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Large Cents266 Trio of Classic Head Cents, 1808-1812 . Includes 1808 S-
278 R3 LDS VG10 net VG7 for fine scratches, 1810 S-284 R3
MDS VG10 net VG7 for minor roughness, and 1812 S-290 R1
Small Date EDS VG10 net VG8 for a few small spots of corro-
sion. All have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $200-UP
Ex Ed Miller Collection.
267 1808 S-279 R1 VF20 . Glossy light olive brown and steel
mixed with splashes of reddish chocolate brown on the reverse.
The surfaces are smooth and the only mark is a pinprick just
right of the second S in STATES. LDS.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $350-UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/1997:269-Ed Miller Col-
lection.
268 Group of 26 Classic Head Cents, 1808-1814, grading
Basal State-1 to AG3. Average grade is Fair-2. Includes 1808
(3), 1809 (2), 1810 (8), 1811, 1812 (6), 1813 (5), and 1814.
Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date
(although a few are weak). Lot of 26 coins.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $100-UP
From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection.
269 Group of 9 Classic Head Cents, 1808-1810, grading G4
to G6. Average grade is G5. Includes 1808 (3), 1809, and 1810
(5). Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot
of 9 coins.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $200-UP
From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection.
270 Group of 6 Classic Head Cents, 1808-1814, grading VG7
to VG10 . Includes 1808 S-277, 1808 S-278, 1810/09 S-281,
1813 S-292, 1814 S-294 Crosslet 4, and 1814 S-295 Plain 4.
Some are sharper with defects but all have a strong date. Lot of
6 coins.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $200-UP
From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection.
1809 S-280 CENT
271 1809 S-280 R2 NGC graded AU55. Frosty dark steel
brown and chocolate. The reverse is lustrous but the luster
on the obverse is a bit subdued due to a thin layer of natu-
ral oxidation. The surfaces are smooth and choice except
for a very faint hairline scratch on the cheek and some
extremely faint roughness at stars 5-7. MDS, Breen state
VI, with die cracks at the top of the wreath. Our grade is
AU50 sharpness net EF40.
Estimated Value .............................................. $3,000-UP
Ex Colonial Trading Company-Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr., Supe-
rior 9/7/1997:77-R. J. Rudolph Collection (lot ticket included).
272 1809 S-280 R2 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but the majority of the
planchet is covered with microscopic roughness that is partially
hidden under attractive chocolate and olive brown toning. There
are a couple fine scratches hidden in the toning on the portrait
and a collection of tiny pits under NE in ONE. No verdigris.
Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state II, with a single die crack from
the E in STATES to the wreath. The repunching on the 9 is obvi-
ous.
Estimated Value .......................................................$750-UP
Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection.
273 1810 S-283 R2 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but the field before the
face has been smoothed in an attempt to remove a few dull
scratches. Otherwise the only notable mark is a shallow dig on
the truncation over the 8 in the date. Recolored a rather glossy
reddish chocolate brown and darker olive brown. E-MDS.
Estimated Value .......................................................$300-UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:1052-R. J.
Rudolph Collection (lot ticket included).
274 Trio of Classic Head Cents, 1810-1812. Includes 1810 S-
283 R2 LDS VG10, 1812 S-289 R1 LDS VG7, and 1812 S-291 R2
Small Date MDS VG10. An attractive group, all glossy chocolate
and olive brown. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$150-UP
Ex Ed Miller Collection.