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Session One - Sunday, January 25, 2015 10:00 am
694
1848 N-6 R2 AU55
. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate
with overtones of light bluish steel in protected areas There is a
faint wisp of darker toning on the cheek right of the mouth and
equally faint specks of reddish brown toning in the field over
star 1. Scarce LDS, die state e, with strong die crack through
the top of MER a small internal cud break on the left top of the
M in AMERICA.
Estimated Value .......................................................$400-UP
Ex Chris McCawley-McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/
1997:527-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions /
Superior 6/2/2002:516-Chris McCawley-2003 EAC Sale, McCaw-
ley & Grellman Auctions 4/26/2003:739-Fred Iskra, McCawley &
Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2012:741-Doug Durasoff (lot
tickets for the EAC and Goldberg sales are included)
.
695
Quartet of 1848 Cents graded VF35 to EF40
. N-6 R2 M-
LDS (d), N-10 R3 EDS (a), N-16 R2 M-LDS (c), and N-27 R2
MDS (e). All are nice glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff
.
696
1848 N-9 R1 VF35
. Sharpness AU50 but someone partially
smoothed important rim cud breaks at D-STATE. Otherwise
there are no marks or other defects. Lightly cleaned and
retoned frosty steel brown and light chocolate. Rare LDS, die
state f, with a die crack at ME in AMERICA and a series of rim
cud breaks at D-STATE. CC#5 of those known with these rim
cuds.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
Ex Abe Kosoff estate, Bowers & Merena 11/1985:222-Walter
Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/1994:303-Henry T.
Hettger, 2012 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/5/
2012:446-Doug Durasoff
.
697
Quartet of 1848 Cents graded EF45 Choice
. Includes N-9
R1 MDS (b) (removed from an NGC slab graded AU58, label
#679548-015 included), N-22 R1 MDS (c), N-23 R3 M-LDS (b),
and N-29 R3 EDS (a). All choice glossy brown and chocolate
with smooth, attractive surfaces. Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$500-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff. The N-29 is from B&M 1/6/1994:2041 and
M&G 1/6/1996:551 (both lot tickets included)
.
698
1848 N-11 R5- VF25
. Five points sharper but there is a rim
nick over star 9, another at the E in UNITED, and a third over
the E in AMERICA. Otherwise this cent is very nice for the
grade. Glossy medium brown with slightly darker steel brown
toning on the highpoints. Rare LDS, die state c, with a single
rim cud break over ES in STATES. Not in the overall census for
the variety but tied for CC#9 among those known with the sin-
gle cud break in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
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699
1848 N-11 R5- AU50+
. Attractive frosty medium brown
and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster shows in the pro-
tected areas and tiny peeps of faded mint red remain visi-
ble on both sides. The only marks are a horizontal nick on
the cheek left of the ear and a less-visible thin vertical nick
just left of star 12. Sharply struck LDS, die state d, with two
small but strong rim cud breaks on the reverse: one at D-S
and another over the second S in STATES. One of only 2
known, and this is the discovery coin for the die state. This
cent is plated in the back of the 2001 edition of the Grell-
man book on late date large cents to illustrate the 2-cud die
state. Very nice for the grade, close to AU55. Noyes photo
#30241.
Estimated Value ................................................. $750-UP
Ex Coin Galleries 2/21/1990-Al Boka 4/1991-J. R. Grellman 7/
25/2006-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auc-
tions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:276-Doug Durasoff (Holmes lot
ticket included)
.
700
1848 N-11 R5- VF25
. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown
blending to olive brown in protected areas. Smooth and free of
notable marks. TDS, die state e, with 3 rim cud breaks on the
reverse. The 2 cuds over TES are clearly defined but the one at
D-S is weak thanks in part to the strike being slightly off center
in that direction. Tied for CC#12 of those known in the terminal
die state.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
Ex Clem Schettino-Doug Durasoff
.
701
Trio of 1848 Cents graded EF45
. Includes N-12 R1 EDS (a),
N-14 R3 EDS (a), and N-41 R1 EDS (a). Two are slightly sharper
but nicely recolored. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$300-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff. The N-12 is also from Stack's 1/23/1956:63
(lot envelope included)
.
702
Trio of Slabbed Cents, 1848-1851
. Includes 1848 N-12 R1
LDS (c) PCGS graded AU50 (our grade VF30), 1848 N-31 R3 M-
LDS (d) NGC graded AU55 (our grade VF35), and 1851 N-21 R4
MDS (b) ANACS graded AU58 (our grade EF40+). All are
smooth and attractive glossy brown and chocolate. The attribu-
tion for the 48N31 and 51N21 is included on the slab label. Lot
of 3 slabbed coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
The 1848 N-31 is ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:1438
.
