2024 EAC Sale

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 691 1798 S-184 R1 Small 8, Style II Hair G5. Several points sharper with hairline scratches and microscopic roughness. No verdigris. Slightly glossy steel and olive brown.

LOT 687 1798 S-162 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair G6. Mostly glossy steel brown and chocolate. No roughness. The only notable mark is a dull pinprick nestled against the top of the throat. Strong date and complete legends. LDS, Breen state III, with swelling in the obverse fields.



Ex Mike Iatesta-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/19/2005:324 (lot ticket included)

LOT 692 1798 S-185 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair G5. Slightly sharper, particularly on the reverse, but covered with tiny nicks and there are traces of glue stuck to the reverse. Partly glossy steel and olive brown. TDS, Breen state VIII, with a cud break at RIC and die cracks on the obverse. The date and legends are easily readable, but the globs of glue are a distraction.

LOT 688 1798 S-167 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VG8. Sharpness VF25 but dark and covered with moderate granularity. No marks but there are traces of shallow verdigris in protected areas. Dark olive brown and steel, nearly black. The date and legends are complete and clear. M-LDS with die cracks on the obverse.

Ex Douglas F. Bird-Buck Burgess-the Clackamas Collection (includes the Bird sales ticket)

Ex Walt 4/6/1963-Lucien Birkler Collection (includes the Birkler collection envelope)

LOT 693 1798 S-186 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VG10. Sharpness VF20 but dark and covered with very fine granularity. No verdigris and the only mark is a small planchet fissure on the edge at the A in STATES, as struck. Frosty dark gray and steel, nearly black. M-LDS with die cracks on both sides and a cud break connecting the two 0’s in the denominator to the rim below. The date and legends are clear.

LOT 689 1798 S-178 R5 Style II Hair, Reverse of 1796 Basal State-1+. The obverse is slightly better, the reverse weaker. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Mostly smooth with some old, light scratches on both sides. The date is clear and LIBERTY is weak but readable. The reverse is nearly slick but there are enough details remaining to identify the variety. Late die state with strong die cracks through the date.

Ex a coin shop in Indiana 2/7/1963-Lucien Birkler Collection (includes the Birkler collection envelope)

Ex William D. Simonson-Mark Moncrieff 2023-the Clackamas Collection

LOT 694 1800/798 S-191 Overdate 800 over 798, Style I Hair G5. Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness and some contact marks including rim bruises left of the L and off the lower end of the hair ribbon. A short scratch at the rim over the bust can help identify this cent. LDS with the fraction nearly obliterated by swelling. The overdate feature is weak but still visible

LOT 690 1798 S-179 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair G6. Slightly glossy steel and olive brown. A bit dull from extremely fine granularity but no notable marks or verdigris. Strong date and clear legends.

Ex H. Cudd 1/2/1963-Lucien Birkler Collection

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