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Large Cents314 1820 N-13 R1 Large Date AU50. A sharp mint state cent
that was lightly burnished and retoned glossy medium choco-
late and light olive brown. There is a tiny pinprick low on the
neck and microscopic planchet flaking around the F in OF. Looks
prooflike on the obverse. MDS, the usual Randall Hoard die
state with a die crack meandering through the date and all 13
of the stars.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $200-UP
Ex Jim Corrado-Wally Gilligan 2/1980-the Rod Burress Collec-
tion.
315 1820 N-15 R2 Small Date AU55. Glossy medium chocolate
brown and olive. Sharp and quite attractive with mint state eye
appeal. There is a hint of rub on the highest points of the
devices, and the only mark is a dull diagonal nick over EN in
CENT. LDS showing microscopic die rust (tiny lumps on the
coin) covering the portrait and much of the reverse. Graded
AU55 by Del Bland. Most likely from the Randall Hoard of uncir-
culated cents. Comes with a nice provenance.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $300-UP
Ex Elmer Sears, Thomas L. Elder 4/12/1929:1524-unknown-
Eldon Leisure-Hugh Campbell-Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., Supe-
rior 9/30/1986:543 (includes the Elder lot envelope plus the
Brown collection envelope and lot ticket).
316 Trio of Cents, 1821-1832 . Includes 1821 N-2 R1 EDS F15,
1827 N-11 R1 M-LDS VF25, and 1832 N-1 R2 Medium Letters
MDS VF30. All are smooth glossy brown and chocolate. A nice
trio. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $300-UP
Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection.
317 1822 N-10 R2 AU50. Frosty medium chocolate brown and
steel with satiny mint luster in protected areas. No marks or
other defects, just very light friction on the highpoints of the
devices. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. MDS.
Estimated Value ....................................................... $500-UP
Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection.
318 1823 Restrike AU58. Choice glossy medium brown and light
chocolate with underlying frosty mint luster in the fields and
protected areas. A beautiful example, void of any spots, stains,
or contact marks. Just a hint of friction on the highest points
from mint state. Late die state with all the rim cuds and die
cracks clear, including the final crack down through TE in
STATES. These "Restrikes" were made privately outside the
mint using discarded mint dies sold as scrap. The obverse die
used was the normal Newcomb-2 variety of 1823, but appar-
ently a reverse die of the type used in 1823 was not available
and they substituted a reverse die that had been used for the
1813 Sheldon-293 variety. The result was an “1823” cent that
looked nothing like the genuine mint product, but it filled a need
for collectors since this date has always been a challenge in
high grade. Breen says 49 uncracked examples were struck in
1862 for Joseph J. Mickley before the obverse die broke, and an
unknown number of pieces were struck from the cracked dies.
This piece must have been one of the last struck.
Estimated Value .......................................................$500-UP
Ex Darwin B. Palmer 5/1980-the Rod Burress Collection.
WRIGHT PLATE COIN
319 1825 N-9 R2 NGC graded MS61 Brown. Frosty medium
steel brown and chocolate with lustrous lighter brown and
tan in protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a
spot of slightly darker toning in the field off the upper right
point of star 2 and a couple tiny ticks in the field close over
the head. MDS with an extremely faint die crack from the
dentils over star 3 to the forelock and microscopic die rust
on the portrait. An attractive, nicely struck cent. This piece
is the plate coin for the die variety in John Wright' s refer-
ence on the cents of 1816-1839. Our grade is AU55. The
attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the
NGC label.
Estimated Value .............................................. $1,500-UP
Ex Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/
1986:598-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3500-R. J.
Rudolph Collection (Rasmussen collection envelope and Heri-
tage lot ticket included).