glossy chocolate brown and frosty reddish golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas, especially on the reverse. No defects, only very light friction on the highpoints. LDS with a fine die crack from the dentils over M to the tops of ER in AMERICA. Called AU50 by Del Bland. Noyes says AU50, his photo #27045. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. And it comes with a nice provenance. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 63 for the variety. (PCGS # 36910) . Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex T. James Clarke 10/1954-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1990 EAC sale, 5/1990:150 (lot ticket included)-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/1991:377 (lot ticket included)-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1907 (lot ticket included)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,293
Lot 757		1829 N-2 R2 Large Letters AU55. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with dark steel overtones. The surfaces are satiny and flawless offering mint state eye appeal. Just a hint of friction on the highest points from a mint state grade. Sharply struck MDS. The fields are covered with microscopic radial die flowlines and the die crack through stars 1-4 is clear. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 3/1994-Wayne Anderson-Colin Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $999
Lot 758		1829 N-6 R1 Large Letters. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Choice frosty mint red fading to steel brown with 15% of the red remaining on the obverse, 50% on the reverse. The surfaces are lustrous and the eye appeal of this cent is outstanding. Just a few trivial marks from flawless. The notable ones are a small spot of darker toning at the inner curl, traces of an old fingerprint above the head, and a spot of dark toning under the U in UNITED. Sharply struck EDS with crisp dentils and smooth fields on both sides. Called MS65 by Del Bland. Noyes graded this piece MS65 and had it as tied for CC#1 honors in his 1991 reference on the middle date cents, photo #24222. Our grade is MS63+. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. The only example graded by PCGS for the variety. (PCGS # 36920) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Rodney T. Grove, Auction '81 (Superior) 7/23/1981:543 (lot ticket included)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,756
Lot 759		1830 N-2 R2 Large Letters EF40. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with subtle hints of light bluish steel overtone. The only marks are a pair of small, faint spots of slightly darker toning between the date and star 13, and a trail of microscopic contact marks right of star 2. E-MDS. The die cracks on the obverse are strong and the die line from the leaf tip to the bottom of the U in UNITED is clear. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 10/2/1993:156 (lot ticket included)-Colin Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 760		1830 N-3 R3 Large Letters. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC Approved. Frosty olive brown and steel with generous traces of mint red on the obverse and 10% of the reverse showing mint color. No spots, stains, or contact marks. A choice cent except that the dies were out of proper alignment causing strike weakness along the right side of the obverse and the opposing area on the reverse. In addition the reverse is dramatically rotated 140 degrees CW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. MDS showing rotated die clashmarks inside the wreath. A neat cent, certainly one of the finest known with a rotated reverse. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 66. (PCGS # 36943) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Kenneth Goodman collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,643
Lot 761		1830 N-4 R2 Large Letters. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. CAC Approved. Beautiful lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with faded mint red covering the protected areas on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers the planchet, even the highest points of the devices, and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. The best identifying mark is a shift in the toning from bluish steel brown to a lighter shade of steel brown at stars 1-3. MDS with an additional die crack from the right top of the E in UNITED to the dentils above. A slight double profile shows on the forehead, tip of the nose, and chin. This is the plate coin for the variety in the 1991 Noyes book on middle date cents. Graded MS65 by Del Bland. Noyes says MS63 and tied for CC#6, photo #24232. Our grade is MS64+, close to MS65. A great cent with a great provenance. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer for the variety. (PCGS # 36946) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Leonard M. Holland, Pennypacker Auction Centre 5/8/1959-Louis Helfenstein, Lester Merkin 8/1964:132-E. Yale Clarke, Stack's 10/25/1975:95-Jerry A. Bobbe 12/4/1976-Ken Pines-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-C. Douglas Smith 1978-Dr. Philip W. Ralls (for $6000 from Doug Smith). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,756
