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(1815-1820) Washington Double Head Cent Breen-
1204 VF20
. Variety with a plain edge. Attractive glossy light
chocolate brown blending to medium chocolate in protected
areas. Smooth with only minor contact marks, none notable.
Listed on page 80 in the "Redbook."
Estimated Value ....................................................... $100-UP
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1795 Washington Grate Halfpenny with Small Buttons
Breen-1270 EF45
. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown
and steel. Smooth and very attractive for the grade. No marks
or other defects, only very light friction on the highpoints of the
devices. A premium example in every respect. Variety with a
diagonally reeded edge. Listed on page 83 in the "Redbook."
Estimated Value ....................................................... $200-UP
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1787 Fugio Cent Newman 13-X Rarity-2 VF35
. A STATES
UNITED variety. Very attractive glossy medium brown blending
to light chocolate in protected areas. A choice example except
for a smooth, shallow planchet void down through UR in YOUR
to SS in BUSINESS (as struck) and a minor rim bruise right of
the sun at the top of the obverse. A die variety that was well
represented in the Bank of New York Hoard of Fugio Cents.
Listed on page 87 in the "Redbook."
Estimated Value ....................................................... $400-UP
42
1787 Fugio Cent Newman 18-U Rarity-4 NGC graded VF
Details, Bent
. A STATES UNITED variety. Glossy medium
brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are a bit uneven but
not corroded, and there is no verdigris. There is a subtle bend in
the planchet, a thin lamination through the base of the sundial
over the M in MIND, and another minor planchet fissure that
meanders across the first 3 digits of the date. The date and leg-
ends are complete and easily readable. LDS showing strong die
clashmarks on the reverse. Listed on page 87 in the "Redbook."
Estimated Value ....................................................... $150-UP
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Group of 7 Mixed Early Coppers
. Includes 4 US Colonials
graded Fair to Good, an 1808 Half Cent graded G4, an 1828 Half
Cent with 12-stars graded VF25, and one Hard Times Token
graded F12. Inspection recommended. Lot of 7 coins.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $150-UP
44
(1783) Libertas Americana Peace of Versailles Medal
Betts-608 NGC Fine Details, Damaged
. Struck in White
Metal with a Bronze Plug. Glossy dark gray and steel with lighter
silvery gray on the highpoints. There are numerous fine
scratches and small contact marks in the fields on both sides,
none distracting in its own right but far too many to ignore. The
obverse depicts a seated Louis XVI of France pointing to a
shield emblazoned with America' s 13 bars being hung by Ms.
Liberty on a pillar. On the reverse is Pallas Athena standing
beside the arms of France, Britain, Spain, and Holland. The cop-
per plug is positioned on the heavy baseline over the L in MDC-
CLXXXIII. These were struck to commemorate the Treaty of
Versailles that was signed on 3 September 1783 ending the US
Revolutionary War.
Estimated Value .......................................................$150-UP
45
(1874) Major Henry Lee Comitas Americana Medal in
Bronze Julian-MI-5 NGC graded MS63 Brown
. Frosty light
chocolate brown. Sharply struck circa 1874 using lightly rusted
dies. Diameter 46 millimeters on a thick planchet.
Estimated Value .......................................................$150-UP