EAC2025

EARLY AMERICAN COPPER SOCIETY AUCTION 2025

LOT 741 1846 Original Proof-Only, Electrotype COPY AU50 . Frosty steel brown and olive. Minor tooling marks on the rims with microscopic roughness covering both sides (as made). Not even close to the craftsmanship shown on the previous example, but still attractive.

LOT 745 1849 Original Small Date Large Berries Electrotype Copy XF40 . Glossy chocolate brown with a few faint pin scratches across Liberty’s nose and face, and along the upper obverse rim that blends well. Smooth surfaces. An attractive electrotype copy of the original proof 1849 half cent.

Ex Dave Wnuck 8/2019

LOT 746 1852 First Restrike Electrotype Copy AU50 . Glossy light olive with underlying faded red in most protected areas. Only a few minor rim bumps, one at NI in UNITED the only worth noting. Smooth surfaces. An attractive, well preserved electrotype copy of the first restrike proof 1852 half cent.

LOT 742 1848 Original Proof-Only, Electrotype COPY . Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Peeps of base metal show at some of the highest points of the portrait and wreath. Nice eye appeal.

Ex David Johnson-Chris McCawley (includes the Johnson sales envelope)

LARGE CENT COPIES

LOT 743 1848 Original Proof-Only, Electrotype COPY VF35 . Sharp with light friction on the highpoints but there is a dull nick over star 4, a flake over star 10, and traces of verdigris on both sides. Glossy chocolate with some lighter brown on the obverse.

LOT 747 1793 S-1 Chain AMERI. Electrotype COPY EF40 . Cleaned and retoning reddish tan. No defects. Plain edge.

Ex Coin Rarities LLC-Chris McCawley (includes the Coin Rarities sales envelope)

Ex Denis W. Loring Collection 7/29/1987-Pete Smith (includes the Smith collection envelope)

LOT 744 1849 Small Date Original Proof-Only, Electrotype COPY VF30 . Sharper with very little friction on the devices, but the surfaces are a bit rough and there is a scratch left of star 3 that exposed the underlying base metal. Glossy chocolate brown and steel.

LOT 748 1793 S-1 Chain AMERI. COPY from Handmade Dies F12 . A crudely executed version of the Chain AMERI cent. Lots of work with poor results. Glossy chocolate with lighter brown on the devices. Crudely marked edge with numerous edge dents.

Ex Dave Wnuck 8/2019

Ex Denis W. Loring Collection 7/29/1987-Pete Smith (includes the Smith collection envelope)

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