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Session Three - Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 5:00 pm
1813
1854 Pattern Cent. Bronze, Plain Edge. Judd-161. Pol-
lock-187. Rarity 4
.
PCGS graded Proof 63 Brown PQ
. A
head of Liberty with braided hair and coronet, faces left on the
obverse, the same style as used on circulating large cents with
the date below but no surrounding stars. On the reverse, a lau-
rel wreath with a ribbon at the bottom encircles ONE CENT and
is surrounded by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Attractive, even
reddish-brown color overlays each side. The strike is decent but
a trifle soft on the letters in LIB(ERTY) and the upper leaf clus-
ter on the wreath. No troubling toning specks or spots are
noted and the coin is attractive for the grade assigned. Housed
in an Old Green Holder.
Pop 43; 14 finer, 11 in 65, 2 in 66,
1 in 66+.
(
PCGS # 11663
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,500 - 1,600
1814
1858 Pattern Cent. Copper-Nickel, Plain Edge. Judd-
211. Pollock-255. Rarity 4
.
SEGS graded PR-63, our
grade is PR-60.
The obverse features the Rounded Bust hub
variety used to strike regular issue Indian Cents from 1860
through early 1864. The reverse exhibits an oak wreath sur-
rounding the denomination ONE CENT, a bundle of three arrows
bound at the base of the wreath, no shield at the top. Both
sides are fully impressed and have toned to a pink-copper color
with deeper red accents and a few scattered flyspecks.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,100
1815
1859 Pattern Half Dollar. Silver, Reeded Edge. Judd-
237. Pollock-293. Rarity 4
.
NGC graded Proof Details,
Improperly Cleaned.
Longacre's French Liberty head faces
right on the obverse, the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
surrounds the border with the date, 1859, below. Liberty is
wearing a wreath of oak leaves with a ribbon inscribed LIBERTY
crosses her right shoulder. The reverse design is quite simple
with a wreath of cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, corn, wheat, and
oak leaves surrounding the denomination HALF DOLLAR. The
surfaces indicate a cleaning at one time with some hairlines and
a subdued appearance. Peripheral color surrounds the obverse,
the reverse is more evenly toned. (
PCGS # 11966
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,200 - 1,300
1816
1863 Pattern Two Cents. Bronze, Plain Edge. Judd-305.
Pollock-370. Rarity 4
.
NGC graded Proof Details,
Reverse Counterpunch, Cleaned.
A popular pattern variety
with a bust of Washington facing right beneath GOD AND OUR
COUNTRY, the date, 1863, is below. The reverse is similar to the
adopted design but the word CENTS is sharply curved. A small
circular counterstamp is near the top of the reverse, a curving
indentation is above the date and below the bust. The surfaces
are an unnatural copper color from the stated cleaning.
Estimated Value ................................................... $650 - 750
1817
1866 Pattern Dollar. Copper, Reeded Edge. Judd-541.
Pollock-606. Low Rarity 6
.
ICG graded Proof 60 Details,
Scratches, Tooled.
Regular die trials striking of the 1866 With
Motto Liberty Seated dollar. Both sides are toned in deep copper
patina with some deeper red accents. Sharply struck, some field
smoothing has occurred in an attempt to remove scratches.
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,000 - 2,100
1818
1868 Pattern Cent. Nickel, Plain Edge. Judd-608. Pol-
lock-673 Rarity 4
.
PCGS graded Proof 66
. The design
closely resembles the contemporary three cent nickel piece, but
only a single Roman numeral with a plain center represents the
denomination within the wreath. The ribbon ends are also more
prominent on the reverse. Deeply reflective fields with a hint of
patina and just a few minor flyspecks.
Pop 5; none finer at
PCGS
. (
PCGS # 60820
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,600 - 1,700
