2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 1

1835 1/2 C MS63 Red and Brown Uncertified.<p>The obverse has gold fields and lilac devices, while the reverse also has some electric-blue and ...

1835 1/2 C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.<p>This is an attractive example whose surfaces are more than 50% lustrous. The otherwise cherry-red sheen ...

1833 1/2 C PR62 Brown PCGS.<p>B-1, C-1, the only known dies, R.5. All 1833 Classic Half Cents were struck from a single set of dies. Breen (19...

1836 1/2 C PR62 Brown PCGS.<p>B-1, Low R.6. Having filled its vaults with coins from previous years, the Philadelphia Mint refrained from prod...

1850 Half Cent XF45 ANACS, B-1, C-1, R.<p>2, a cleaned example, Liberty's profile is lightly strike doubled; 1840 No Drapery Dime--Cleaned...

1850 1/2 C MS64 Brown PCGS.<p>B-1, C-1, R.2. Olive-brown patina. The surfaces are very well preserved. The strike is good but not razor sharp....

1851 1/2 C MS65 Brown NGC.<p>C-1, B-1, R-1. A nicely struck Gem that has glossy medium brown surfaces. There are tiny contact marks at 5 and 7...

1853 1/2 C MS66 Brown NGC.<p>B-1, C-1, R.1. A well struck Gem that has aqua-blue and copper-red patina. Lustrous and carefully preserved with ...

1855 1/2 C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.<p>Burnt-orange color resonates from the red and brown fields of this Half Cent. The sharp strike and spark...

1857 1/2 C MS64 Brown PCGS.<p>Light rose-violet patina, with some copper-gold color at the margins. Final year of issue. The upper obverse is ...

1840 1/2 C Original PR63 Red and Brown PCGS.<p>B-1a, R.6. This is an original proof representative of this, the premier Half Cent delivery of ...

1840 1/2 C Restrike PR64 Brown PCGS.<p>B-3, Low R.7. With reverse die file marks (as produced) at the denticles over the RICA in AMERICA, this...

1841 1/2 C Original PR64 Brown PCGS.<p>B-1, R.6. Die State III. The large reverse berries distinguish this original proof 1841 Half Cent from ...

1841 1/2 C Restrike PR63 Brown NGC.<p>B-3, Low R.7. The die crack (as produced) is quite sharp on the obverse of this Second Restrike example....

1842 1/2 C Restrike PR64 Brown PCGS.<p>B-3, Low R.7. This lovely near-Gem is originally preserved with mottled copper-brown and sandy-tan colo...

1843 1/2 C Original PR58 PCGS.<p>B-1a, R.6. Writing in 1983, Walter Breen states that at least two original proof 1843 Half Cents accidentally...

1843 1/2 C Restrike PR64 Red and Brown PCGS.<p>B-2, R.6. Doubling on the T in CENT is the diagnostic feature of this reverse die, which was al...

1844 1/2 C Original PR63 Brown PCGS.<p>B-1, R.6. Two proofs of this variety are impounded in museums (one in the ANS and the other in the Smit...

1844 1/2 C Restrike PR64 Brown PCGS.<p>B-3, High R.6. Richly toned and pleasingly original, the surfaces are bathed in copper-brown color with...

1845 1/2 C Restrike PR64 Brown PCGS.<p>B-3, Low R.7. This is a simply beautiful coin from the standpoint of originality. Shimmering reflectivi...

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...

1794 1C Head of 1794--Corroded--ANACS.<p>XF Details, Net VF30. S-44, High R.1. A diagonal die crack (as struck) through the 17 in the date. An...

1794 1C Head of 1794 VF30 PCGS.<p>S-24, R.1. A richly detailed but lightly porous example that has a minor vertical pinscratch on the lower ne...

1794 1C Head of 1794 VF35 ANACS.<p>S-65, R.1. Rich tan-brown patina. The reverse has a hint of porosity. The portrait has a few minor contact ...

1794 1C Head of 1794 XF40 PCGS.<p>S-24, R.1. Maris' "Scarred Head" variety. A medium purple-brown example that has lighter color...

1794 1C Head of 1794 XF40 PCGS.<p>S-57, R.1. A glossy mahogany-brown example that has several tiny contact marks on each side. The obverse rim...

1794 1C Head of 1794 XF40 Burnished Uncertified.<p>S-67, R.3. Dark mahogany patina. A sharply detailed example that has occasional hints of po...

