EAC2025

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

 RARE LDS 1835 N-4

yes LOT 325 1835 N-4 R4+ Head of 1834 G6 . Slightly sharper on the left side of the reverse, weaker on the right edge due to an uneven strike. Glossy light olive brown, possibly retoned. Smooth except for a few small, shallow planchet flakes including one right of star 11, another at the top of the E in STATES, and two more near the rim at the bottom of the reverse (all as struck). Rare TDS, Grellman state e, with a bold, very large cud break connecting NITED to the rim. Struck with the reverse rotated 30 degrees clockwise.

Ex Thomas D. Reynolds-Erik Schneckloth Collection (includes the Reynolds sales envelope)

LOT 326 1835 N-6 R1 Head of 1834, NGC graded AU55 . Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with frosty tan and lighter brown in protected areas on the obverse. Smooth with trivial contact marks, but there are a half dozen small puffs of darker olive brown toning, mostly on the obverse. The largest spot is nestled between star 2 and the dentils. E-MDS, Grellman state b late, with a very narrow rim cud between stars 2 & 3. Our grade is EF40+, close to EF45. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. 6685627 015

Ex Stack’s (as a gift) 9/10/1946-Willard C. Blaisdell (via Del Bland) 9/15/1976-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. (via Del Bland)-Stuart A. Hodge, 2002 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/20/2002:533-Chris McCawley (includes the Blaisdell, Naftzger, and Hodge collection envelopes)

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