Lot 762		1830 N-8 R1 VF35. Sharper by at least 5 points but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy light chocolate brown. The only marks are a small spot of dark toning on the left side of star 7 and a minor rim bruise at star 12. MDS with a fine die crack from the bust tip to the dentils under star 1. The delicate repunching left of the 1 in the date is still visible. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Pierre Fricke. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $118
Lot 763		Group of 5 Cents, 1830-1835, all Scarce Varieties. Includes 1830 N-6 R4 Small Letters Reverse MDS G6, 1830 N-7 R3 MDS F12 net VG7 for a stain on the reverse, 1831 N-14 R4 MDS VG10, 1835 N-9 R4 EDS F15 net G4 for corrosion, and 1835 N-18 R4+ MDS with reverse rotated 35 degrees CW G4. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $306
Lot 764		1831 N-3 R1 Medium Letters. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. CAC Approved. Choice frosty tan and light brown blending to darker steel brown on the highpoints. A spot of slightly darker reddish brown toning right of the E in ONE is the only notable mark. MDS. Our grade is AU50. Very nice for the grade. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 5 finer, 1 in 63, 2 in 64, 1 in 64+, 1 in 65. (PCGS # 36997) . Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/1991:411 (lot ticket included)-Tom Reynolds 9/21/1991-March Wells-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,410
Lot 765		1831 N-6 R1 Large Letters. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown and chocolate, a third of the red showing on the obverse and half of the red remaining on the reverse. No spots or stains. This is a solid gem cent except for a dull nick just right of the eye and a tiny one just below the eye. Nicely struck MDS. The obverse fields are satiny from microscopic die flowlines (the obverse fields are smooth and reflective in the early state), and traces of microscopic die rust can be found on both sides. Our grade is MS64, and this piece is the second finest known of the variety behind a slightly finer example. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Population 1; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 11/4/2010:428-Kenneth Goodman. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,643
Lot 766		1831 N-7 R1 Large Letters NGC graded MS66 Brown. Beautiful highly lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with traces of faded mint color on the obverse and 10-15% of the reverse showing mint color. Electric blue overtones dominate the obverse giving this cent outstanding eye appeal. This cent is essentially flawless. The only marks are a tiny planchet flake in the center of the cheek and a barely visible tick in the field right of star 7. E-MDS, before the crumbling in the notch on the right side of the R in AMERICA. Called MS65 Choice and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #21305. Bland says MS65 and tied for CC#1 as well. Our grade is MS65, clearly a superior example of the variety. And it comes with a nice provenance. Pop 2; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Thomas L. Elder 9/21/1935:1523-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:257. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,400
Lot 767		1831 N-7 R1 Large Letters. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. CAC Approved. Frosty medium brown and darker bluish steel brown. Traces of faded mint red show in protected areas, especially on the reverse. A swipe of darker bluish steel and olive toning at stars 3-7 is the best identifying mark. LDS. Crumbling fills the notch on the right side of the R in AMERICA. The PCGS label says this piece is N-6, but it is N-7. Called MS60+ by Del Bland. Noyes says MS60 and tied for CC#6, his photo #24254. Our grade is MS60. The incorrect N-6 attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. Pop 2; 2 finer in 65. (PCGS # 36973) . Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex C. Douglas Smith-Lou DiLauro 1981-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,291
Lot 768		1831 N-7 R1 Large Letters EF40. Frosty light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. Very nice for the grade. The only marks are a small nick over the hair bun, another before the forehead, and a spot of darker reddish chocolate brown toning at OF. E-MDS, before the notch on the right side of the R in AMERICA becomes filled with crumbling. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Jim Corrado 8/1986-Robert E. Vail 1/26/1992-Del Bland-Colin Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 769		1831 N-9 R2 VF25. Ten points sharper but there are traces of microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas on the reverse. Mostly glossy dark olive brown and steel, possibly retoned. MDS with double die cracks connecting stars 4 & 5 outlining where a cud break is forming. Estimated Value $75-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $165
Lot 770		1832 N-1 R2 Medium Letters. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous olive brown and chocolate with traces of mint red showing on both sides. Subtle hints of bluish steel and sea-green overtone can be found in the fields and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. A tiny spot of darker toning off the upper point of star 4 and a couple more between stars 5 & 6 are the only marks, and they are barely visible. Nicely struck E-MDS. The die lines from the leaf tip under the first A in AMERICA are clear. Graded MS63 by Bland. Our grade is MS62. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. NGC population 1; 4 finer, 3 in 65, 1 in 66. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Abner Kreisberg-G. M. "Pat" Patterson, Kagin's 5/6/1988:1171 (lot ticket included)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,763
