Houston Jan 2025

LOT 450 1822 N-5 R3 VF25 . Glossy medium chocolate and steel brown. Smooth with light contact marks including a fine hairline scratch from star 1 to the curl at the bottom of the neck, a dull nick on the neck, and a nick left of the date. Otherwise close to VF30. MDS, Grellman state b. The center dot on the reverse is gone.

LOT 447 1822 N-2 R3 EF45 . Five points sharper with a few dull, light scratches on the neck (not visible to the unaided eye). Otherwise very nice, nearly choice. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with satiny luster in protected areas. Nicely struck MDS, Grellman state b, with a die crack at stars 7-12.

Ex David Wnuck, Early Cents Auctions 12/2/2023:133 (lot ticket included)

Ex Tom Keenan 8/12/2016-Al Nelson Collection

LOT 451 1822 N-6 R3 PCGS graded AU55 . Frosty dark olive brown and steel with traces of lighter reddish brown in protected areas. A very sharp cent that does not appear to have any wear, but the highpoints on both sides show microscopic roughness suggesting the cent may have been stored touching reactive surfaces. In addition there is a patch of roughness on the right side of star 3 and a small planchet flake at the lower right point of star 2 (as struck). Otherwise free of marks and the eye appeal is quite nice. Sharply struck EDS, Grellman state a, with a sharp inner circle at the dentil tips from star 13 clockwise to star 8. Strike doubling shows at TATES OF AM. Our grade is net AU50. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Certification Number 36727.55/25649716

LOT 448 1822 N-3 R2 VF25 . Glossy light chocolate brown and olive with some darker olive brown at UN. Smooth with small marks including a short scratch over the 8 and a tiny prick below that numeral. The dark area at UN contains some fine verdigris or crud. LDS, Grellman die state c. The die crack through MERICA to the stem end is clear and the die rust at STA has been polished off the die.

Ex Maurice Shepherd 2/16/2016-Al Nelson Collection (includes the Shephard collection envelope)

Ex Stack’s 10/1998:35 (as MS63)-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:671-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection, Early Cents Auctions 9/2/2022:72-Chris McCawley 12/14/2022-Al Nelson Collection (includes the Ellsworth lot ticket)

LOT 449 1822 N-4 R2 PCGS graded AU58 . The obverse is frosty golden light brown with a couple puffs of slightly darker brown; the reverse is frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Sharply struck and the only notable mark is a small spot of reddish brown toning between star 13 and the curl. E-MDS, Grellman state a, with clear dentils and an uncracked obverse. Our grade is AU50+, close to AU55. (The front of the holder is lightly scuffed.). Certification Number 1624.58/83087745

Ex Chris McCawley 11/5/2022-Al Nelson Collection

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