EAC 2026 Reg

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

 CONDITION CENSUS N-16

LOT 124 1838 N-16 R5- PCGS graded MS64 Brown . Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with slightly faded mint color in the protected areas. A small planchet chip just right of the date, another thin one connecting the lower parts of the 3 & 8, and two tiny flakes in the dentils under star 13 (all as struck) are the only notable defects. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is excellent. The usual die state with both dies excessively worn and lapped to reduce roughness prior to use in this short lived marriage. Some of the die roughness remains but most of the field on both sides is smooth. The inside of the ear is flat and slightly reflective thanks to the excessive die polishing. Called MS60 and tied for CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says MS60 net AU55 and CC#4, his photo #20537. Our grade is MS60+ . 37222.64/13093948 Ex Stack’s 5/1938:599 (misattributed as N-8)-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin’s 1/30/1986:5378-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:436-Chris McCawley-Terry S. Denman Collection  BEAUTIFUL EARLY STATE 1839/6

LOT 125 1839/6 N-1 R3+ Overdate 9 over 6, PCGS graded AU53 . Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with subtle overtones of light steel. This cent may have been lightly cleaned and expertly retoned long ago, but it looks great now. The obverse fields are smooth and slightly reflective while the reverse is frosty thanks to the previously-used reverse die employed to make this variety. Obviously among the earliest strikes from this die pair. There is some microscopic roughness at the leaves under OF and the only notable contact marks are a small nick right of star 4 and a tiny pinprick in the field left of star 9. EDS, die state a, with an uncracked obverse. The overdate feature is sharp and bold. Called AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#4 in the Bland census. Noyes photo #38359. Our grade is EF45. A sharp, very impressive example of this popular overdate and “Redbook” variety. And it comes with a nice provenance. (The reverse of the holder is scuffed.). 37261.53/15115708 Ex Dr. James O. Sloss 9/1958-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr., Abe Kosoff 10/21/1959:205-Dorothy E Nelson-Toby & Dorothy E. (Nelson) Syzmanski (the “TAD” Collection), Stack‚Äôs 2/4/1976:131-Del Bland and Ed Hipps-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:484-John MacDonald (via Denis W. Loring) 5/2006-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:538-Anthony J. Terranova 6/2010-W. M. “Jack” Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack’s Bowers 3/30/2016:10192-Terry S. Denman Collection

74 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA MAY 2, 2026 5PM EDT, EAC CONVENTION 2026