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Sale 96
February 12-15 2017 Pre-Long Beach Auction
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Lot 286 |
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1794 S-44 R1 PCGS graded AU58. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. The sharpness of this cent is very close to mint state but there are a few small contact marks in the field under LIB, a few more tiny ones under the Y in LIBERTY, and several more on the cheek and neck. None of these marks is significant in its own right but there are too many to ignore. The reverse is flawless and offers mint state eye appeal. Sharply struck MDS, Breen state III early. Both dies are cracked, and the radial crack of star III reaches down to the wreath stem but goes no farther. Our grade is AU55 sharpness net AU50. Noyes says AU55 sharpness net EF45 and tied for CC#2, his photo #38778. Bland says AU50 and tied for CC#2 in his condition census. Both sides of this cent are plated in the 1923 and 1926 Chapman references on the cents of 1794. A sharp, attractive cent in spite of the tiny marks. Estimate Value $10,000 - UP
Ex M. A. Brown, S. H. & H. Chapman 4/16/1897:754-George H. Earle, Henry Chapman 6/25/1912:3380-Alvin J. Fink-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co., 2/7/1945:49-Charles Green (R. Green)) FPL 5/1946-unknown-1954 ANA Sale, Federal Coin Exchange, lot 3966-unknown-Abner Kreisberg (Kreisberg/Cohen) 12/4/1961-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co, 11/14/1973:365-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy 1982 FPL:37-Bowers & Ruddy RCR #46, 12/1982-unknown-Bowers & Merena 6/1989:10-Dr. Robert J. Bye, Stack's 5/1997:379-unknown-Superior 9/19/1999:392-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Naftzger and Adams collection envelopes and lot tickets from the Naftzger and Superior sales).
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$14,100 |
Lot 287 |
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1794 S-45 R5+ VG8. Slightly sharper with about a dozen tiny but sharp rim nicks around the reverse. The surfaces are mostly smooth and glossy but there is some microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas, mostly on the reverse. No verdigris, and the best identifying marks are a tiny tick in the field over the end of the pole, another on the rim over the end of the pole, a dull rim nick or tiny rim bruise over the U in UNITED, and a rim nick over the second A in AMERICA. None of the marks is distracting and this cent offers nice eye appeal for the grade. EDS, Breen state I. The diagonal die flaws through the O in ONE and CE in CENT are clear but the reverse is uncracked. Graded VG10 net VG7 and tied for CC#15 in the Noyes census, his photo #30907. The obverse of this cent is plated in the 1979 Tom Morley book on grading 1794 cents to illustrate the VG8 grade for this obverse die. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Henry C. Hines-Del Bland-Dr. Charles L. Ruby, Superior 2/11/1974:374-Tom Morley, Cape Kennedy Medals 12/20/1975:37-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:699-unknown-1999 EAC Sale 4/17/1999:143-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Morley collection pillbox and lot ticket/envelope, and the other 3 auction lot tickets).
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$2,115 |
Lot 288 |
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1794 S-46 R3 F12+. Rather glossy light olive and steel brown blending to medium chocolate in protected areas. The details are a bit sharper, close to VF20, but the planchet has a very subtle bend causing the hair right of the cap to be slightly raised and the opposing area under CENT slightly sunken. However there is no evidence of damage that might have caused a bend, and the cent offers very nice eye appeal for the grade. The surfaces appear perfectly smooth but a glass reveals extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas. The best identifying marks are a tiny radial scratch along the left edge of the E in LIBERTY, a small patch of microscopic roughness at the dentil tips left of the first S in STATES, and a collection of microscopic hairlines over the N in ONE. None of these defects is visible to the unaided eye. EDS, Breen state I, with a die crack from the dentils into the bust and up to the neck where it fades away. The date and legends are all bold. Estimate Value $800 - UP
Ex Dr. Boyd E. Hayward, Bowers & Merena 9/22/1997:253-Chuck Heck Collection (lot ticket included).
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$1,028 |
Lot 289 |
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1794 S-46 R3 VG8. Slightly sharper but there are areas of minor roughness on the obverse, particularly on the bust and in the surrounding fields. Specks of greenish verdigris are visible around the bust and there are several light rim bruises on the reverse. Good identifying marks would be rim bruises at UN, the A in STATES, and the E in AMERICA. Mostly glossy medium steel and chocolate brown with a bit of reddish chocolate toning in the rough area around the bust. The date and legends are complete and strong. LDS, Breen state V. The die cracks on the obverse are bold and a piece of the die has fallen away at the top of the 4 causing an internal cud that joins that numeral to the bust. A neat die state. Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex Jack Beymer 8/1976-unknown-1999 EAC Sale, 4/17/1999:144-Jack Stickel, Heritage 4/2011:9067-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Stickel collection envelope, the Beymer sales envelope, and both lot tickets).
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$969 |
Lot 290 |
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1794 S-47 R4 F15+. Sharpness VF20 but there is a dull nick or small dent hidden in the hair at the back of the head. Otherwise this cent is quite attractive and the eye appeal is excellent. The other notable defects are a few minor marks on the jawline, a collection of tiny planchet flakes in the field before the neck, a trio of microscopic pinpricks between the second A in AMERICA and the adjacent ribbon, and a half dozen more around UN. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with slightly darker reddish chocolate toning in protected areas. EDS, Breen state I. The repunching on LI is clear and fine die clashmarks show on the obverse. A fine double profile shows on most of the face from the forehead down to the chin. Graded VF20 net F12 and tied for CC#14 in the Noyes census, his photo #38154. Reynolds says VF20+ net F15+. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP
Ex Mayflower Coin Auctions 11/9/1969:105-unknown-1999 EAC Sale, 4/17/1999:147-Chuck Heck Collection (includes both lot tickets).