Lot 771		1832 N-3 R1 Large Letters. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Choice lustrous medium brown and steel with tiny peeps of faded mint color showing on both sides. Excellent eye appeal and only a few trivial marks. The notable ones are a microscopic planchet flake near the dentils over star 5 and two specks of darker toning under the ribbon end. MDS. Called MS63 and tied for CC#4 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #56023. Our grade is MS63 as well. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. And it comes with an important provenance. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 66. (PCGS # 37009) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex George Carlton, Thomas L. Elder 12/1917:753-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Numismatic Gallery-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:267-Roger S. Cohen, Superior 2/2/1992:1187-Stack's 1/2002:794-Stack's 6/2002:273-Stack's 10/2002:1051-Chris McCawley FPL 1/2004-Paul Gerrie, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/27/2012:34-Chris McCawley 2011-Kenneth Goodman. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,938
Lot 772		1832 N-3 R1 Large Letters PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous medium brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. Satiny mint frost covers the planchet and it is flawless except for a half dozen small spots of darker olive brown toning on both sides. The largest of these spots is at the top of the 8 in the date. MDS with a minor double profile on the chin. Graded MS60 by Del Bland. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer, 1 in 65, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 37009) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Mathewson-Emanuel Taylor, Abe Kosoff 10/11/1961:661 (lot envelope included)-Louis Helfenstein (privately) 10/6/1972-C. Douglas Smith-Myles Z. Gerson-Stanley Kesselman 7/1980-R. E. Naftzger Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, 5/1989:340-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,234
Lot 773		1833 N-3 R1. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. CAC Approved. Choice highly lustrous bluish steel and chocolate with generous amounts of faded mint color covering the protected areas on both sides. A microscopic tick on the cheek right of the upper lip is the only mark, and it is barely visible with the aid of a strong glass. Nicely struck MDS with microscopic die flowlines covering the fields. All the stars show their radial lines. Called MS65 and tied for CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says MS65 choice and tied for CC#1, his photo #20621. Our grade is MS65 as well. The attribution and Naftzger provenance are shown on the PCGS label. A truly beautiful cent that comes with an impressive provenance. PCGS population 2; none finer. (PCGS # 37024) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Stack's OTC 2/17/1963-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Myles Z. Gerson-Denis Loring-Kenneth Goldman 7/24/1980-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:282-Paul Gerrie, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/27/2012:36-Legend Numismatics 6/2012-Kenneth Goodman. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,694
Lot 774		1833 N-3 R1 AU50+. Lustrous light brown and tan with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Just a touch of light friction on the highest points from mint state. The best identifying marks are a tiny splash of reddish brown toning under star 4 a very light nick close before the chin, and a tiny pinprick on the neck near the hair. M-LDS. The dies are worn but the repunching on CE in CENT remains clear. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds-March Wells-Colin Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 775		1833 N-3 R1 EF40+. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light olive and steel with frosty light brown toning in protected areas. No defects, just light friction on the highpoints. Close to EF45. M-LDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Pierre Fricke. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $235
Lot 776		1833 N-5 R1 Repunched 8. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown with 25% of the mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. Satiny and quite attractive with only trivial marks. These include a tiny planchet chip on the coronet over the B in LIBERTY and some tiny specks of darker bluish steel and olive brown toning scattered over the reverse. LDS. Remnants of the stray 8 punched into the dentils under the normal 8 is gone but the repunching on the upper half of the 8 is clear. The reverse is rotated 40 degrees CW. Called MS65 by Del Bland. Our grade is MS64+, close to MS65. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; none finer for the variety. (PCGS # 37031) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Ray Chatham-Jim McGuigan-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,348