1795 1C Plain Edge VF35 PCGS.<p>S-78, R.1. Medium mahogany patina. The right side of the wreath has a trace of verdigris, and the right obvers...

1795 1C Plain Edge AU53 PCGS.<p>S-78, R.1. Subtle glossiness over deep chocolate-brown surfaces. A small area of planchet roughness nearly obl...

1799 1C--Corroded--ANACS.<p>VF Details, Net Fine12. S-189, High R.2. The surfaces are a bit roughened and bright, but the date is clear and st...

1802 Cent--Corroded, Cleaned--ANACS, VF Details, Net Fine 15, S-228, R.<p>2, the 1/000 variety, suspicious blue-gray patina, the obverse has a...

1802 1C AU50 PCGS.<p>S-237, R.2. Deep purple-brown patina. Sharply struck except near the T in CENT. The reverse has light die cracks (as stru...

1804 1C--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Fine Details, Net VG8. S-266, R.2. The only known dies. A nicely detailed example that has a glossy surface and a f...

1804 1C VF35 Uncertified.<p>S-266, R.2. Die State I, perfect dies. The reddish-brown devices complement the olive-brown fields. A small contac...

1805 1C XF40 Corroded Uncertified, S-269, R.<p>1, the dark purple surfaces are moderately corroded with yellow verdigris within the wreath, sh...

1805 1C AU58 NGC.<p>S-267, R.1. Glossy in texture, the surfaces are richly toned in medium brown shades. This is a problem-free coin for the g...

1806 1C AU53 PCGS.<p>S-270, R.1. The sole variety for the year. A glossy dark mahogany-brown example that has lighter tan color on much of the...

1808 1C MS66 Brown NGC.<p>S-278, R.3. The Philadelphia Mint continued to receive copper planchets from the Birmingham, England firm of Boulton...

1809 1C VF30 PCGS.<p>S-280, R.2. The only variety for the year. Deep purple-brown patina. The glossy surfaces have several minor abrasions on ...

1809 1C XF45 NGC.<p>Ex: Pittman. S-280, the only known dies, R.2. The richly toned surfaces are glossy in texture with a mostly medium brown a...

1811 1C MS61 Brown NGC.<p>S-287, R.2. A type that is quite challenging to locate in the finer circulated and Mint State grades, most examples ...

1811/0 1C XF45 PCGS.<p>S-286, R.3. This coin was previously offered as lot 6164 in our January 1998 FUN Signature Sale, where it was cataloged...

1812 1C Small Date--Corroded--ANACS.<p>XF Details, Net VF20. S-290, R.1. Dark purple-brown patina. Sharply detailed, especially on the wreath,...

1812 1C Small Date XF40 ANACS.<p>S-290, R.1. A sharply detailed example that has a trace amount of verdigris that outlines the devices. A few ...

1812 1C Small Date AU58 PCGS.<p>S-290, R.1. The rich chocolate-brown patina is very attractive. Well struck in the centers and on the left bor...

1812 1C Large Date VF35 PCGS.<p>S-288, R.3. The scarcest variety of the year. PCGS has misattributed this Cent as a Small Date on the insert. ...

1813 1C XF45 ANACS.<p>S-292, R.2. Deep mahogany-brown color. An interesting rectangular-shaped strike-thru (as struck) connects the two Ns in ...

1816 1C MS63 Brown NGC.<p>A well-produced example, free of abrasions. The surfaces are rich with deep orange undertones. Important notice: We...

1817 1C 13 Stars MS63 Red and Brown NGC.<p>Flecks of Carbon of a fairly moderate size on both sides that account for the grade. Nice luster is...

1818 1C MS62 Red and Brown ANACS.<p>Light tan patina. The date and stars are encircled with a heavy die crack, as struck. Well struck in the c...

1819/8 1C Large Date MS60 Brown Uncertified.<p>N-1, R.1. Rich golden-brown patina. Sharply struck on both the stars and the devices. The 9 in ...

1819/8 1C MS63 Brown NGC.<p>Electric blue, red, and yellow coloration resonates from both sides of this well-preserved large Cent. A tiny bagm...

1820 1C Large Date MS64 Brown ANACS.<p>Red toning shines through the fields of this large Cent. A distinctive die crack circles the obverse st...

1820 1C Large Date MS64 Brown NGC.<p>N-13, R.1. The familiar Randall Hoard variety with heavy peripheral die cracks. The iridescent purple-blu...