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$3,525 |
Lot 291 |
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1794 S-47 R4 F15. Sharpness VF25 or a bit better but most of the planchet is covered with fine to moderate granularity, strongest on the face and neck. No verdigris or contact marks, and the toning is an attractive and slightly glossy medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. EDS, Breen state I. The repunching on LI and obverse clashmarks are faint or missing and there are no die cracks visible on the reverse. The reverse of this cent is plated in Penny Whimsy and the H & D in HUNDRED are filled with yellow ink to indicate this cent once was part of the Homer K. Downing Collection. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex consignment "JOB, NY," David Bullowa (Coinhunter) 10/1949:534-Homer K. Downing, New Netherlands Coin Co., 1952 ANA Sale:1640-Bruno Crossfield-Willard C. Blaisdell-Del Bland-Tom Morley-Fred Clymer-Tom Morley, Superior 5/1992:202-unknown-Superior 9/16/1996:1622-unknown-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/1/1998:83-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Crossfield and Morley envelopes and the last 4 lot tickets including the seldom-seen 1952 ANA lot ticket).
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$1,234 |
Lot 292 |
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1794 S-48 R5 Starred Reverse PCGS graded G6. Rather glossy medium to dark chocolate brown and steel. The highpoints are smooth but minor roughness covers the fields and protected areas on both sides, strongest at RTY. No verdigris, and the best identifying mark is a small chip or shallow pit under the right edge of the ear lobe. The obverse is sharper than the reverse, as usual for this variety. The date is easily readable (although the 4 is a bit weak) and a third of the tiny stars are still visible. Noyes says G5 and tied for CC#23, his photo #34778. Our grade is net G5+. This is coin 5-A in Pete Smith's 1986 book on the Starred Reverse Cent. A decent example of this famous and very popular "Redbook" variety. Estimate Value $12,000 - UP
Ex Grand Central Coin Show, Paramount International Coin Corp., 11/8/1973:823-Bowers & Ruddy 5/31/1974:233-Stack's 3/1/1982:604-Bowers & Merena 3/21/1996:45-Andrew Reiber 8/27/2000-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth, 2002 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/20/2002:146-John M. Ward, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:185-Chris McCawley 11/2005-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Ward collection envelope).
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$29,375 |
Lot 293 |
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1794 S-49 R2 VF20. Slightly sharper but there is a scratch from the bottom of the I in LIBERTY into the field under the cap, a lighter one hidden in the hair at the back of the head, and a shorter one under the E in UNITED. Only the first scratch is significant; the other two are trivial. Very attractive glossy light olive brown and steel. No roughness or verdigris. EDS, Breen state I, before the obverse die cracked. The edge is marked in white paint "H-5" two times by William Hays to identify this as the Maris-5 die variety, and he added in script "before die broke." A nice cent that comes with an impressive provenance. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex William W. Hays 4/1893-Dr. Thomas Hall 9/1909-Virgil Brand-New Netherlands Coin Co., 10/1951:578-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy I. Paschal (via Ray Chatham)-George E. Ewing, Jr.-Denis Loring-Robert C. Clark 1/1984-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:66-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:182-Jon A. Boka-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Boka collection envelope and the last 2 lot tickets).
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$4,700 |
Lot 294 |
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1794 S-49 R2 F15. Ten points sharper but covered with uniform extremely fine granularity under slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel brown. No verdigris, and a rim nick over the L in LIBERTY is the only notable mark. MDS, Breen state II. A strong die crack reaches from the dentils down through the E in LIBERTY into the hair left of the eye, but the wave or bulge from the rim to the end of the nose has not formed. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Stack's 6/1975:249-Jess Peters-John Sype-George E. Ewing, Jr.-Del Bland-Jack Beymer-Jack Robinson 3/1984-Jay Szerencsy, 2002 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/20/2002:148-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the EAC sale lot ticket).
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$1,410 |
Lot 295 |
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1794 S-49 R2 Basal State-1. Sharpness maybe VG8 but there are 9 "crescent moons" deeply punched around the obverse and four more around the wreath. The punches are nicely arranged but one of them obliterates the 4 in the date. Rather glossy very dark olive brown and steel over minutely corroded surfaces. MDS, Breen state II. The crack down through the E in LIBERTY is strong. Chuck's "9 moons over 4 moons" cent. Even accountants are entitled to a little whimsy once in a while. Estimate Value $100 - UP
Ex John Kraljevich at the 2012 ANA Convention-Chuck Heck Collection.
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Lot 296 |
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1794 S-50 R5 VG10. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown. A glass reveals uniform extremely faint granularity under the toning, but the surfaces appear smooth to the unaided eye. No verdigris, just a few marks. The notable marks are a diagonal nick on the I in LIBERTY and a diagonal scratch from the bottom of the neck to the bust over the right side of the 4. MDS, Breen state II. The obverse die was lapped and the shoulder loop is nearly gone, but there are no die cracks. The date and legends are complete and clear. Graded F15 net VG10 and tied for CC#10 by Noyes, his photo #36717. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP
Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 2/1988-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:251-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Frankenfield lot ticket).
