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511
1834 N-2 R1 Small Date, Large Stars NGC graded AU
details, Improperly Cleaned
. Bold Double Profile. Frosty
light steel brown and tan. Satiny mint luster covers the pro-
tected areas. Lightly cleaned and retoned but the eye appeal is
nice. No spots or stains, only light friction on the highpoints.
The notable defect is a patch of microscopic roughness over the
N in ONE, and this area has been smoothed. E-MDS with strong
vertical "spikes" up from the dentil tips under the date to star 1
and a fine die crack from the left foot of the first A in AMERICA
to the leaf below. This fine crack is in addition to the always-
present cracks on both sides. The dominant feature on this cent
is a very bold double profile from the forelock down to the chin
caused by die bounce. In fact there is a third very fine profile
visible in parts of the double profile. A neat cent.
Our grade is
AU50 sharpness net EF40.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
512
1834 N-6 R3 Large 8, Stars, & Letters VF35
. Sharper by at
least 5 points but there are two dull, shallow scratches on the
neck. Fortunately these scratches blend nicely into the attrac-
tive glossy dark chocolate brown toning and they do not catch
your eye. Otherwise the surfaces are choice. EDS.
Estimated Value .......................................................$250-UP
Ex Carvin Goodridge Collection
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513
Pair of Cents, 1834 & 1845, both Scarce Varieties
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Includes 1834 N-6 R3 Large 8, Stars, & Letters MDS VF35
sharpness net F12 for numerous pin scratches on the reverse,
and 1845 N-15 R4+ MDS VF25. Both are glossy brown and
chocolate. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
514
1835 N-2 R3 Head of 1834 VF30+
. Glossy medium brown
and light reddish chocolate with steel brown toning on the high-
points. Traces of frosty luster remain visible in protected areas
on both sides. There is a small arc of very fine granularity
between star 4 and the dentils, a spot of crud between star 13
and the dentils, and a couple spots of fine verdigris at STA.
Overall the eye appeal of this cent is quite nice. MDS. The
repunching on the U in UNITED is visible. A fine double profile
(from die bounce) shows on the lips, chin, and neck.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
515
1835 N-15 R2 Head of 1836 EF45+
. Sharpness AU50 but
there is a very light rim bruise at star 5. The only other marks of
note are a spot of chocolate brown toning between star 5 and
the dentils and a thin vertical nick left of the O in ONE. Frosty
medium brown and steel blending to light olive. Satiny mint lus-
ter covers the protected areas on both sides. E-MDS with fine
die flowlines on both sides and the usual die crack through the
top of UNITED to the dentils beyond both ends.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Rod Burress 3/2004
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516
1836 N-2 R2 AU50
. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate
with satiny mint luster covering the protected areas on both
sides. Great eye appeal, just a touch of friction on the high-
points from mint state. The only notable marks are a few light
nicks at the bust tip and another in the field under the jaw. LDS
with all the die cracks described by John Wright in "The Cent
Book," the final one reaching from the dentils down through the
left side of the second S in STATES to the leaf below.
Estimated Value .......................................................$250-UP
Ex John D. Wright 6/1984-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.-Doug Durasoff
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1836 N-6
517
1836 N-6 R6+ (as a die state) Gobrecht Head F12
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Glossy medium brown blending to light chocolate on the
highpoints. No roughness or verdigris. Both sides display
numerous tiny contact marks, the only notable ones being
a few small nicks in the field before the chin. Extremely rare
EDS with a perfect obverse, before the usually seen cud
break over star 7. Slightly more than a dozen are known
without the cud, and this piece is among the top 6 in the
condition census.
Estimated Value ................................................. $750-UP
Ex 2009 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/18/
2009:359 (lot ticket included)
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