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| 1808 | O.108 | R.3 | PCGS AU 55 | NEW 12/25. Light toning at the rims, otherwise brilliant with nice cartwheel luster. No problems and spot-on for the grade. Ex Lance Keigwin via Heritage's Jan. 2011 FUN Show sale of Troy Nelson's collection, lot 3588 at $2,070. | $2,250 |
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| 1809 | O.103 | R.2 | PCGS AU 58 CAC | Superbly toned in subtle shades of iridescent grey, gold, rose and turquoise. The softly struck eagle's head and upper left wing are standard for the die pair. Color, eye appeal and originality are a winning trio - confirmed by CAC's seal of approval. Ex Lance Keigwin. | $3,250 |
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| 1809 III Edge | O.109a | R.2 | PCGS AU 53 | NEW 12/25. From MB 40, Jan. 2015, lot 29 as PCGS AU 50 @$1,605. A subsequent upgrade to AU 53 was no surprise. I described the coin this way: Brilliant and untoned save for splashes of pastel copper toning above the portrait and below the eagle. Exceptional luster for the grade. Balanced strike with minor weakness in the lower curls and atop the left wing. | $1,650 |
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| 1811/10 | O.101 | R.1 | NGC MS 63 | Glorious gold and iridescent turquoise toning encases the obverse and reverse. Cartwheel luster rolls under the patina. The coin comes from an old time collection uncovered in 2020 by The Scotsman (St. Louis, MO.) and offered at its Nov. 2021 auction. The entire collection was graded and encapsulated by NGC. There is a never ending demand for high grade examples of the 1811/10. Those with colorful toning are especially prized. | $10,500 |
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| 1811 Small 8 | O.111a | R.3 | PCGS AU 55 | NEW 12/25. Antique grey with notable iridesence. Weak rims and drawn stars hallmark the late die state. Liberty's curls and drapery are decently impressed. Top flight surfaces and superior eye appeal. | $975 |
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| 1812 | O.107 | R.2 | PCGS AU 55 | NEW 12/25. Ex Keith Davignon and Donald Parsley Collections. Davignon purchased it from Parsley's consignment to MB 25, June 200, lot 5. The coin brought $1,304 when Keith consigned it to MB 39, August 2014, lot 12. There described, [L]ovely amber toning circles the peripheries. The satiny, smooth fields and devices retain nearly full luster. Here is a "high end" AU 55. The left wing, crowned with its hallmark die lump, is soft. The remaining devices are nicely impressed. | $1,250 |
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| 1814/3 | O.101a | R.3 | PCGS AU 53 | NEW 12/25. Waves of die breaks and clash marks cross the otherwise unmarked surfaces. The upper bar of the 3 is prominent, left and right of the top of the 4. Light turquoise surrounds the stars, suggesting repose in a Wayte Raymond holder. Ex MB 40, January 2015, lot 42 @ $2,118. | $1,975 |
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| 1814 | O.103 | R.1 | PCGS AU 55 | NEW 12/25. Brilliant save for a swath of amber over the cap. Exceptional luster. Standard assortment of clash marks. | $975 |
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| 1814 E/A | O.108a | R.1 | PCGS AU 55 | A "common" die pair yet SO hard to find in grades above VF. Clashed dies and a softly struck eagle are hallmarks of the variety. Subtle splashes of blue and russet intermingle in the fields and devices. You will love the nearly mark-free surfaces. A quality coin for a discerning collector. Ex Lance Keigwin and Heritage's Jan. 2014 FUN Sale. | $4,500 |
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| 1817 Punctuated Date | O.103 | R.2 | PCGS AU 55 | PRICE REDUCED! Strong cartwheel luster rolls across the smooth, untoned surfaces. The punctuation mark between 1 and 7 is sharp. A light, vertical toning streak crosses the right side of the eagle. Choice AU examples of this Red Book variety never go unnoticed. This one brought $4,700 in Legend's Sept. 2018 sale of The Konstantine Collection. |
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| 1817 | O.110 | R.2 | PCGS AU 50 CAC | NEW 12/25. Album toning through the stars and legend. Light grey centers with soft luster. Even wear on all the high points. Ave+ eye-appeal. | $875 |
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| 1818/7 Small 8 | O.102a | R.2 | PCGS AU 53 CAC | NEW 12/25. Medium grey, even wear and soft luster -- just what we expect for our "53s." The surfaces are nearly mark-free. | $1,100 |
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| 1819/8 Large 9 | O.102 | R.1 | PCGS AU 53 | NEW 12/25. Silver-grey with strong luster for the grade. High rims protected this lightly circulated overdate. | $925 |