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$2,291 |
Lot 297 |
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1794 S-51 R4 VG8. Slightly sharper but there are a few marks on otherwise smooth, glossy surfaces. The notable marks are a tight grouping of 5 dull pinpricks or nicks in the field under the cap and a nick-like planchet void just right of the denominator (as struck). Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown, the reverse a shade or two lighter than the obverse. The date and legends are complete and clear. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks. The edge lettering is blundered and reads ONE HUNDRED A DOLLAR, a result of the Castaing machine not being returned to the null position before adding the edge lettering to the planchet. "FOR" is positioned under DRE in HUNDRED. A nice coin and a neat error. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 7/1998-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$1,116 |
Lot 298 |
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1794 S-51 R4 VF20+. Sharpness near EF40 but there are areas of fine roughness on both sides, strongest on the obverse rim from K-9 to K-12. No verdigris and the only contact marks are two rim nicks, one under the 1 in the denominator and the other over the U in UNITED, plus a light rim bruise over the first A in AMERICA. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. EDS, Breen state I. The dies are uncracked but there is an unreported die clashmark at the throat. Graded EF40 net VF25 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #35454. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Ex Anderson DuPont Sale, Stack's 9/24/1954:76-Dorothy I. Paschal-Robert Carter-Chris McCawley 11/1998-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$4,700 |
Lot 299 |
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1794 S-51 R4 F15. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but covered with fine granularity mixed with patches of very shallow scale or crud. No notable verdigris, and the only contact mark is a very light rim bruise over the O in OF. Dark chocolate brown and steel. Sharply struck very rare LDS, Breen state IV late. All the die cracks mentioned by Breen are clear, and the final crack from the rim to the second curl from the bottom is strong. A great die state of a rare variety. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/2002:36-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$969 |
Lot 300 |
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1794 S-52 R6- F15. Attractive mostly glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The planchet is free of any trace of corrosion or verdigris and this cent offers very nice eye appeal. The sharpness is at least 5 points higher but there are scuffs of fine hairline scratches on the cheek, neck, bust, and in the hair at the shoulder, plus a planchet flake on the bust (as struck). None of these marks is individually significant but there are too many to ignore. EDS, Breen state I, with an uncracked obverse. The date and legends are complete and clear. Graded F15 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland/Breen census. Noyes says VF20 sharpness net F12 and tied for CC#3, his photo #24283. Estimate Value $7,500 - UP
Ex Herb Silberman (who acquired it unattributed 11/1970 at the GENA show)-Chuck Furjanic-Denis Loring 9/1982-Del Bland 1/1985-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:59-Henry T. Hettger 7/1996-Denis Loring 7/1996-Robert C. Clark, Bowers & Merena 2000 ANA Sale 8/9/2000:237-Chris McCawley 8/2000-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the ANA Sale lot ticket).
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$14,100 |
Lot 301 |
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1794 S-53 R6 VG10. Glossy olive brown and medium chocolate with smooth, verdigris-free surfaces. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but there are numerous light rim bruises around both sides. The stronger rim marks are over ITE in UNITED and CA in AMERICA. The rim bruises do not affect the legends, only the dentils. Otherwise the only marks are a few trivial ticks, none notable. EDS, Breen state I. Both dies are uncracked, as always on this variety. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Graded F15 net VG10 and tied for CC#8 in the Breen/Bland census. Noyes says F15 sharpness net VG8 and tied for CC#6, his photo #27860. This is the discovery coin for the variety, the discovery being made when the M. A. Brown sale was cataloged for the April 1897 auction conducted by the Chapman brothers. Another very nice cent with a important provenance and "story." Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
Ex M. A. Brown, S. H. & H. Chapman 4/16/1897:760-Benjamin H. Collins-William W. Hays 1900-Charles Steigerwalt 1906-Charles G. Zug-Hays Phelps Sale, Lyman H. Low 3/7/1907:58-Howard R. Newcomb-Foster Lardner, B. Max Mehl 6/1930:54-Will W. Neil, B. Max Mehl 6/1947:1862-Christian M. Petersen, Hollinbeck Coin Co. 8/1954:16-Dorothy I. Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon-C. Douglas Smith 1965-Al Bonard-Henry J. Berube (New England Coin Co.) 1/1996-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's 1/30/1986:5057-Martin Paul (The Rarities Group)-George E. Ewing, Jr.-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:254-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Frankenfield lot ticket).
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$9,400 |
Lot 302 |
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1794 S-54 R3 VF20+. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. No roughness and only minor contact marks. The only notable marks are an extremely faint hairline from the dentils just right of the Y in LIBERTY to the hair under the ear lobe and a pair of fine hairlines from the M in AMERICA to the leaves under that R. There is a bit of dirt caked around the devices on the upper part of the obverse but overall the eye appeal of this cent is quite nice. M-LDS, Breen state III, with strong die clashmarks on both sides and the obverse die still uncracked. The strike is a bit uneven with minor weakness on the right edge of both sides, particularly on the reverse. This was caused by the dies being out of proper axial alignment (the die faces were not perfectly parallel), which is typical of the die state. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Dr. Boyd E. Hayward, Bowers & Merena 9/22/1997:257-Chuck Heck Collection (lot ticket included).
