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Session One - Sunday, January 25, 2015 10:00 am
837
Pair of 1853 Cents
. Includes N-12 R1 MDS (b) AU50+ net
EF45 for recoloring, and N-14 R3 MDS (c) with a clearly defined
rim cud from star 11.5 to star 12.5 EF40 net VF35 for light con-
tact marks. The N-14 was removed from an NGC slab graded
AU53 (NGC label #3474545-001 included). Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$150-UP
838
1853 N-13 R1 Repunched 1 PCGS graded MS65 Brown
.
Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with overtones of
light bluish steel in protected areas. The only notable mark is a
faint fingerprint between stars 11 & 12. MDS, die state b. The
repunching on the bottom of the 1 is clear.
Our grade is
MS60+.
Estimated Value .......................................................$600-UP
839
1853 N-13 R1 Repunched 1 MS60
. Lustrous steel brown
with bluish steel overtones on the reverse. Traces of mint color
remain visible on the obverse and at least a third of the reverse
shows bright original mint red. A wisp of darker olive brown
toning in the field between stars 4 & 5 is the only distracting
mark. MDS, die state b. The repunching on the base of the 1 is
clear.
Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63RB
(NGC
label #556220-012 included, and it shows the attribution).
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Daniel Gallegos 2/2013-Doug Durasoff
.
840
1853 N-13 R1 Repunched 1 AU58
. A mint state cent that
was dipped and has just started to retone. Has the luster and
look of a red uncirculated cent. No spots or stains. The only
mark is a tiny diagonal nick on the midpoint of the jawline. M-
LDS, die state b. The tiny points from the E in CENT are gone
but the repunching on the base of the 1 in the date remains
clear.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
841
Trio of 1853 N-14 Die States
. Includes E-MDS (b) with a rim
cud break at star 12 AU50 net EF40 for spots, MDS (c) with a
narrow rim cud break from star 11.5 to star 12.5 VF35, and M-
LDS (d) with a rim cud break from star 10.5 to star 12.5 EF40
net VF30 for a dull rim nick on the reverse. The cuds are clear
on all 3 pieces offering a nice progression of the die states. Lot
of 3 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff
.
842
1853 N-14 R3 Repunched 1 NGC graded MS63 Brown
.
Lustrous medium chocolate brown and steel with peeps of mint
red remaining on the obverse. Satiny mint frost covers the fields
and protected areas on both sides. No spots or stains, just a
few light contact marks. A diagonal nick in the field under the
chin and a nick on the truncation over the 8 are the notable
defects. LDS, die state e, with a series of narrow rim cud breaks
from star 10 down to star 13. The cuds are small but clearly
defined and this is a very nice example of the late die state. The
fine repunching under the base of the 1 is faint, nearly worn off
the die.
Our grade is MS60+.
Tied for CC#9 for the die vari-
ety in the Grellman census but CC#2 of the LDS. The attribution
is shown on the NGC label.
Estimated Value .......................................................$400-UP
Ex Ace Coins-Phyllis Thompson, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/
Goldbergs 1/31/2010:732-Doug Bird-Doug Durasoff
.
843
1853 N-15 R2 Repunched 5 NGC graded MS62 Brown
.
Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with peeps of faded
mint color showing in some of the protected areas on both
sides. Nice eye appeal and only a few trivial marks. The notable
ones are a faint horizontal hairline scratch from the nose to the
dentils over star 3 and a speck of crud between stars 8 & 9
(probably removable). MDS, die state b. The repunching at the
left top of the 5 is bold.
Our grade is MS60.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff
.
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INEST
1853 N-16
844
1853 N-16 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown
.
Mostly lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown on
the highpoints. Two thirds of the mint color remains, and
the reverse is nearly full red that is just starting to mellow.
The only marks are a small, light nick on the rim under the
left side of the 1 in the date, a small spot at the lower point
of star 12, and a puff of light steel brown toning at the first
S in STATES. Nicely struck E-MDS, die state a. The die
clashmarks at the throat and over the O in ONE are visible
but fading. Sharply struck with fully defined radial lines on
all the stars. A very nice cent.
Our grade is MS64,
tied for
CC#1 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Naftzger
provenance are shown on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value .............................................. $1,500-UP
Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:742-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.,
McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1160
(both lot tickets and Naftzger collection envelope included)
.
