2024 EAC Sale

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

 SHARP 1807/6 SMALL OVERDATE

LOT 390 1807/6 S-272 R4+ Overdate Small 7 over 6 G5. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine to moderate roughness. Cleaned and poorly recolored, the toning a rather blotchy mix of dark olive brown, chocolate, and lighter brown. Just a few minor contact marks including a tiny scratch high on the shoulder and a small rim nick left of the L in LIBERTY. The date and legends are strong and the overdate feature is bold. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks or clash marks.

Ex Stack’s 5/14/2009:1514-Lucien Birkler Collection (lot ticket included)

LOT 391 1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6 EF40. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty golden tan in protected areas. Smooth with only a few minor marks including a small nick in the field off the end of the nose and a small rim nick at the D in UNITED. Late die state, Breen IV, with clashmarks, swelling, and a horizontal die crack from the rim at K-8 on the obverse. The overdate feature is obvious. Comes with a nice provenance.

Ex Auction ‘82, Stack’s 8/1982:27-Stack’s 4/27/1983:1108-Jack H. Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:609-Wesley A. Rasmussen-unknown-2015 EAC Sale, lot 143 (includes the Rasmussen collection envelope and EAC Sale lot ticket)

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