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$6,169 |
Lot 303 |
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1794 S-55 R2 F12+. Sharpness VF20 but there is a small corrosion spot in the field close before the lips and another at the rim over the C in AMERICA, but the remainder of the planchet is smooth and attractive. There are some light contact marks scattered about both sides, the only notable one being a thin vertical nick in the middle of the neck. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The date and legends are strong. EDS, Breen state I, with fine die clashmarks but without the additional crack arcing through the lower curls to the shoulder. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Richard Gross, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:88-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:88-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope and both lot tickets).
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$1,234 |
Lot 304 |
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1794 S-55 R2 F15+. Sharpness near VF25 but there are a few contact marks, none especially significant but too many to ignore at this sharpness level. The notable ones are a light rim bruise at the bust tip, a couple faint diagonal hairline scratches in the field under the cap, a diagonal nick on the chin, and a rim bruise at ER in AMERICA. MDS, Breen state II, with a clearly visible die crack in the hair left of the shoulder in addition to the earlier fine die crack from the rim to the hair under the cap. The edge lettering is blundered reading ONE HUNDRED A DOLLAR, and the "FO" from FOR is hidden under the "DR" in HUNDRED. A neat error. This specific example is noted in the Breen encyclopedia "Remarks" section for the S-55 die variety. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Walter Husak 3/2001-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Husak collection envelope).
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$2,056 |
Lot 305 |
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1794 S-56 R3 VG10+. The "Office Boy Reverse" variety, so-called because of the amateurish layout of the legends on the reverse. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned medium steel and light olive brown. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are a couple very light rim bruises over LIBERTY, a thin diagonal nick in the field under the cap, and a small nick on the numerator in the fraction. LDS, Breen state III. The dies have been lapped and the repunching on the A in STATES is no longer visible. The reverse is rotated 40 degrees clockwise relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. This relatively modest cent was the first 1794 in Chuck Heck's collection. Estimate Value $400 - UP
Ex Roy Rouch 10/1977-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$1,469 |
Lot 306 |
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1794 S-57 R1 VF20. Sharper by at least 5 points but cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and medium steel brown. Smooth and attractive with only minor defects. The notable ones are a few tiny specks of reddish carbon on and around the cap, a tiny planchet chip on the cheek just left of the mouth (as struck), a light rim bruise at the first S in STATES, and a planchet chip at the leaves above the N in ONE (also as struck). M-LDS, Breen state IV. The two "trenches" in the field before the face are clear and minor crumbling shows in the dentils over the A in STATES. A die crack meanders along the upper edge of the lower trench. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Darwin B. Palmer 3/1989-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:81-Chris McCawley 4/1997-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$1,469 |
Lot 307 |
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1794 S-58 R3 F15+. Sharpness near VF25 but the planchet is covered with extremely faint granularity under rather glossy medium chocolate and olive brown toning. The highpoints are a slightly lighter shade of brown. No distracting marks, but there are traces of waxy verdigris or dirt nestled into the protected areas around the devices. The best identifying marks are a nick hidden in the dentils over the end of the pole and another in the center of that pole. E-MDS, Breen state II, with a die crack from the dentils through the top of the T in UNITED to the center of the adjacent I. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 3/1999-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$2,291 |
Lot 308 |
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1794 S-58 R3 F12. Sharpness VF25 but covered with uniform very fine roughness. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a small, light rim bruise just above the end of the pole. Very slightly glossy olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. M-LDS, Breen state III late. A strong die crack arcs through UNIT to the dentils at either end, and the section outside the crack is starting to tilt indicating that piece of the die is loose and shifted. A neat die state. The date and legends are complete and clear. There is a curved planchet clip affecting the dentils under the 17 and lowest curl (as struck). Estimate Value $750 - UP
Ex Dr. Robert C. Chambers 8/1982-Del Bland 10/1982-Jack Robinson 8/1984-Jay Szerencsy, 2002 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/20/2002:160-Chuck Heck Collection (Robinson coin description and lot ticket included).
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$2,350 |
Lot 309 |
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1794 S-58 R3 VG10. Five points sharper but covered with fine roughness that includes a collection of microscopic pits on the cheek. Lightly cleaned and retoned light olive and steel brown blending to darker olive brown in protected areas. No verdigris or notable contact marks. LDS, Breen state III late or IV early. The area outside the crack at UNIT is raised as a retained cud, but that section of the die has not fallen away completely and most of UNIT remains readable. Another very interesting die state. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 11/2001-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$881 |
Lot 310 |
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1794 S-58 R3 F15. Sharpness VF30 or a bit better but covered with fine roughness under slightly glossy olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris. The best identifying mark is a tiny planchet chip out of the rim over the right edge of the E in STATES. LDS, Breen state IV. The retained cud break at UNIT is significantly raised above the plain of the rest of the die, highest on the right end at IT, less so at UN. We have never seen an example that definitively showed a full cud break where the section of die outlined by the crack was missing, although in low grade it is difficult to be certain. This is the sharpest example we have seen with the cud raised so prominently. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley, 2010 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/24/2010:152-Chris McCawley 4/2010-Chuck Heck Collection (lot ticket included).