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| 1819 | O.110 | R.4 | PCGS AU 58 | Even light grey toning. Slightly (for the grade) subdued cartwheel luster. Not a match for Keith Davignon's AU 58 that brought $4,406 in MB 38 but a nice, high grade example of this scarce die pair. Last offered in Bowers & Ruddy's August 22, 1978 ANA sale. PCGS cert # 43607884. TrueView photo copied and displayed here. | $1,625 |
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| 1820/19 Curl Base 2 | O.102 | R.1 | PCGS AU 58 | Stone grey toning, obverse and reverse, with full cartwheel luster and distinctly prooflike surfaces on the reverse. Minor ticks from short term circulation may have denied this one a CAC sticker. It is an old friend. I purchased it at a Heritage auction in 2014 (at $3,525) and sold it to Dr. Tom Sears. Though more common than its square base 2 sibling, no high grade 1820, overdate or not, is to be ignored. Only the 1807 and 1815 mintages are lower in the Capped Bust series. Six of the eight Overton die varieties are also Red Book varieties. | $3,500 |
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| 1822/1 | O.101 | R.1 | PCGS AU 55 | NEW 12/25. Even grey toning. Soft luster throughout. See comments, MB 61, lot 71, regarding this overdate. | $1,000 |
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| 1823 Broken 3 | O.101 | R.2 | PCGS AU 55 | NEW 12/25. Last appearing in Heritage’s March 2016 sale, lot 3946, bringing $4,583. The coin is brilliant, untoned and features strong cartwheel luster. Wispy hairlines, while unobtrusive, kept the coin from an AU 58 capsule. An effort to upgrade the coin may explain the change in PCGS cert numbers since 2016. The demand for high-grade broken 3s is unabated. | $2,950 |
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| 1824/1 | O.102 | R.5+ | Raw VF 25 | From the Windsor Collection, purchased in May 2004. I neglected to send the coin to PCGS with a large group of "slabable" coins. The `24-102 is a significantly rare die pair. Check your AMBPR for confirmation. The few high grade pieces are 5-figure coins. This example is a strong VF. I waffled between VF 25 and VF 30. It is a virtual twin to the PCGS graded, CAC approved VF 30 offered in MB 46, Jan. 2018, lot 48 @ $2,970. (That coin mysteriously appeared in an Internet session of Heritage's Sept. 2023 sale, lot 93257; without hype or description it sold for a bargain price, $1,200.) The Windsor coin is an altogether pleasing example with original light grey toning and virtually blemish-free surfaces. The accompanying photo does it justice. | $1,500 |
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| 1824 Over Var. Dates | O.103 | R.1 | PCGS MS 62 | NEW 12/25. Sharply impressed with scintillating luster and a golden ring of album toning. The centers are brilliant, untoned. The underdates are unusually bold on this early die state. There is an incessant clamor for attractive, mint state examples of this Red Book staple. Check your AMBPR! | $4,000 |
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| 1824/4 | O.110 | R.1 | PCGS AU 55 CAC | NEW 12/25. A brilliant, untoned specimen. Bold luster suggests a higher grade and earned this one a CAC sticker. | $1,000 |
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| 1825 | O.109 | R.4+ | PCGS XF 40 CAC | It was 1985 or thereabouts when Richard Pugh called my attention to the fact that rare die marriages generally lack eye appeal. Why? Because so many were struck from worn or otherwise defective dies. Here is a happy exception. The `25-109 is a particularly tough R.4+ (recently demoted from R.5). Despite a generally soft impression, the original "look" of this example and a generous helping of luster earned the coin a green CAC sticker. It was last offered in Heritage's Feb. 2018 sale, bringing $780. | $650 |
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| 1825 | O.109 | R.4+ | PCGS XF 45 | A key to anyone's die variety set of 1825s, behind the prohibitively rare 1825 O.118. Antique toning, sparkles of luster and pleasing surfaces support the choice XF designation. Alluring eye appeal is unusual for this issue. | $675 |
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| 1826 | O.102 | R.1 | PCGS AU 55 CAC | NEW 12/25. Antique grey toning, a bit uneven. Decent strike. Luster flows through the fields. Last seen in a Heritage auction, June 2014, lot 7838. | $600 |
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| 1826 | O.115a | R.5 | NGC XF 45 | Rare die state with a die break from Liberty's drapery, through stars 1-7, to rim above top of cap. Ex Skidway Island Collection (John Fitzgibbon), Heritage March 2015, lot 7475 at $646. A particularly handome example with attractive toning and exemplary surfaces. Luster survives through the stars and legend. | $595 |
