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1847 Proof Original Breen 1-A Rarity-6 F12. Sharpness VF30 or better but the rims are flattened, strongest at stars 10-13. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The only notable marks are a couple light scratches on the rim over UNITED and a dull dent in the leaves under ES in STATES. Weight 77.2 ...
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1840 Proof Original Breen 1-A Electrotype Copy EF40. Double Struck. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The designs are blurry because this piece shows double impressions on both sides with a rotation of about 15 degrees CCW between the two. Clear evidence of the doubling is visible to the unaid ...
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1833 C-1 R1 NGC graded UNC Details, Environmental Damage. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown with 40% of the red remaining on the obverse and 15% on the reverse. Unfortunately both sides are covered with tiny specks of dark toning, especially the reverse. There is enough mint color showin ...
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1828 C-3 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. The only defects are a few very light contact marks, including a faint hairline across the cheek. Just a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The spike from the leaf ...
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1811 C-2 R3 VG8+. The devices are glossy medium brown and light chocolate and the fields are a darker shade of chocolate brown. The two-tone contrast adds to the eye appeal. The only notable defect is a shallow scuff on the top of NT in CENT, but this is well hidden under the glossy toning. MD ...
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1811 C-1 R4 F12. Sharpness VF20 but there is some very fine roughness under attractive uniform glossy chocolate brown toning. No verdigris. The notable contact marks are a pinprick just left of star 3 and a trail of small nicks at ME in AMERICA. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any ...
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1809 C-1 R4 AG3. A few points sharper but there are dull dents at UNITED ST that caused a bulge at stars 1-7 and in the field before the face. No roughness or other defects. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The date is strong and the legends are complete. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early, with a ...
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1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0 G4. A few points sharper but the portrait and highpoints of the wreath are covered with fine scratches. The only other mark is a small planchet void (as struck) on the rim left of the hair ribbon and the opposing rim at ED in UNITED. Attractive glossy chocolate ...
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1795 C-6a R2 Thin Planchet Without Pole VG10. Rather glossy steel and olive brown with lighter chocolate brown toning on the devices. Extremely fine roughness covers most of the planchet, strongest at STAT, but the eye appeal is nice for the grade. No marks or verdigris. EDS, Manley state 1.0, ...
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1795 C-6a R2 Thin Planchet Without Pole F15. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy bluish steel and chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and attractive with only a few trivial contact marks. A faint hairline from the bottom of the eye to the shoulder is the only ...
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1794 C-2a R2+ Small Edge Letters AG3+. The obverse is G5 but the reverse is Fair-2. No marks or verdigris, but the surfaces are dull from uniform extremely fine granularity. Dark steel brown and chocolate. The date and LIBERTY are complete and easily readable but the legends on the lower third ...
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1794 C-1a R3. NGC graded VF-30 Brown. Glossy bluish steel and chocolate with some lighter brown toning on the lower half of the obverse, possibly from a light cleaning. No corrosion or verdigris, but there are some small marks. The notable defects are a thin planchet lamination at the dentils ...
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(1792-94) Kentucky Cent with Lettered Edge Breen-1156. PCGS graded MS-64+ Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous medium brown with traces of faded mint color showing in some of the protected areas on both sides. A choice example, essentially flawless. Comes with the "LANCASTER" Edge, which is scarcer t ...
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(1792-94) Kentucky Cent with Plain Edge Breen-1155 PCGS graded AU55. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. A choice example, free of any notable defects. Just lightly worn on the highest points. Listed on page 75 in the "Redbook." (PCGS # 614) . Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Randle Fairchild ( ...
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(1792-94) Kentucky Cent with Plain Edge Breen-1155. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC Approved. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Great eye appeal, just a touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. There are a few tiny nicks in the fields and a thin planchet lamination across ...
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1795 Talbot Allum & Lee Cent Breen-1035. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous steel brown with chocolate brown toning on the highpoints and hints of very faded mint color showing through in protected areas. Sharply struck and free of any notable defects. Listed on page 76 in the "Re ...
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1788 Vermont with GEORGIVS III REX Ryder-31 Rarity-5- VG7. Slightly sharper, especially on the obverse, but the fields are covered with very fine roughness while the highpoints are smooth. No verdigris, and the only marks are a couple short, thin scratches on the chest of the seated figure. Sl ...
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1787 New Jersey Maris 62-q Rarity-2 PCGS graded VG10. A Large Planchet with Sprig Above Plow type. Nice glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. Very nice for the grade with no notable defects. The date and legends are strong. Housed in a PCGS slab with "Nov ...
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1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 12-M Rarity-4 F12. Variety with a stop following MASSACHUSETTS. Slightly sharper but there is a small punch mark over the eagle's head. Otherwise free of notable marks. Glossy dark greenish olive brown and steel with microscopic granularity under the natural patin ...
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1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 12-M Rarity-4 PCGS Genuine, AU Details, Cleaning. Variety with a stop following MASSACHUSETTS. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy steel brown and light chocolate with traces of reddish steel brown in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are smooth an ...
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1785 Nova Constellatio with Blunt Rays Crosby 1-B Rarity-4 PCGS graded XF45. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with lighter brown in protected areas. Smooth and very attractive. The only mark is a barely visible hairline scratch at the top of the 8 in the date. Listed on page 54 in the "Redb ...
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1773 Virginia Halfpenny with Stop After S Breen-180 F15. Choice glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and very attractive with flawless surfaces. A perfect example, just worn. Weight 121.3 grains. Listed on page 45 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Randle Fairchild-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. Ca ...
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1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny Martin 4.52-Gb.8 Rarity-4 NGC graded VF35. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No defects; smooth and quite attractive for the grade. Listed on page 45 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $100-UP. Categories: Co ...
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1724 Wood's Hibernia Farthing Martin 3.9-D.1 Rarity-4. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC Approved. Choice frosty light chocolate and steel brown with mint luster in protected areas. Hints of golden tan faded down from mint color can be found on both sides. A choice example, just a hint of friction on the ...
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1723 Wood's Hibernia Farthing Martin 3.2-Bb.1 Rarity-3 NGC graded AU Details, Burnished. Very attractive glossy dark chocolate brown. The obverse was very lightly burnished, but this piece offers excellent eye appeal. The only mark is a faint horizontal scratch under the outstretched arm of th ...
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1723 Wood's Hibernia Farthing Martin 3.1-Bc.2 Rarity-4 NGC graded AU50. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. Excellent eye appeal. The only notable marks are a thin scratch through the stop left of the date and some tiny planchet chips in the fields on the reverse. Double struck. The first strike ...
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1755-A French Colonial Sou Marque Vlack-346 Rarity-2 NGC graded XF45. Has the Paris mintmark, although this variety is a contemporary counterfeit made outside the mint. Choice glossy light chocolate brown (not billon like the genuine pieces). A beautiful example, flawless in every respect. Lis ...
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1722/1-H French Colonial 9 Deniers Breen-262 NGC graded VF35. From the La Rochelle mint. Choice glossy medium brown fading to light chocolate in protected areas. Very nice for the grade. The date is bold and the overdate is obvious. The overdate feature, which Breen says is scarce, is noted on ...
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1721-H French Colonial 9 Deniers Breen-261 NGC graded VF20. From the La Rochelle mint. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown. Mostly smooth but there are traces of microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or notable marks. The date is bold. Estimated Value $100-U ...
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1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling Noe-29 Rarity-3 PCGS Genuine, Fine Details, Filed Rims. A Small Planchet variety. Frosty light silvery gray, the devices a few shades lighter than the protected areas. Nicely struck on a choice planchet. The obverse (tree side) is perfectly centered and th ...