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$1,175 |
Lot 311 |
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1794 S-59 R3 VF25+. Slightly sharper but extremely faint microscopic roughness covers the fields on the reverse. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a horizontal nick in the hair at the back of the head. Mostly glossy medium chocolate brown and steel, the obverse showing more gloss than the reverse. EDS, Breen state I. There are die clashmarks on the obverse but no clashmarks or die cracks on the reverse. Removed from a PCGS slab graded XF40 (PCGS label #1365.40/4619617 included). Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 11/1999-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$4,700 |
Lot 312 |
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1794 S-59 R3 F12. Sharpness F15 or a bit better but the surfaces are somewhat dull thanks to uniform extremely faint granularity. No verdigris, and the only marks are two very light rim bruises left of the bottom of the cap and another at UN in UNITED. Slightly glossy olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The date and legends are complete and clear. MDS, Breen state IV. The die crack through the fraction is clear, strongest at the top of the 1 in the denominator. Estimate Value $750 - UP
Ex Dr. Tom Turissini 4/2002-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$793 |
Lot 313 |
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1794 S-59 R3 AG3. Several points sharper, especially on the reverse where the details are relatively strong, but the planchet is covered with fine corrosion. The roughness weakens the date and devices on the obverse but the date remains readable. No verdigris. There are some old scratches hidden in the roughness on the obverse and a few light rim bruises on both sides. Dark olive brown and chocolate with lighter brown on the highpoints. M-LDS, Breen state V. The die crack through the fraction is extremely bold and the section outside the crack has shifted outward. A really neat die state in spite of the low grade. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 4/2003-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$588 |
Lot 314 |
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1794 S-59 R3 VG8. Nice glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth with just a few contact marks. The notable ones are a few rim bruises on each side, the strongest at TE in UNITED. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. LDS, Breen state V late. The crack from the rim right of the 9 to the shoulder loop is clear and the area outside the crack at the bottom of the reverse is clearly raised as a retained cud, highest on the right end at the A. A great die state, possibly a unique intermediate stage of the progression. Removed from a PCGS slab graded VF20 (PCGS label #1365.20/4902113 included, and the label incorrectly identifies this as a "Head of 1795" type). Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex an old unrecorded Superior auction-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$1,704 |
Lot 315 |
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1794 S-60 R3 VF25+. Sharpness VF35 but lightly cleaned and very nicely retoned glossy light to medium chocolate brown. There are a half dozen small rim nicks on the upper half of the obverse, mostly over LIBERTY, and a couple very light rim bruises on the reverse, but none of the marks is significant or distracting. There are numerous tiny pre-striking planchet chips at the top of the obverse and the opposing area at the bottom of the reverse, the result of a slight axial misalignment of the dies (the die faces were not perfectly parallel). M-LDS, Breen state IV early. There is a fine radial die crack up from a dentil left of the date but it does not reach the curl above. The reverse is not rotated (many in this die state show a 30-40 degree clockwise rotation). The usual die clashmarks are strong on both sides. This cent is plated in the 1879 Frossard monograph on early United States cents and half cents, and it is also plated in the Al Boka reference that traces the provenances of condition census examples of 1794 cent varieties. Graded XF40 net VF25 and tied for CC#14 in the Noyes census, his photo #28007. An important cent that comes with a long provenance that includes several prominent collectors. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP
Ex George W. Merritt, Edouard Frossard 1/3/1879:100-Ferguson Haines, W. Elliot Woodward 10/1880:215-John E. Burton, W. Elliot Woodward 10/1881:123-James B. Wilson, Thomas L. Elder, 10/1908:986-unknown-W. E. Johnson-Robert J. Kissner, Stack's 6/27/1975:258-unknown-Bowers & Ruddy 1/14/1981:87-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy 1982 FPL:59-W. C. McCrone, 1988 ANA Sale (Heritage) lot 45-Joel W. Spingarn-Chris McCawley 12/1994-Walter Husak, McCawley & Grellman Actions/Superior 6/1/1998:88-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Adams and Husak collection envelopes and the lot tickets from the Bowers and Superior sales).
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Lot 316 |
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1794 S-61 R4 G6. Rather glossy steel brown blending to olive brown in protected areas. Mostly smooth but there is fine granularity in the fields and protected areas on the reverse. There are a few nicks under the ear lobe and a couple more in the curls left of the date, none significant. Nothing special except that there are many curious "reeding" marks on the edge mixed in with the usual edge lettering. These marks are not uniform and (in our opinion) were added post-striking although some of them look like the real thing. Estimate Value $300 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley 12/2001-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$705 |
Lot 317 |
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1794 S-61 R4 VF25+. Frosty light chocolate brown and steel blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. Nicely struck and quite attractive showing only minor marks. The notable ones are a slight beveling on the rim over ER in LIBERTY, a small rim nick over that R, and a tiny planchet chip on the shoulder (as struck). E-MDS, Breen state II, with clear die clashmarks on the reverse but none on the obverse. Graded VF30 net VF20 and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #25042. Removed from an NGC slab graded XF45 (NGC label #508590-001 included, and it shows the attribution and Rasmussen provenance). Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Ex Tom Morley 4/13/1985-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3071-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the collection envelopes from Morley and Rasmussen and the Rasmussen lot ticket).