Lot 777		1833 N-5 R1 Repunched 8. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. CAC Approved. Glossy light chocolate brown with hints of very faded mint color in a couple of the protected areas on the obverse. The only mark is a spot of shallow carbon on the right side of the second T in STATES. M-LDS. The repunching on the 8 is clear but the stray 8 punched into the dentils below that 8 is no longer visible. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 64. (PCGS # 37030) . Estimated Value $750-UP. Ex Maine Type Coins 3/1987-March Wells-Dr. Philip W Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,087
Lot 778		1834 N-1 R1 Small 8 with Large Stars. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Double Profile Lustrous mellowed mint red fading to bluish steel brown and chocolate with nearly a third of the red remaining. Essentially flawless. The only mark is a microscopic speck of carbon or dirt under the earlobe and a small puff of darker toning just left of the O in ONE. M-LDS with the usual die cracks on both sides and crumbling between the right points of star 4. The repunching inside the C in AMERICA is clear. There is a thin double profile on the forehead, lips, and chin with similar double and some triple profiles on LIBERTY, the date, and several stars on the right side of the obverse (all caused by die "bounce.") Called MS65 by Bland. Our grade is MS64. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. NGC population 1; none finer. The only example graded by NGC for the variety. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Harry Devane, Superior 9/30/1985:582-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,113
Lot 779		1834 N-4 R2. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. CAC Approved. Beautiful satiny light bluish steel and olive with faded mint red in the protected areas on both sides. Lustrous and very attractive, nearly flawless. The only mark is a small spot of darker toning in the field above the coronet tip. Sharply struck MDS with obvious die rust surrounding NITED STATES. A premium cent that offers outstanding eye appeal. Our grade is MS64+ close to MS65. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 67. (PCGS # 37039) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 2/2005-Paul Gerrie, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/27/2012:39-Legend Numismatics 6/2012-Kenneth Goodman. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,640
Lot 780		Group of Five Cents, 1834-1839, grading F12 to VF35. Includes 1834 N-1 R1 Small 8 with Large Stars M-LDS VF25, 1835 N-1 R1 Large 8 MDS F12, 1838 N-1 R1 E-MDS VF35, 1839 N-8 R1 Head of 1840 VF20, and 1839 N-13 R2 Booby Head LDS F15. A decent group, all glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. All from the Colin Ralls collection. View details	Realized $341
Lot 781		1835 N-5 R1 Head of 1834, Small 8 & Stars. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Beautiful frosty mint red fading to light steel brown with more than a third of the obverse covered with mint color, 15% of the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and it is a flawless gem except for a scratch at the D in UNITED. M-LDS, both dies now heavily worn. Called MS65 by Del Bland. Our grade is net MS63+. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. The only example graded by PCGS for the variety. (PCGS # 37085) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Del Bland (found at the 1973 ANA Convention in Boston) 8/25/1973-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,875
Lot 782		1835 N-8 R1 Head of 1836. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Glossy light olive and steel brown with 10% of the bright mint red remaining on the obverse and more than a third of the original red showing on the reverse. The only notable mark is a small spot of reddish brown toning on the front edge of the neck. Great eye appeal. MDS with a strong die crack up from the dentils through the 1 in the date along the bust and neck to the back of the ear, then weakly up through the head to the bottom point of star 8 where it fades away. Called MS64 by Bland. Our grade is MS63. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 2 finer in 65. (PCGS # 37061) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Dennis Mendelson (who found it at a show in Chicago 11/1962)-Del Bland-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,938
Lot 783		1835 N-16 R2 Head of 1836 VF35. Sharpness EF45 but there is a rim bruise at the bottom of the reverse that flattens several dentils. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown and olive with hints of very faded red in protected areas on the obverse. MDS. The die cracks through the legend outside the wreath are clear but the fields are still relatively smooth. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Randle Fairchild-Colin Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 784		1836 N-3 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous light steel brown with about 20% of the bright original mint color remaining. There are a few small spots of darker toning in the dentils at star 1 and a collection of tiny marks (perhaps pre-striking) on the truncation and lowest curl into the field over the date. The reverse is flawless. VEDS with hard, very slightly reflective fields. The repunching on the I in UNITED is sharp and the fine die line down from the M in AMERICA is clear. A rare die state. Graded MS63 by Del Bland. Our grade is MS62+. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 66. (PCGS # 37118) . Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Bob Everett-Del Bland-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,880
