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Session Two - Monday, February 13, 2017 10:00 am PST680 Quartet of Early Cents, 1798-1810, grading G-VG.
Includes one each 1798, 1802, 1803, and 1810. The 1798 is
counterstamped with a large "JC" inside a serrated rectangle
(looks quite old), and the 1810 has a clipped planchet. All have
a clear date. Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value ..................................................... $100 - UP
681 1799 S-189 R2 PCGS graded G6. Slightly glossy olive brown
and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The
surfaces are mostly smooth but there are a few marks, includ-
ing a couple planchet flakes or pits in the field at the end of the
lower curls and small nicks scattered over both sides. The date
is easily readable and the legends are complete although a few
elements are weak. MDS, Breen state IV, with crumbling in the
dentils at F-AM. Our grade is net G5.
Estimated Value .................................................. $2,000 - UP
682 Pair of 1800/79 Cents with Style II Hair. Includes S-193
R4 MDS F12 net VG7 for fine roughness and S-196 R1 MDS
G6. Both have a clear date and legend. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value .......................................................$80 - UP
683 1800/79 S-196 R1 Overdate 80 over 79, Style II Hair
G4. Rather glossy dark steel and olive brown. The devices are
smooth but very fine granularity shows in the fields and pro-
tected areas. No verdigris or notable marks, just worn. The date
and legends are easily readable and the overdate feature is
clear even though the rim is starting to wear into the bottom of
the date. MDS.
Estimated Value .......................................................$40 - UP
Ex Rod Burress 8/2006.
684 1800/79 S-196 R1 Overdate 80 over 79, Style II Hair
VF35. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with
frosty lighter brown in protected areas and darker steel brown
on the highpoints. No roughness or verdigris and only a few
trivial contact marks. A faint vertical hairline left of the eye and
a thin diagonal nick in the field over the end of the bust are
good identifying marks. MDS, Breen state II. The dies are
clashed but the obverse is uncracked. A very nice example of
this popular overdate variety, and the overdate feature is bold.
Estimated Value .................................................. $1,500 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 2001-Thomas Adams.
SHARP 1801 NC-3 RARITY
685 1801 NC-3 R6 Error Denominator 1/000 G4. Sharpness
VF20 or slightly better but corroded and smoothed to minimize
the roughness. No verdigris and the only notable marks are
some horizontal scratches around the date. The date is strong
and the legends are clear. Glossy dark chocolate brown and
steel. Far from perfect but most of the 22 known examples
come with significant surface problems. The finest known to
us grades only VG8. This piece is clearly sharper than the
Breen plate coin for the variety.
Estimated Value ..................................................... $500 - UP
Ex Henry T. Hettger-2016 EAC Sale, lot 260 (lot ticket included).
686 1803 S-252 R2 Small Date & Fraction PCGS graded
XF40, CAC APPROVED. Rather glossy medium steel and
chocolate brown. There are some small nicks scattered over the
obverse and a swipe of darker olive brown toning in the curl at
the shoulder, but the eye appeal is nice. EDS, Breen state I,
before any die cracks on the obverse. Our grade is net VF25.
Estimated Value ..................................................... $500 - UP
687 1803 S-255 R1 Small Date & Fraction EF40. Sharpness
AU50 but the toning is a bit darker than normal and there are
microscopic specks of extremely fine verdigris hidden under the
toning. Frosty medium to dark olive brown. The only marks are
a dull nick on the lower part of the neck near the bust and a
couple other signs of light contact at OF on the reverse. None of
the marks is distracting and the eye appeal of this cent is excel-
lent. LDS, Breen state IV, with a cud break at STA. The cud
break is complete, not retained as sometimes found on this
variety.
Estimated Value ..................................................... $600 - UP
Ex Dennis Coffey-Tom Reynolds 1/18/1990-Del Bland (comes
with the Bland collection envelope).