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| 1829/7 | O.101 | R.1 | PCGS AU 55 | NEW 12/25. Full luster, save for rub on the cheek, cap and lower drapery. A flashy coin that might have come back from PCGS with a "58" label. | $800 |
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| 1830 Small 0 | O.103 | R.1 | PCGS AU 58 | NEW 12/25. Brilliant, untoned with frosty luster. The strike is first rate! Nice coin for the date collector. | $850 |
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| 1830 Large Letters | O.114 | R.5 | PCGS VF 30 | An old friend. Last offered in my April 2020 FPL. Silver-grey toning with occasional sparkles of luster in protected areas. There will be no quarrel with the assigned grade. The surfaces display a few ticks from circulation. I won't belabor the desireability and rarity of this issue. Die variety and Red Book collectors vie for examples whenever they appear. VF coins regularly bring between $3,000 and $4,000. Check your AMBPR. | $3,250 |
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| 1831 | O.107 | R.3 | NGC XF 45 | Even medium grey toning. Softness at the lower drapery lines and motto opposite. | $220 |
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| 1831 | O.120 | R.6- | PCGS Gen. VF Details | Don Gunnet discovered the variety in 1970, too late for Al Overton to include in his 2nd Edition. When I entered the bust-half domain a dozen years later, the “1831-DG-1” population stood at 10. It’s taken 43 years to reach 20 or so. Heritage identified the Southeast Kansas Collection (Rex and Cindy Phillips) as the consignor of this coin in its Aug. 2018 Denver ANA sale where lot 5030 realized $5,170. The description is apt: The surfaces are smooth but lightly cleaned, although they remain pleasingly toned and suffer little from the effects. This is an entirely suitable representative of the O-120 die pair, sure to see spirited bidding. The bulge in the left obverse field helps explain the early removal of the die from service and its current-day rarity. It also allows for quick attribution. A rare opportunity to acquire a very rare die marriage! | $4,400 |
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| 1832 Small Letters | O.103 | R.1 | PCGS AU 55 CAC | NEW 12/25. Medium grey with a pleasing glow of luster under the toning. | $595 |
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| 1832 Sm. Lets | O.111 | R.1 | PCGS OGH AU 58 | Silver-grey obverse with a hint of friction. The spectacular, uncirculated reverse displays undisturbed luster beneath a blanket of iridescent pale cobalt and rose toning. An eye-catching 1832, last offered in my May 1996 Mail Bid Sale No. 17, lot 63. Fron the collection of Tim Osborne. | $825 |
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| 1832 Dash Date | O.112 | R.2 | PCGS MS 62 | Strong luster under an antique grey patina. Original. Later die state. The surfaces are exceptionally smooth for the assigned grade. PCGS cert# 35640505. | $1,250 |
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| 1833 | O.105 | R.1 | PCGS MS 62 | NEW 12/25. Antique grey, with caky luster churning beneath the toning. Magnificent surfaces. Worn dies explain softness at the rims, portrait and stars. From my FPL, Sept. 2017 at $1,425. Earlier in Heritage's Central States sale, April 2016, lot 3482. | $1,325 |
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| 1833 | O.106 | R.2 | NGC MS 62 | A pretty one! Even tan and gold toning with abundant underlying luster. Solid for the grade, the reverse being especially nice. Lovely surfaces, decently struck, with a full motto. | $1,350 |
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| 1833 | O.108 | R.1 | PCGS MS 62 | A thoroughly original "grey dirt" survivor. Booming luster rolls beneath the protective patina. Well struck to boot. In all, a rock solid mint state coin fit for a top flight date or variety set. | $1,390 |
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| 1833 | O.113 | R.R.3 | PCGS AU 55 | NEW 12/25. Uneven mix of grey and tan toning, lighter on the reverse. Few signs of actual circulation. | $480 |
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| 1833 | O.115 | R.5 | ICG EF 45 cleaned | Off the market since October 2008. The coin was dipped and lightly wiped. The surfaces are otherwise charming, nearly free of contact marks. The soft strike, of course, is ubiquitous on this charismatic variety. Before their short-term marriage both dies saw service with different partners: the obverse on the 1833 O.113, the reverse on the 1832 O.111. You veterans will recall the "`33-115" as one of the elite rarities listed in the little green BHNC Supplements issued in the gap between the publication of Overton's 1971 2nd edition and Don Parsley's 1990 revision. How often have you seen TWO 115s offered in the same price list?! | $800 |
