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1825 N-10 R3 VF25. Sharpness near EF40 but cleaned and retoned olive and darker steel with lots of underlying tan on the obverse from the old cleaning. There is a short scratch under the ear lobe and the entire reverse is covered with microscopic granularity while the obverse is smooth. Sharpl ...
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1825 N-8 R3 VF25+. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with small splashes of lighter brown toning on the upper obverse. No notable defects, close to VF30. MDS with a fine die crack through star 6 to the tip of the coronet and crumbling in the dentils from star 11 to star 13. Estimated Value $20 ...
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1825 N-8 R3 VF35+. A choice EF40 cent except for a tiny, light scratch in the field close over star 2 and a minor rim bruise off the end of the wreath stem. Glossy chocolate and steel with traces of golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on both sides. Nicely struck EDS. The ...
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1825 N-7 R3 VF25. Sharpness close to VF30 but there are a few minor contact marks, including a couple faint hairline scratches on the jaw. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. M-LDS with dentil fusing on the right side of the obverse. Struck slightly off center to K-9.5. Estimated Value $150-UP E ...
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1825 N-6 R3 VF30. Rotated Reverse. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. No notable defects. MDS. The fields are slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing and the reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW relative to a normal head-to-foot die ...
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1825 N-5 R7+ G4. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and display only a few trivial contact marks. The notable ones are a thin nick on the rim over ES in STATES and a tiny, very light but fresh pin scratch above the second A in AMERICA. Very nice for the grade. Thi ...
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1825 N-4 R3 VF30. Sharpness EF45 but the toning is a blotchy mix of dark olive brown and reddish chocolate, and the reddish areas contain traces of extremely fine roughness. No verdigris or contact marks. Nicely struck MDS with a fine die crack connecting stars 1-6 to the peak of the 1. Estima ...
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1825 N-2 R2 VF25+. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. No defects, close to VF30. M-LDS with fine die cracks from the bust tip to the dentils left of the date and another from the base of the E in CENT to the bottom of the rim under the wreath stem. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Chris McCaw ...
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1825 N-1 R4 F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with microscopic roughness. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a very light rim bruise at the first A in AMERICA. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. MDS with a die crack extending through the base of the date. The date is sharply doub ...
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1824/2 N-5 R4 Overdate 4 over 2 VG10. Sharpness near VF20 but a bit dull from uniform fine granularity. No verdigris. The only mark is a rim bruise at the E in STATES. Olive brown with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. MDS. The overdate feature is visible. Estimated Valu ...
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1824 N-3 R2 VF35. Glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. No marks or other defects. Nicely struck EDS. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Bruno Crossfield-Willard C. Blaisdell 1/1980-Del Bland 3/1980-Bob Vail, Superior 9/7/1997:435 (lot ticket included). Categorie ...
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1824/2 N-1 R1 Overdate 4 over 2 F15. Rather glossy medium brown blending to chocolate brown in protected areas. No marks or other defects, a nice cent for the grade. MDS. The overdate is obvious. Estimated Value $100-UP Categories: Liberty Cents
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1824/2 N-1 R1 Overdate 4 over 2 VF25. Five points sharper but very lightly cleaned and retoned glossy olive brown and dark chocolate. No contact marks or verdigris. Looks smooth to the unaided eye, but a strong glass reveals extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas. MDS. The ...
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1823 Restrike MS62. Attractive glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Great eye appeal with no spots, stains, or marks. LDS showing all the die cracks and rim cuds known for this unofficial restrike made outside the mint in the 1860's and 1870's using scrap dies from the U.S. Mint. The obvers ...
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1823 N-2 R2 VG8. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and attractive for the grade, just a few minor rim bruises from choice. MDS with rim cud breaks from star 4 to star 6. Estimated Value $150-UP Categories: Liberty Cents
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1822 N-13 R5 VG10. Sharpness VF20 or a bit better but the area under the wreath ribbon has been heavily abraded, possibly to efface some graffiti. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and void of notable marks. Recolored glossy medium chocolate brown. EDS. Certainly not perfect but still one of t ...
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1822 N-10 R2 EF40. At least 5 points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate brown and olive. No marks or other defects. Sharply struck EDS with hard, slightly reflective fields. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 10/4/2000:1304 (lot ticket includ ...
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1822 N-8 R4 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but covered with microscopic contact marks, none significant but far too many for the sharpness grade. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. One of the sharpest examples known of this tough die variety, and the eye appeal is decent in spite of the tiny marks. EDS. ...
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1822 N-8 R4 VF30. Sharpness EF45 or a bit better but the field before the portrait shows a collection of fine pin scratches, and there are some small nicks scattered over both sides. Otherwise the planchet is smooth. Recolored glossy dark olive brown and steel mixed with lighter brown and choc ...
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1822 N-5 R3 VF35. Sharpness close to mint state but covered with uniform extremely fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. Frosty dark olive brown and steel. Sharply struck EDS. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Del Bland 2/1972-Bob Vail, Superior 9/7/1997:422 (lot ticket included). Categories: Libe ...
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1821 N-2 R1 F15. Sharpness VF30 but dull from uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris and the only mark is a nick above the O in ONE. Very dark steel and olive brown. EDS. Estimated Value $150-UP Categories: Liberty Cents
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1820 N-14 R5- Large Date VF20. Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown toning in protected areas. No roughness and only a few minor marks, including a tiny planchet flake at the right end of the eyebrow and a dull pin prick in the field over the left edge of star 12. A decen ...
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1820 N-13 R1 Large Date AU58. Lustrous golden light brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel in protected areas. Just a hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. The only mark is a tiny planchet chip in the field before the nose. MDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state with a ...
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1820 N-12 R3 Large Date VF5. Sharpness AU50 but covered with microscopic roughness. No verdigris, and the only marks are a collection of very tiny pits on the left side of the 2 in the date. Dark steel and olive brown. EDS. The small lump over star 4 is sharp. Estimated Value $100-UP Categorie ...
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1820 N-11 R2 Large Date EF40. Glossy light chocolate brown delicately mixed with darker chocolate and olive brown on the reverse. No notable defects. Nicely struck EDS offering excellent eye appeal. The repunching at the base of the T in CENT is crisp. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Robert W. Hall ...
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1820 N-8 R3 Small Date VF30+. Glossy chocolate and steel. No defects, only trivial contact marks. Very close to VF35. MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex 2003 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/26/2003:569 (lot ticket included). Categories: Liberty Cents
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1820 N-5 R3 Small Date VF30. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown with frosty luster showing in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Looks choice but there is a scuff of faint hairline scratches on the cheek visible under strong magnification. M-LDS. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Del Bl ...
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1820 N-4 R4 Small Date F15. Glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints. No roughness and only minor contact marks, all consistent with the grade. LDS. The center dot on the reverse is gone. Estimated Value $100-UP Ex Tom Reynolds. Categories: Liberty Cents
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1820/19 N-3 R2 Small Overdate 20 over 19 AU50. Sharpness close to mint state but there is a splash of reddish chocolate toning at stars 1-4 and the splashed area contains traces of microscopic roughness. Otherwise this cent is an attractive frosty medium steel brown and chocolate with smooth s ...
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1820/19 N-1 R1 Large Overdate 20 over 19 EF45. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light chocolate and steel brown with golden tan toning in protected areas. No marks or other defects. Sharply struck EDS. The 2 over 1 overdate feature is bold and repunching shows clearly on ...