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$5,405 |
Lot 318 |
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1794 S-62 R4+ F15+. Five points sharper but very fine verdigris or crud covers the protected areas on the reverse. The only notable mark is a scrape or chip out of the rim over the I in AMERICA. Some have suggested this may be an ejection mark from the Castaing machine or some other pre-striking damage, and it is not distracting. The obverse is nice, void of any defects, and it offers excellent eye appeal. Mostly glossy dark olive brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The date and legends are strong. Rare EDS, Breen state I, before the large cud break left of the bottom of the cap. While this cent is not in the overall condition census for the variety, it is among the finest of those known in the early die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded XF details, Environmental Damage (NGC label #3417835-006 included, and it shows the attribution). Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 1/1990-unknown-Stack's 1/1993:1094-Phil Clover, Heritage 9/2012:3064-Chuck Heck Collection (Heritage lot ticket included).
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$4,230 |
Lot 319 |
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1794 S-62 R4+ F15+. Five points sharper but recolored frosty light olive and bluish steel blending to light chocolate. No roughness or verdigris, only a few minor contact marks. The notable ones are a nick on the eye brow and a tiny rim bruise under the 4 plus another over the I in LIBERTY. LDS, Breen state II, with a large cud break left of the bottom of the cap (the usual state). The date and legends are complete and clear. An attractive cent in spite of the retoning. Graded VF20 and tied for CC#8 among the confirmed examples in the Bland census. Noyes says VF25 net F15 and tied for CC#12, his photo #24063. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Ex Raymond Gallo, Abe Kosoff 10/1961:69-George V. Nelson-Herb Silberman-Chuck Furjanic-Del Bland-George E. Ewing, Jr.-Del Bland 10/1979-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:69-Phil Moore 5/2014-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Kuntz collection envelope and lot ticket).
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$3,055 |
Lot 320 |
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1794 S-62 R4+ F15+. Sharpness VF20 but both sides show some tiny contact marks, none significant but a few too many for the sharpness grade. Only a few of the marks are visible to the unaided eye including a light diagonal nick under the eye and a light rim bruise over the U in UNITED. Rather glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate. LDS, Breen state II, with a large cud break left of the bottom of the cap (the usual state). An attractive cent, very close to VF20. Graded VF20 net F15 and tied for CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #57155. Bland says F12. Comes with a nice provenance. This was Dan Holmes' primary example of the variety until he acquired the finest known Garrett specimen. Dan then passed this piece on to Chuck. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Ex Leo A. Young 6/1957-Upper Midwest Coin Collector's Convention auction, lot 130-John S. Schreuder-Del Bland-Dr. Dane B. Nielsen-Dr. C. R. Chambers (via Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz)-Del Bland-Dr. Philip W. Ralls-Tom Morley-Ed Kucia 3/1989-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., 4/2003-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Morley and Holmes collection envelopes).
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$3,995 |
Lot 321 |
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1794 S-63 R2 VF20. At least 10 points sharper but recolored glossy medium chocolate brown. The neck and cheek were lightly smoothed before the retoning, but the eye appeal of this cent is quite nice. No roughness, only a few minor marks. The notable ones are a shallow planchet flake or pit at the dentils under the 9, a couple rim nicks over LI in LIBERTY, a tiny rim bruise over the O in OF, and another at the I in AMERICA. LDS, Breen state II (the usual state) with sharp die clash marks at the temple. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees clockwise from the usual head-to-foot orientation. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 9/1998:108-Jeff Kierstead 11/1998-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$1,586 |
Lot 322 |
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1794 S-64 R5- Missing Fraction Bar VF20. Five points sharper but there is a rim bruise above the O in OF. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and void of notable marks. Frosty light olive and steel brown. M-LDS, Breen state IV early. The radial die crack from the dentils through the D in UNITED to the top of CE is strong and a small internal cud or chip fills only the lower half of the D between the crack and upright. Swelling weakens CE as the area inside the wreath is failing. A rare intermediate state not described in the Breen reference (compare to the following lot). The Missing Fraction Bar feature is obvious. A very nice example of this tough "Redbook" variety. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Discovered in England-Doug Bird 11/1996-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$8,813 |
Lot 323 |
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1794 S-64 R5- Missing Fraction Bar VG7+. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No corrosion or verdigris, only light contact marks. Would rate a grade several points higher but there is a nick in the field left of the bottom of the cap and a few very old scratches on the reverse. The scratches must have occurred well before the cent left circulation because they no longer show on the devices, only in the protected places. LDS, Breen state V. The thin cud inside the D in UNITED is complete and the swelling inside the wreath is quite advanced causing nearly all of ONE CENT to be worn away. A final die crack from a dentil to the right top of the M in AMERICA is faintly visible where it exits the dentil. The Missing Fraction Bar feature is still visible. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex 1985 EAC Sale, lot 70-Donna Loring-Joel Spingarn 7/1993-Jack Stickel, Heritage 4/30/2011:9050-David Johnson 5/2011-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$1,939 |
Lot 324 |
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1794 S-65 R1 F12. Nice glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to medium chocolate brown in protected areas. Smooth and quite attractive for the grade. Nearly flawless. A tiny planchet flake near the rim over the T in LIBERTY, a pinprick in the field close before the eye, and a thin nick at the right top of the N in ONE are the best identifying marks, and they are trivial. LDS, Breen state VIII, with numerous die cracks on both sides. The crack down along the left edge of the second S in STATES has created a noticeable shelf that completely obliterates that S followed by a wave ending at the second A in AMERICA. The obverse die is misaligned to K-2 while the reverse is centered on the planchet, which is typical for most of this variety. Removed from an NGC slab graded VF20 (NGC label #566157-001 included). Estimate Value $750 - UP
Ex Barker Estate, Centennial Auctions 12/1998:1034-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$734 |
Lot 325 |
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1794 S-65 R1 VG10. A point or two sharper but there is a small patch of fine roughness at the second A in AMERICA. The remainder of the planchet is mostly smooth, although a glass reveals extremely faint granularity in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris. The notable marks are a dull nick on the left edge of the cap and a small rim bruise before the chin. Rare EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks. Struck very slightly off center to K-1 but the date and devices are complete and easily readable. Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:19233-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Reiver collection envelope and lot ticket).
