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Large Cents
703
1848 N-13 R4 AU50
. Sharpness near mint state but lightly
cleaned and retoned frosty dark steel and olive brown with
traces of lighter reddish steel brown toning in protected areas
on the reverse. The only mark is a tiny patch of microscopic
roughness between the date and star 1. Sharply struck EDS, die
state a. The die lines at the dentil tips from star 5 to star 7 are
sharp and the rim cud at the top of the reverse has not formed.
Tied for CC#12 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value .......................................................$250-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff
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704
1848 N-13 R4 VF30
. Ten points sharper but nicely recolored
glossy light olive brown and chocolate. No roughness or verdi-
gris, only light nicks on the cheek and neck. Rare LDS, die state
b, with a strong rim cud break over TES in STATES.
Estimated Value .........................................................$50-UP
Ex J. R. Grellman 2/1987-Bob LaForme-Doug Durasoff
.
705
Group of Five 1848 Cents grading VF30
. Includes N-15
R4+ EDS (a) (removed from an NGC slab graded AU50, label
#3313376-003 included, and it shows the attribution), N-20 R3-
Repunched 48 M-LDS (c), N-21 R3- MDS (c), N-23 R3 LDS (c),
and N-25 R4 LDS (c). The N-20 and N-25 are sharper with
defects; the other 3 are nice. Lot of 5 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff
.
706
1848 N-20 R3- Repunched 48 PCGS graded MS63
Brown
. Frosty light steel brown with generous traces of mint
red on the obverse and 20% of the reverse showing mint color.
No defects. MDS, die state b. The tops of the C & E in CENT are
connected by crumbling but the field around the legend outside
the wreath is not rising. The repunching on the 48 is clear. An
attractive cent.
Our grade is MS60+,
tied for CC#3 honors in
the Grellman census.
Estimated Value .......................................................$750-UP
707
Pair of 1848 Cents, both Scarce Varieties, grading VF35
.
Includes N-20 R3- Repunched 48 LDS (c) and N-25 R4 LDS (c).
Both are glossy brown and chocolate with smooth, attractive
surfaces. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
From the "57th Street Hoard"
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1848 N-21
708
1848 N-21 R3- NGC graded MS65 Red & Brown,
CAC
APPROVED
. Beautiful lustrous mint red just starting to
fade to steel brown on the highpoints, about 80% of the
mint red remaining (90% on the obverse, 70% on the
reverse). Has to be very close to a "RED" designation. The
only marks are some microscopic specks of dark toning
scattered over the obverse. A speck between the 1 & 8 and
another directly under the 1 are good identifying marks,
but it takes a glass to see them. M-LDS, die state d. The
tops of the C & E in CENT are joined by crumbling and the
field outside the wreath is starting to rise around the leg-
end, but the vertical die lines right of the T in CENT are still
clear. A gem example of this variety that offers outstanding
eye appeal.
Our grade is consistent with the slab
grade.
Finest known for the variety in the Grellman cen-
sus.
Estimated Value .............................................. $3,000-UP
709
1848 N-23 R3 EF45
. Choice glossy medium brown and light
chocolate with satiny mint frost covering the protected areas.
Only a few trivial marks from flawless. Sharp EDS, die state a.
The fine die lines on the reverse are clear.
Removed from a
PCGS slab graded AU58
(PCGS label #1883.58/21077647
included).
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
710
1848 N-26 R5- F15
. Glossy medium brown and light choco-
late with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints.
Smooth and attractive with light contact marks consistent with
the grade. A very light, barely visible rim bruise at star 7 and a
tiny horizontal scratch in the field before the mouth are good
identifying marks. Rare LDS, die state c, with an added die line
through the wreath stem above its end.
Estimated Value .........................................................$50-UP
From the "57th Street Hoard"
.
711
Trio of 1848 Cents, all Rare Varieties
. Includes N-26 R5-
MDS (b) VF25 sharpness net F12 for light corrosion, N-32 R5
MDS VG10 net VG8 for recoloring, and N-36 R5- EDS (a) F15+
(removed from an NGC slab graded VF30, label #2030211-003
included). Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$150-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff. The N-32 is also from Rod Burress 10/1996-
Tom Knopp, M&G Auctions/Superior 2/2004:1528-unknown-
M&G/Superior 2/2007:234-Bob LaForme
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