Lot 785		1836 N-3 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. CAC Approved. Frosty lustrous light steel brown and tan with hints of very faded mint color in a couple of the protected areas on the reverse. The only marks are a few minor ticks on the cheek and a small swipe of slightly darker toning at the right bottom of the N in ONE. LDS with all the die cracks described by Wright and a cud break extending down beyond the dentil tips at star 6. Graded MS61 by Bland. Our grade is MS62. Comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer, 1 in 64+, 2 in 66. (PCGS # 37117) . Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co 5/18/1945:675-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/1984:322-Bowers & Merena 1/28/1988:76 (lot ticket included)-Superior 1/29/1989:3141 (lot ticket included)-Chris McCawley-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,939
Lot 786		1836 N-4 R3 EF45. Choice glossy medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Mint frost shows in protected areas. The only defect is a shallow planchet flake at the right point of star 6. M-LDS with 5 radial die cracks on the reverse and a thin rim cud break in the dentils from star 1 to star 2. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Del Bland-Colin Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $370
Lot 787		1836 N-6 R2 Gobrecht Head EF40+. Glossy medium steel brown and chocolate. Excellent surfaces and eye appeal for the grade, close to EF45. The notable marks are a few tiny ticks in the field before the face and a vertical nick above the O in ONE. M-LDS with a cud break extending down inside the dentils over star 8. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Randle Fairchild-Colin Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $270
Lot 788		1837 N-1 R3 Plain Hair Cord, Medium Letters. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Choice lustrous mint red fading to steel brown with about 30% of the mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. A beautiful, satiny large cent with nearly flawless surfaces. You can find a few microscopic abrasions and a couple tiny specks of dark toning under strong magnification, but none are at all worthy of mention. The best identifying mark is a tiny speck of carbon near the hair right of the eye. MDS. Graded MS65 by Del Bland. Our grade is MS64+, close to MS65. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer for the variety. (PCGS # 37148) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Harmer Rooke 9/1981-Denis Loring-Robert C. Clark-Del Bland-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,938
Lot 789		1837 N-5 R2 Plain Hair Cord, Small Letters. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. CAC Approved. Choice glossy light to medium brown. Frosty mint luster covers the fields and protected areas giving this cent outstanding eye appeal. No spots or stains. The only notable mark is a dull scuff on the top of the L in LIBERTY. M-LDS. The highpoints show light friction, but the cent offers mint state eye appeal. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer, 1 in 65, 1 in 65+. (PCGS # 37144) . Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Larry Whitlow-Robert E. Matthews 1/4/1986-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:2018 (lot ticket included)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $734
Lot 790		1837 N-8 R1 Plain Hair Cord, Medium Letters AU50. Lustrous medium brown and light olive with light bluish steel overtones, especially on the reverse. Sharply struck and quite attractive. Looks mint state, but there is a touch of friction on the highest points. EDS. Strong die lines show at ERICA and numerous die lines show inside the wreath along with three center dots. The fields are hard and slightly reflective. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Del Bland-Colin Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 791		1837 N-9 R1 Beaded Hair Cord. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate. No spots, stains, or notable contact marks. The only defect is a tiny planchet void under the line below CENT, as struck. M-LDS. The numerous die cracks on the obverse are clear, a lump has formed on the bust tip, and there is a small rim cud break at star 11. Our grade is MS62. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 7 finer, 4 in 65, 3 in 66. (PCGS # 37132) . Estimated Value $450-UP. Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-C. Douglas Smith-Del Bland-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:495 (lot ticket included)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $911
Lot 792		1838 N-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. CAC Approved. Choice highly lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with mint red in protected areas on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers the planchet, even the highest points of the devices, giving this cent outstanding eye appeal. This cent is flawless except for a very light horizontal nick on the jaw. MDS. The fields are covered with microscopic radial die flowlines and there is a narrow rim cud break at star 1. The repunching on the peak of the 1 remains clear. A beautiful cent. Our grade is MS65. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer. (PCGS # 37180) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Randle Fairchild (via Del Bland)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,585