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$1,410 |
Lot 326 |
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1794 S-65 R1 VF20. Attractive frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth except for a collection of microscopic pre-striking planchet chips in the field left of the curls. No verdigris and only a few trivial contact marks. The notable ones are a very light rim bruise left of the bottom of the cap, a thin diagonal nick in the field under the chin, and a dull nick under the first S in STATES. LDS, Breen state IX, with numerous die cracks on both sides plus spidery die erosion in the fields inside the wreath and on the letters of ONE CENT. The die crack slanting down from the right foot of the 1 in the date is strong and the lumps between the upper leaves of the wreath are clear. The obverse is misaligned to K-2, as usual. Removed from a PCGS slab graded VF35 (PCGS label #901374.35/22027915 included). Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Ron Tagney Collection 7/2013-Chuck Heck Collection.
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Lot 327 |
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1794 S-66 R5 VG8. Sharpness F12 but covered with uniform microscopic roughness. No verdigris, but there are some ancient hairline scratches hidden in the toning on both sides. A planchet flake at the base of the N in CENT is the only notable mark that is visible without the aid of a glass. Slightly glossy medium steel brown and light olive brown. The date is bold and the legends are clear. Rare EDS, Breen state I, without the usual die crack from the rim along the lower edge of the pole into the neck. An attractive cent for the grade in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Graded F12 net VG7 and tied for CC#11 in the Noyes census, his photo #28863. Bland says net VG7 and tied for CC#12. Only a couple better examples are known in the uncracked die state. And it comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Ex Norman Stack Collection-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:94-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:94-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection 4/2000-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Ellsworth collection envelope and both lot tickets).
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$2,585 |
Lot 328 |
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1794 S-66 R5 VG8. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with slightly lighter brown toning on the devices. The surfaces are decent but a glass reveals extremely fine granularity in the fields and protected areas on both sides, and traces of shallow reddish corrosion show on the right edge of the reverse, strongest in the dentils at RIC. There is a tiny planchet flake on the jaw and a few light rim bruises, the strongest one at ED in UNITED. Otherwise this cent would rate a grade several points higher. MDS, Breen state II, with a clear die crack from the dentils along the lower edge of the pole (the usual "Split Pole" die state). The date is bold and the legends are clear. This cent is plated in the 1893 Frossard-Hays reference on the cents of 1794 and the obverse is plated in the 1979 Morley reference on 1794 cent die varieties to illustrate the F12 grade for S-66. The H & D in HUNDRED are filled with yellow paint to indicate this cent was part of the famous Homer Downing Collection and "H-31" shows in white ink twice on the edge to indicate it is the Maris-31 die variety and was part of the William Hays Collection. Graded F12 net VG7 and tied for CC#11 in the Noyes census, his photo #33332. Bland says net VG8 and tied for CC#7 in his census. Comes with a great provenance. Estimate Value $4,500 - UP
Ex William W. Hays 1900-Charles Steigerwalt 1906-Charles G. Zug-Hays Phelps Sale, Lyman H. Low 3/7/1907:44-W. B. Guy, Henry Chapman 11/1911:422-Dr. George P. French-Henry C. Hines-Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale, New Netherlands Coin Co., lot 1687-Dr. William H. Sheldon-C. Douglas Smith 1965-Alfred Bonard-Henry J. Berube (New England Coin Co.) 12/1965-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's 1/30/1986:5070-David Henderson-Evan Kopald, McCawley & Grellman FPL 5/2006-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Smith, Brown, and Kopald collection envelopes).
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$10,281 |
Lot 329 |
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1794 S-66 R5 VG8. Sharpness near F12 but there are several rim bruises on both sides, the most notable ones at TA in STATES and IC in AMERICA. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and attractive, and the only notable mark inside the dentils is a planchet flake under the pair of leaves at the right top of the wreath. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Terminal die state. The crack along the bottom of the pole is very strong, nearly as thick as the pole itself. There is another crack that branches off of the first crack reaching through the bust and along the truncation branching into the lower curls, and a terminal crack arcs down into the field from the brow. A great die state and quite rare. Graded F15 net VG7 and tied for CC#11 in the Noyes census, his photo #32440. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP
Ex Gordon J. Wrubel (who acquired it unattributed at the 1977 ANA Convention) 7/1977-Thomas P. Wolf, 2008 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/10/2008:215-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Wolf collection envelope and lot ticket).
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$8,519 |
Lot 330 |
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1794 S-67 R3 Head of 1795 with Repunched 4 VF25. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth with just a few small marks. The notable ones are two flakes on the cap and a vertical nick under the left edge of the second S in STATES. E-MDS, Breen state II, with die cracks on both sides but no cracks. The two "tear drop" lumps in the hair under BE are clear. A nice mid-grade Head of 1795 cent. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP
Ex Joel Spingarn 6/1997-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Spingarn collection envelope).
