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Session One - Sunday, January 25, 2015 10:00 am
866
1854 N-19 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Brown
. Lustrous mint
red fading to steel brown and light chocolate with 20% of the
mint color remaining (must have been very close to an "RB"
designation from PCGS). Frosty and essentially flawless except
for low spots caused by debris on the dies (most likely excess
lubricating grease). A shallow low spot covers the ear, cheek,
and the upper part of the neck causing those design details to
be blunted. MDS, die state b, with a fine but clear die crack arc-
ing across the obverse from the dentils at star 3 through the top
of the head to the dentils at star 9. A nice example of this pop-
ular variety.
Our grade is MS60+,
tied for CC#4 for the vari-
ety in the Grellman census.
Removed from an ANACS slab
graded MS63RB
(ANACS label #2785796 included).
Estimated Value .......................................................$350-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff
.
867
Pair of 1854 Cents
. Includes N-22 R4 Rare VEDS (a) EF40,
and N-29 R3 MDS (b) EF45. Both are attractive glossy brown
and chocolate with excellent eye appeal Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$150-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff. The N-22 is also ex Tom Matthews, 2012 EAC
Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/5/2012:513 (lot ticket
included)
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868
1854 N-27 R3- PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown
.
Very attractive lustrous mint red fading to steel brown on
the devices with nearly a third of the mint red remaining on
each side. Great eye appeal, just a few trivial marks from
flawless. The notable marks are a tiny planchet flake on the
right end of the nostril (as struck), a speck of darker toning
in the field close before the lower lip, a dull nick hidden in
the dentils under the 4, and a diagonal nick on the rim over
the M in AMERICA. M-LDS, die state c, with the reverse
rotated 75 degrees clockwise relative to the usual head-to-
foot die orientation. The lump on the bust seen in the early
state is gone and the dash over the 8 is faint. Graded MS64
and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #31377.
Our
grade is MS63+, very close to MS64.
CC#2 in the
Grellman census for the variety but finest of those known
with the rotated reverse. The attribution is shown on the
PCGS label.
Estimated Value .............................................. $1,000-UP
Ex Henry C. Hines-Bruno Crossfield-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/
10976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grell-
man Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1230-Chris McCawley-
Doug Durasoff (the Hines and Naftzger collection envelopes
are included)
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869
1854 N-28 R5- VF25
. Glossy light chocolate brown and steel.
Smooth and attractive for the grade. A tiny rim bruise right of
star 9 is the only notable mark. MDS, die state b. The fine verti-
cal die lines seen at the O & C in ONE CENT in the early state
are gone.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
Ex Stack's OTC (as N-5)-Jules Reiver (who used this coin to
identify the new N-28 die variety)-Heritage-Chris McCawley-
Doug Durasoff
.
870
1855 N-1 R3 Upright 5's AU55
. Glossy medium brown with
underlying mint frost covering the fields and protected areas.
Great eye appeal for the grade. The only mark is a tiny planchet
flake just right of the upper lip, as struck. Just a hint of friction
on the highest points from mint state. LDS die state c. The
fields are smooth thanks to a fresh die lapping and the point
from the left side of the 8 is gone.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex John Dabbert 3/2013-Doug Durasoff
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871
Trio of 1855 Cents with Upright 5's graded EF45
.
Includes N-2 R2+ MDS (b), N-7 R1 LDS (d), and N-8 R3 EDS
(a). All are attractive glossy brown and chocolate with nice eye
appeal. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff
.
872
Group of Five 1855 & 1856 Cents graded VF25 to VF35
.
Average grade is VF30+. Includes 1855 N-3 R1 Upright 5's LDS
(b), 1855 N-6 R3- Upright 5's EDS (a), 1856 N-9 R3 Upright 5
M-LDS (c), 1856 N-11 R1 Upright 5 M-LDS (b), and 1856 N-20
R3+ Upright 5 LDS (d) with a tiny rim cud break right of star 13.
A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 5 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$150-UP
Ex Doug Durasoff
.
873
1855 N-4 R1 Upright 5's NGC graded MS66 Brown
. Lus-
trous golden steel and light olive with subtle overtones of sea-
green covering the fields and protected areas on both sides.
There are traces of faded mint color showing at the bottom of
the obverse. No contact marks, only a few tiny spots of darker
toning, especially at ICA in AMERICA. Sharply struck EDS, die
state a, prior to any die cracks or rim cuds.
Our grade is
MS62.
The Agora Collection provenance is shown on the NGC
label.
Estimated Value .......................................................$500-UP
From the Agora Collection
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