2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 1

1847 1/2 C Restrike PR65 Brown NGC.<p>B-3, Low R.6. Shimmering reflectivity in the fields and broad rims leave little doubt about this coin...

1848 1/2 C Original PR61 Brown PCGS.<p>B-1a, Low R.7. The date logotype that the Mint used to prepare this obverse die was the same that it us...

1848 1/2 C Restrike PR64 Brown PCGS.<p>B-2, Low R.6. The first restrike variety, which has small berries on the reverse but no die lines above...

1850 1/2 C PR64 Red and Brown NGC.<p>B-1, C-1, Low R.7. There are streaks of medium brown toning over the reverse of this original looking exa...

1852 1/2 C Restrike, Small Berries PR65 Brown NGC.<p>B-2, R.5. NGC has misattributed this coin as an example of the B-1 die marriage, but it i...

1855 1/2 C PR64 Brown PCGS.<p>B-1, R.5. The reverse has small berries. The only die pair for the year, which was used for both business strike...

1856 1/2 C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS.<p>B-1, R.7. The diagnostic reverse rust pit on the I in UNITED is readily evident under a loupe. This even...

1857 1/2 C PR65 Brown PCGS.<p>Breen-2, C-1, R.4. The T in CENT is recut, and the reverse is lightly strike doubled. The fields have iridescent...

1857 1/2 C PR65 Brown PCGS.<p>B-2, C-1, R.4. The softly impressed date is diagnostic of this variety, but the balance of the devices exhibit r...

1793 Chain 1C AMERICA Poor 1 ANACS.<p>S-3, Low R.3. The outlines of the devices, ONE CENT, and LIBERTY are faint but visible. The date is no l...

1793 Chain 1C AMERICA Good 4 PCGS.<p>S-2, High R.4. The lower half of the obverse is non-existent, including the date. The reverse, as always,...

1793 Chain 1C AMERICA XF45 NGC.<p>S-3, Low R.3. This is an exceptionally attractive representative of this ever-popular first-year Cent. The h...

1793 1C Wreath Cent--Vine and Bars--Corroded--ANACS.<p>VF Details, Net VG8. S-6, R.3. A dark and lightly pitted example that has a few old pin...

1793 1C Wreath Cent--Vine and Bars--Fine 12 ANACS.<p>S-6, R.3. A desirable Fine representative of the Sprung Die variety, this coin possesses ...

1793 1C Wreath Cent--Vine and Bars--Fine 12 Tooled, Slightly Bent Uncertified.<p>S-6, R.3. Medium brown color. Areas of light corrosion outlin...

1793 1C Wreath Cent--Vine and Bars--XF40 PCGS.<p>S-9, R.2. Incorrectly attributed on the PCGS insert as a Lettered Edge example, S-9 was struc...

1793 1C Wreath Cent--Lettered Edge, Corroded, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>VF Details, Net VG8. S-11, R.3. S-11 comes with both a Lettered Edge and a Vin...

1793 1C Liberty Cap VF20 PCGS.<p>S-13, Low R.4. The final 1793-dated Large Cent, Joseph Wright's Liberty Cap design would continue in use ...

1794 1C Head of 1793 Fine 12 ANACS.<p>S-19B, High R.4. We assume this is a 19B rather than a 19A, but cannot be certain as the coin is encased...

1794 1C Head of 1794--Corroded--ANACS.<p>XF Details, Net VF20 S-22, R.1. The Bent Lock variety with the Mounded Reverse. A fine granularity ov...