Lot 793		1838 N-3 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous bluish steel and light olive fading down from mint color with at least 20% of the original red remaining. Nearly flawless, only a few microscopic defects from perfect. These include a tiny planchet flake on the nostril (as struck), a few extremely tiny ticks on the cheek, and a very small nick between stars 12 & 13. M-LDS. The dies are heavily worn and lapped but the small dot directly above the normal center dot on the reverse is weak but still visible (called the "Colon Center Dot Variety" by John D. Wright in "The Cent Book"). The dentils from under the date to star 1 are "smeared" as always on this variety and several of the stars behind the portrait are missing their radial lines, but everything else is nicely struck. In the later die states this variety becomes increasingly difficult to attribute, and NGC incorrectly called it N-1 on their label. Our grade is MS64. This piece is superior to any of the examples in the famous Naftzger collection (our sale 2/1/2009) or those included in the Noyes photo census for the N-3 variety. Population 1; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Kenneth Goodman collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,525
Lot 794		1838 N-6 R1 AU55. A lustrous mint state cent that was lightly cleaned and is toned chocolate and reddish steel brown with lighter brown on the highest points. The only mark is a thin but rather strong vertical nick in the field before the eye. Sharply struck EDS with phantom dentils on the obverse rim from under the date to star 2. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 795		1838 N-7 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Frosty mint red mellowing to steel brown with 20% of the red remaining on the obverse, 35% on the reverse. Unbroken satiny mint luster covers both sides. A beautiful cent with nearly flawless surfaces. The only mark is a small spot of very shallow crud on the jaw. This is not a carbon spot and it may be removable. M-LDS. The die line from the leaf to the bottom of the F in OF is faint but remains visible. Graded MS65 by Del Bland. Noyes says MS63 and tied for CC#5, his photo #24373. Our grade is MS64. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 37199) . Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Leo Young 4/1962-George M. "Pat" Patterson, Kagin's 5/6/1988:1221 (lot ticket included)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,998
Lot 796		1839/6 R3+ Overdate 9 over 6. PCGS graded EF-45. CAC Approved. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No spots or stains, only trivial contact marks. The best identifying mark is a tiny nick on the upper right point of star 6, and it is barely visible. MDS with a clear die crack from the dentils over star 3 to the nose. The overdate feature is obvious. A premium example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Our grade is VF35+, very close to EF40. At the lower end of the condition census (PCGS # 1756) . Estimated Value $10,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 797		1839 N-2 R2 Head of 1838 EF45. Frosty light to medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and a splash of chocolate brown toning at RICA. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on the reverse. The only defect is a very thin planchet lamination from the rim over ES in STATES to the rim over the F in OF (as struck). EDS. The dull die lines over RICA and STA are clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Colin Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 798		1839 N-3 R1 Head of 1838. NGC graded MS-67 Brown. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with faded mint red covering the protected areas on both sides. A beautiful, very impressive cent that offers exceptional eye appeal. The satiny luster covers even the highest points of the designs. The only defect is a swipe of dark toning at the dentil tips at star 5. M-LDS. The wreath berry under AM is faint but remains visible and the depression above star 1 that forms in the later states is shallow but present. A great cent, called MS63 and tied for CC#4 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #56855. Our grade is MS64. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Population 1; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex William C. Noyes-Doug Bird 4/1994-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3716-unknown-Bowers & Merena 11/4/2010:429-Kenneth Goodman. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,640
Lot 799		1839 N-4 R1 Silly Head. NGC graded MS-66 Red & Brown. Frosty bluish steel brown and olive with 10% of the red showing on the obverse and 25% remaining on the reverse. Essentially flawless except for a thin planchet lamination at the dentils just left of the date (as struck) and faint traces of an old fingerprint under CEN in CENT. MDS with fine radial die flowlines in the fields on both sides. Our grade is MS63. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Population 1; none finer at NGC. The only example graded by NGC for the variety. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex Kenneth Goodman collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,581

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