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Large Cents
SECOND FINEST 1851 N-45
800 1851 N-45 R4 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Nice lus-
trous medium brown and steel with underlying faded mint
red in protected areas on the top of the reverse. Satiny
mint frost covers the planchet and this cent offers excellent
eye appeal. A tiny pre-striking planchet flake in the center
of the cheek is the only mark, and it is only visible with the
aid of a good glass. LDS, die state b, with a final die crack
from near star 4 through the coronet to the left point of
star 8. Our grade is MS60+, CC#2 for the die variety in
the Grellman census. The PCGS label shows the attribution.
Estimated Value .............................................. $1,000-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff.
801 1851 N-45 R4 AU50. Mint state sharpness but this cent has
been lightly cleaned and nicely retoned olive and steel brown.
The surfaces are lustrous and free of spots or contact marks.
However there is an obvious planchet lamination on the rim at
the bottom of the reverse (as struck). MDS, die state a late or b
early. The terminal die crack from near star 4 through the head
to star 8 is only partially formed and very faint. Tied for CC#9 in
the Grellman census.
Estimated Value .......................................................$400-UP
Ex Robert F. Lomprey-Jerry Sajbel, McCawley & Grellman Auc-
tions/Goldbergs 5/31/2010:708 (lot ticket included).
802 Pair of 1852 Cents graded EF45 to AU50. Includes N-1 R1
Repunched 18 EDS+ (a late), and N-4 R1 E-MDS (a) (removed
from an ANACS slab graded MS60, label #RE2222 included). A
nice pair, both glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff.
803 Quartet of 1852 Cents graded VF25 to VF35. Average
grade is VF30. Includes N-4 R1 LDS (c), N-11 R1 E-MDS (a
late), N-14 R1 Repunched Date MDS (c), and N-16 R1 E-MDS
(a). A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4
coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$125-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff.
CONDITION CENSUS 1852 N-5
804 1852 N-5 R2+ MS63+. Beautiful lustrous mint red mel-
lowing to steel brown and light olive on the devices with
about half the mint red remaining. No spots or stains, only
a few trivial contact marks. A very light nick left of star 6, a
couple microscopic marks in the field off the chin, and a
light scuff on the E in ONE can help identify this cent.
Sharply struck EDS, die state a, with crisp diagonal die lines
from the dentils at star 13. A beautiful cent, close to MS64.
CC#3 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value ................................................. $500-UP
Ex Kenneth W. Rendell 8/1960-Del Bland-Hugh Campbell 9/
28/1972-Del Bland (the Bland provenance notes are
included).
805 1852 N-5 R2+ PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Frosty medium
brown and light chocolate. The only mark is a spot of very fine
carbon on the rim at the D in UNITED. Sharply struck EDS, die
state a. The die lines from the dentils at star 13 are clear. An
attractive cent. Our grade is MS60+, tied for CC#4 in the
Grellman census.
Estimated Value .......................................................$400-UP
Ex George Dyer, Stack's Bowers 11/15/2011:315-Doug
Durasoff.
806 Pair of 1852 Cents with Rim Cuds. Includes N-5 R2+ TDS
(d) with clearly defined rim cud breaks from star 4 to star 5 and
another at star 6 EF40 sharpness net F15 for minor roughness
and cleaning, and N-23 R5 LDS (b) with a clear rim cud break
from the wreath stem to under the ribbon loop VF25 net VF20
for a light cleaning and traces of verdigris at stars 9-10. The N-
5 is tied for CC#7 out of only 11 known in this terminal die
state. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
The N-5 is ex Brian Befano, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/
Goldbergs 1/26/2014:869 (lot ticket included).