1820 1C Large Date MS65 Brown PCGS.<p>N-13, R.1. The popular Randall Hoard variety, readily attributable due to the heavy die cracks that enci...

1820 1C Large Date MS65 Brown PCGS.<p>N-13, R.1. Well struck in the centers, but a few of the stars are softly defined. The denomination is li...

1820 1C Large Date MS65 Brown PCGS.<p>N-13, R.1. A lustrous Gem that has light brown and lime-green patina. Sharply struck in the centers, whi...

1820 1C Large Date MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.<p>N-13, R.1. The fields are lustrous and pale copper-red in color. Well struck in the centers, and...

1820 1C Large Date MS64 Red and Brown Uncertified.<p>N-13, R.1. The often seen Randall Hoard variety with the heavy peripheral obverse die cra...

1820/19 1C AU55 ANACS.<p>The obverse has deep purple-brown patina, while the reverse has some olive-yellow color in the center. The 2 in the d...

1823 1C XF40 Corroded Uncertified.<p>Normal Date. The color ranges from deep lilac to dark brown. A slightly porous example that has relativel...

1826 1C MS64 Brown NGC.<p>N-6, R.2. Bold inner rim on the obverse. L, E, and Y in LIBERTY are sharply repunched. Medium brown patina, with a s...

1830 1C Large Letters MS63 Brown Uncertified.<p>N-8, R.1. Light chocolate-brown patina. Well struck except for the final stars. There is a die...

1837 1C Head of 1838 MS65 Brown PCGS.<p>Attractive light tan-brown patina. Well struck and well preserved. The reverse periphery has several s...

1837 1C Medium Letters MS64 Brown NGC.<p>Plain Cords. N-13, High R.2. The obverse has sea-green patina, while the reverse has cobalt-blue and ...

1838 1C MS64 Brown PCGS.<p>This sharply struck example exhibits subdued luster beneath rich chocolate-brown surfaces. A hint of original mint-...

1838 1C MS65 Brown NGC.<p>N-3, R.1. Glossy golden-tan surfaces show characteristic bluntness on the stars and denticles, being toned in splash...

1838 1C MS66 Brown PCGS.<p>A wonderfully produced and preserved Coronet Cent that shows pinpoint sharpness on the devices and impeccable, glis...

1839 1C Silly Head AU55 NGC.<p>N-4, R.1. Dusky tan-brown patina. Sharply struck in the centers, while a few right side stars have soft centril...

1839 1C Silly Head MS63 Brown PCGS.<p>Rich mahogany patina. The denticles are softly struck on portions of the coin, but the major devices are...

1839 1C Silly Head MS63 Brown ANACS.<p>N-4, R.1. Chocolate-brown color. Well struck except for a few obverse stars. The reverse wreath has tra...

1839 1C Silly Head MS65 Brown PCGS.<p>An ever-popular Guide Book variety, the present example is awash in rich glossy-brown toning. The smooth...

1839 1C Booby Head AU50 NGC.<p>N-11, R.1. The fields have lovely chocolate-brown patina, with a rich lavender color on the devices. A sharply ...

1839/6 1C--Corroded, Tooled--ANACS.<p>VF Details, Net Fine 12. N-1, High R.3. Plain hair coins. Darkly toned. A lightly corroded and cleaned e...

1839 1C Type of 1840 MS65 Brown NGC.<p>N-8, R.1. A first rate survivor of this first year to utilize the "Petite Head" Coronet subty...

1840 1C Large Date MS64 Brown PCGS.<p>This magnificent brown piece displays a full strike and nice sheen. This coin is excellent for a type or...

1844/81 1C XF45 NGC, N-2, R.<p>2, light tan-brown patina, some verdigris, a relatively sharp example; and an 1851/81 AU58 NGC, N-3, R.1, the o...

1846 1C Small Date MS64 Brown NGC.<p>Sharply struck with variegated Red and Brown toning, this lustrous example has a few short pinscratches i...

1847 1C MS64 Brown NGC.<p>N-21, R.1. Pleasing light brown color. A sharply struck example that has a crisp portrait and well developed stars. ...

1848 1C MS66 Red and Brown NGC.<p>A couple of stars do not have crisp centrils, but the devices are sharply struck. Lustrous and carefully pre...

1849 1C MS65 Brown NGC.<p>The glossy surfaces are smooth and display only minor abrasions. The barest traces of original mint-Red luster are h...