96US

Session Two - Monday, February 13, 2017 10:00 am PST

666

1794 S-36 R5 VG10

. Sharpness VF25 but covered with uni-

form very fine roughness under glossy dark chocolate brown

and olive toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel

brown. No verdigris and just a few trivial marks. The only nota-

ble marks are light diagonal nick in the field under the end of

the chin, a microscopic pit hidden in the hair below the ear lobe,

and another nestled between the upper part of the cap and the

dentils. The marks are not distracting but they offer an easy

way to identify this cent. The date and legends are complete

and easily readable, and the "single berry left of bow" feature is

obvious. A decent example of this very tough die variety.

Estimated Value .................................................. $1,000 - UP

667

1796 S-81 R3 Liberty Cap ANACS graded F15

. Partly

glossy dark olive brown and chocolate with slightly lighter choc-

olate brown and steel toning on the devices. The surfaces are

decent but not perfectly smooth. No verdigris, and the only

notable marks are a minor rim bruise under the 9 and a pair of

small pits at the E in STATES. The date is bold and the legends

are complete except for the usual weakness on ONE CENT. EDS,

Breen state I, before any die failures on the obverse.

Our

grade is VG10 sharpness net VG8.

The attribution is noted

on the ANACS label.

Estimated Value ..................................................... $600 - UP

668

Group of 6 Cents, 1796-1810

. Includes 1796 S-81 R3 Lib-

erty Cap Basal State-1 (sharper but holed), 1801 S-219 R2 3-

error reverse

Fair-2

, 1803 S-258 R1 Large Fraction

VF20 net

VG7 for roughness

, 1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6

, 1808 S-278 R3 Classic Head

, and 1810/09 S-281 R1

Overdate 10 over 09

. All have a readable date. Lot of 6

coins.

Estimated Value ..................................................... $150 - UP

Draped Bust Cent s

669

1796 S-97 R3 Draped Bust G6

. Sharpness F12 or better but

parts of the date have been skillfully strengthened and the

obverse has been lightly smoothed to minimize minor rough-

ness and a few small pits. Slightly glossy steel brown and choc-

olate. The legends are complete and strong. EDS, prior to any

die cracks. Looks better than it might sound.

Estimated Value ..................................................... $150 - UP

670

1796 S-98 R4 Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795 PCGS

graded G6

. Mostly glossy light to medium chocolate brown

blending to darker chocolate in protected areas. The surfaces

are mostly smooth but there is some very fine roughness in pro-

tected areas on the reverse. No verdigris, and the notable

marks are a shallow pit at the bottom of the 9, a nick on the

bottom of the eye, and a collection of diagonal nicks at the left

top of the O in ONE. The date is strong and the legends are

clear. LDS, Breen state III, with die cracks from the dentils to

the Y in LIBERTY and first A in AMERICA.

Our grade is G6

same as the PCGS grade.

Estimated Value ..................................................... $200 - UP

671

1797 S-126 R3 NGC graded F15

. Rather glossy dark olive

brown and steel with a hint of reddish steel in protected areas

on the reverse. No corrosion or verdigris, only small contact

marks consistent with the grade. A thin horizontal nick and tiny

planchet chip in the hair left of the ear lobe are the best identi-

fying marks. M-LDS, Breen state V, with strong die cracks on the

obverse. The date is bold and the legends are clear. A decent

lower grade cent, and it comes with a nice provenance.

Our

grade is VG10

. The attribution is noted on the NGC label.

Estimated Value ..................................................... $300 - UP

Ex Long Beach Expo bourse 1/31/1986-Jack Robinson, Superior

1/29/1989:242-unknown-Heritage Auctions #1174:7085

(includes both lot tickets).

672

1797 S-133 R5 Stemless Wreath F12

. The obverse is very

attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown and olive; the

reverse is slightly glossy darker chocolate brown and olive with

lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The obverse is

smooth except for microscopic roughness near the dentils at

LIBERTY clockwise to the dentils opposite the chin while micro-

scopic roughness covers the reverse. No verdigris, and the only

notable mark is a dull, shallow nick on the neck. M-LDS, Breen

state IV, with a radial die crack from the dentils to the neck near

the bust. The strike is a bit weak at the bust tip and the oppos-

ing area at OF, which is typical for the later states of this variety.

The obverse grades

VF20

or slightly better while the reverse

nets to

VG8

, so the

F12

assessment is a compromise. Still a

decent example of this tough Stemless Wreath variety, near the

lower end of the condition census.

Estimated Value ..................................................... $600 - UP

Ex Heritage Auctions #1189:4649 (lot ticket included).