2024 EAC Sale

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

 THE GILBERT-NEWCOMB-NORWEB S-35

LOT 196 1794 S-35 R5 F15. Sharpness near VF30 but covered with uniform fine granularity on all but the highpoints which are smooth. No verdigris and the only mark is a barely visible rim bruise at the top of the reverse. Slightly glossy medium olive brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Sharply struck with nice eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. M-LDS, Breen state VI early, with a strong bisecting die crack down through the portrait and a faint crack from the rim through the cap to the back of the head. The date and legends are complete and strong. Graded VF35 net F15 by Del Bland and tied for CC#8 in his census. Noyes says VF35 net F12 and tied for CC#9, his photo #24389. Struck with the reverse rotated 10-15 degrees clockwise. A very nice example of this tough die variety, and it comes with a great provenance that has been traced back more than a century. Ex Ebenezer Gilbert-Thomas L. Elder 10/12/1910:29-Henry Olson Granberg-William Woodin, United States Coin Co. 5/19/1915:112-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 2/7/1945:46 (as VF)-Milton A. Holmes, Stack’s 10/5/1960:1370 (as VF)-Richard Picker-Norweb Family Collection, Bowers & Merena 11/14/1988:2709-Dr. Ralph W. Rucker Collection (includes the Rucker collection envelope)

LOT 197 1794 S-38 R5 F15. Sharpness VF30 with fine roughness under mostly glossy chocolate and olive brown toning. Lighter brown toning covers the highpoints and this cent has nice eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. No verdigris and the only mark is a minor rim bruise right of the lower part of the neck. MDS, Breen state II. Both of the lumps in the field under the cap are visible, the left lump weaker as always. Nicely struck except for the bottom of the date and the opposing legend at ES OF, which are weak. Graded VF35 net VF20 and tied for CC#6 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF35 net VG10 and tied for CC#16, his photo #25056. Comes with a nice provenance. Ex John Schreuder 4/1970-Del Bland-Dr. Dane B. Nielsen-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Dr. C. R. Chambers 11/1983-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:168-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. 2005-Chris McCawley, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:83-Dr. Ralph W. Rucker Collection (includes the Rucker collection envelope)

Saturday, May 18 th , 2024 5PM EST

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