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$4,465 |
Lot 331 |
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1794 S-68 R5 Head of 1795 with Bisected Obverse F15. Sharpness VF35 but the cheek and neck have been burnished to remove some marks, including two relatively deep ones that are still visible on the cheek. Otherwise this cent is beautiful, nearly choice except for a shallow planchet delamination that reaches from the bottom of the ribbon bow through the second A in AMERICA to the dentils above. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and olive with a slight reddish chocolate tone in the smoothed area on the cheek and neck. Terminal die state, Breen state V, with a strong die crack that bisects the obverse and bold die clashmarks before the neck. An important cent that has been assigned grades ranging from net F12 to EF40 by various experts over the decades. This cent is plated in numerous important references including the 1893 Frossard-Hays reference on 1794 cents, the 1910 Elder-Gilbert reference, Dr. Sheldon's Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy, and in the Morley grading guide for 1794 cents (where it illustrates the EF40 grade for the variety). The edge was marked "NEW VAR 55 55 PHS" by William Hays to identify this as a new variety #55. Although the marking was most likely done in white ink, the writing is now brown thanks to the recoloring that followed the smoothing on the cheek and neck. Called VF35 net F12 and tied for CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #28086. Bland says VF30 net F15 and tied for CC#9. Comes with a wonderful provenance. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
Ex William W. Hays-Henry Phelps 1901-Charles Steigerwalt 1906-Charles Zug-Hays Phelps Sale, Lyman H. Low 3/7/1907:55-Ebenezer Gilbert, Thomas L. Elder 10/1910:55-H. O. Granberg-William H. Woodin, The United States Coin Co., 5/1915:143-Colonel E. H. R. Green-B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) 3/24/1943-Abe Kosoff-Oscar J. Pearl, Numismatic Gallery 1944 FPL, lot 86-Edward L. Urban-Robert J. Kissner, Stack's 6/1975:267-John W. Adams, Bowers & Ruddy 1982 FPL:70-Bowers & Ruddy RCR #48 6/1983-John W. Adams-Denis Loring 4/14/1989-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:96-Walter Husak 3/2001-Chuck Heck Collection (includes the Adams and Husak collection envelopes and the Brown lot ticket).
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$9,400 |
Lot 332 |
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1794 S-69 R3 Head of 1795 with Repunched 17 VG10. Sharpness F15 but burnished and expertly recolored glossy light to medium chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and the reason for any burnishing is certainly not obvious. The only marks are a vertical nick under the ear lobe, a tiny rim bruise at the second A in AMERICA, and a light scratch across CEN in CENT. The date is bold and the legends are clear, although ONE CENT is relatively weak. MDS, Breen state II. There are faint die clashmarks in a few places on the obverse and the wreath stem right of ONE CENT is quite thin due to die lapping. The repunching on the 17 is visible. This cent offers very nice eye appeal in spite of the smoothing and retoning. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 12/2004:145-Chuck Heck Collection (lot ticket included).
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$646 |
Lot 333 |
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1794 S-70 R2 Head of 1795 with Repunched 17 VF20. Smooth glossy light to medium chocolate brown. A sharply struck cent that offers excellent eye appeal for the grade. Close to VF25 but there is a rim bruise at the A in STATES. Otherwise this cent is choice. MDS, Breen state II, with a clear die crack from the dentils at TY through the brow to the upper part of the cheek. There are fine die clashmarks visible on both sides but no die clashmark from the nose below ER in AMERICA. The repunching on the 17 is visible, although it is obscured a bit by some dirt caked around the numerals. Removed from a PCGS slab graded VF30 (PCGS label #1365.30/5234905 included). Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Herbert M. Oechsner, Stack's 9/8/1988:53-unknown-Chris McCawley-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$3,525 |
Lot 334 |
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1794 S-70 R2 Head of 1795 with Repunched 17 G4. Mostly glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to medium chocolate in some of the protected areas. No corrosion or verdigris, but there are some dull, obvious marks near the rim under the cap. The obverse looks normal but the reverse was struck at least twice by the die and perhaps against another planchet as well. One strike was centered while another was off center to the bottom and at an angle that suggests there was another planchet resting against the upper part of this piece during that strike. In addition there is a deep indent under OF that contains an "A" overlapped by a couple leaves. Obviously things got messed up in the coining chamber. The date is strong and the striking errors are obvious to the unaided eye. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex Henry T. Hettger 3/2002-Chuck Heck Collection.
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$470 |
Lot 335 |
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1794 S-71 R2 Head of 1795 F15. Attractive glossy chocolate brown mixed with some lighter brown and chocolate tones. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is excellent. The only notable mark is a small rim nick under the right end of the denominator, and it is barely visible. The date and legends are all bold, especially on the reverse where the details suggest a grade at least 5 points higher. MDS, Breen state III. There are die clashmarks on both sides, strongest on the obverse, and the shoulder loop is strong. A nice cent, but the most interesting feature of this piece is the obvious, strong edge reeding around the "A" following "FOR." The reeding appears to have been added at the mint. This reeding was discussed by researcher Craig Sholley in an article published in Penny-Wise, Volume XXXIV No.4, page 230. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Del Bland, Superior 9/7/1997:174-Chris McCawley 9/1997-Chuck Heck Collection (lot ticket included).
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