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Session One - Sunday, January 25, 2015 10:00 am
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1824/2 O
VERDATE
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LIASBERG
481
1824/2 N-1 R1 Overdate 4 over 2 PCGS graded
MS63 Brown,
CAC APPROVED
. Lustrous bluish steel and
medium chocolate brown with hints of underlying very
faded mint color peeking through in a couple of the pro-
tected areas. Subtle puffs of darker olive and steel toning
are visible on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers the plan-
chet and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. The only
marks are a shallow scrape on the eyebrow, a thin diagonal
nick or planchet chip on the jaw, and a faint hairline scratch
from the second S in STATES to the bottom of the adjacent
O in OF. MDS. There are microscopic radial die flowlines on
both sides but no trace of crumbling in the dentils at stars
2-5.
Our grade is AU58.
A beautiful example of this pop-
ular overdate variety, and it comes with a very impressive
provenance. The Eliasberg provenance is shown on the
PCGS label.
Estimated Value .............................................$25,000-UP
Ex Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Bowers & Merena 5/20/1996:556-
Dr. Juan XII Soros, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior
2/8/1998:22
.
482
1824/2 N-1 R1 Overdate 4 over 2
.
NGC graded EF-45
.
Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a
splash of dark chocolate brown toning at the bottom of the
reverse. There are a few light contact marks, mostly on the
reverse, including a thin scratch that skips from the M in AMER-
ICA to the berries over ONE. MDS. The reverse is cracked
through the legend outside the wreath, as always on this vari-
ety, but the dash under the U in UNITED is still clear, and crum-
bling shows in the dentils at stars 3-4. The 4 over 2 overdate
feature is obvious to the unaided eye. A nice example of this
popular overdate.
Our grade is VF35 sharpness net VF30.
The attribution is shown on the NGC label.
Pop 2; 6 finer at
NGC.
Estimated Value .......................................................$600-UP
483
1824 N-2 R2 EF40
. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with
satiny mint frost showing in protected areas. The surfaces are
smooth and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. A tiny, thin
nick at the berry under the E in UNITED is the best identifying
mark, and it is barely visible. MDS.
Estimated Value .......................................................$400-UP
Ex David Humphrey 2/22/2009-Rod Burress 5/14/2009
.
484
1825 N-1 R4 VG10
. Sharpness F12 but lightly cleaned and
nicely retoned glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with
traces of lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the
reverse. No marks or other defects on smooth surfaces. Excel-
lent eye appeal for the grade. MDS with a clear die crack
through the bottom of the date but no crumbling in the dentils.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
485
1825 N-3 R3 EF40
. Glossy medium brown with frosty lighter
steel brown toning in protected areas. The notable marks are a
hairline scratch from star 5 to star 7 and a speck of corrosion on
the rim between stars 7 & 8. Sharply struck E-MDS. The small
lump under star 6 is clear and the fine die crack from the lowest
curl to the top of the 5 is just starting to form. An attractive cent
for the grade.
Estimated Value .......................................................$300-UP
Ex John Bachman 2/18/2011-Rod Burress 7/15/2011
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