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| 1833 | O.115 | R.5 | PCGS Genuine (VF Details) | Ex Donald Frederick and Charlton E. Meyer, Jr. A classic rarity, unknown to Al Overton when he published his 1st and 2nd editions in 1967 and 1970. Don Frederick discovered the variety in 1972. Tim purchased this coin from Charlton Meyer shortly after Meyer acquired the incomparable PCGS MS 63 example, ex-Downey-Schertz-Parsley, in September 1999. Meyer told Tim that this coin came to him from Don Frederick, leaving open the question whether it was the Discovery Coin. It now appears that Don kept the lesser quality Discovery Coin (Fine details with altered surfaces) when he sold this coin to Meyer. Frederick’s notes on the discovery piece accompanied its sale by Heritage in April 2010, lot 3308. Dr. Charles Link was the winner, later consigning it to my Mail Bid Sale No. 43, August 2016, lot 72. The Frederick-Meyer-Osborne coin, offered here, has kraft envelope toning that nicely obscures hairlines from an improvident cleaning. The surfaces are otherwise free of distractions. | $900 |
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| 1834 Lg. Date, Sm. Letters | O.105 | R.1 | PCGS AU 58 | NEW 12.25. A whisper of friction on the cheek. Luster shimmers under a blanket of pleasant antique grey toning. Remarkably smooth surfaces. | $795 |
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| 1834 Sm. Date & Letters | O.111 | R.1 | PCGS MS 62 | NEW 12/25. Antique grey infused with iridescent rose highlights. I suspect kraft envelope storage. All devices sharply struck. Immaculate surfaces. Common date and variety, perfect for date and type collectors. | $1,350 |
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| 1834 Sm. Date & Letters | O.121 | R.3 | PCGS MS 62 | NEW 12/25. Ex Keith Davignon: MB 44, lot 96. An uncirculated coin with a little cabinet friction. Full mint luster rolls beneath the silver-grey toning. The fully struck eagle’s claws are honed and lethal. Davignon purchased the coin during the 2024 ANA Convention in Chicago. | $1,350 |
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| 1836 50/00 | O.116 | R.2 | PCGS MS 61 | Another offering from the Millholland Collection, with the same original look and surfaces as the preceding 1810 O.104a. Unbroken, caky luster rolls across the fields and devices. Minor contact marks account for the conservative grade. The R.2 rarity rating is misleading when on the hunt for choice AU or Mint State examples of the "50 over 00." It takes but one hand for me to count the number of UNC examples I've handled. | $3,500 |
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| 1836 Bar Dot | O.121 | R.5+ | PCGS VF 35 | The KEY to completing a set of 1836s. Even, medium grey toning blankets the wonderfully smooth surfaces. The grade is spot-on, falling a hair short of XF. A minuscule toning spot under the eagle's right claw identifies the coin. It brought $2,585 when Heritage offered it in its August 2017 Denver ANA Sale. | $1,850 |
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| 1823 | O.109 | R.5 | ANACS EF 40 Details | An R.6 die pair in Overton's 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions. The `23-109 remains a great rarity in XF or better. An improvident cleaning knocks the value of this example down $1,000 or more. Parsley had to pay $2,695 for the coin in the mid-1990s. Even light grey toning. | $1,750 |
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| 1827 Sq. Base 2 | O.124a | R.5 | PCGS AU Details | An important coin with a distinguished pedigree. Henry Hilgard located the coin in the 1980s. He sold it to Charlton Meyer in March 1991 for $2,500. The coin next appeared in my Mail Bid Sale 34, lot 25, August 2009. Dr. Glenn Peterson prevailed at $2,558, When Dr. Peterson sent it to PCGS the graders concluded that it was (lightly) cleaned. It came back with its current Gold Seal label, noting the Overton attribution and the Peterson provenance. The coin was undoubtedly considered for a "straight grade" of AU 53 and may yet achieve that status in a future submission. It shows only light wear and retains generous portions of its original mint luster. In a private transaction, Dr. Peterson sold the coin to Don Parsley for $2,800 a few years ago. PCGS TrueView photo here: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/41100595. |
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