Houston Jan 2025

LOT 537 1831 N-6 R1 Large Letters VF35 . Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty medium brown and light olive with traces of faded red in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. An arc of lighter golden tan toning from star 2 to star 5 and a small nick midway between the chin and star 1 are the only notable marks. E-MDS with fine die flowlines but no crumbling in the dentils over the R in AMERICA.

LOT 538 1831 N-7 R1 Large Letters, PCGS graded MS63 Brown . Frosty light golden tan with traces of mellowed mint red on the reverse and slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No notable marks other than a few barely visible specks of darker toning scattered over the obverse. Looks mint state but there is a trace of rub on the highest points of the portrait. LDS, Grellman state b, with flowlined fields and crumbling in the notch on the right side of the R in AMERICA. The strike is a bit uneven, strong on the right side, weaker on the left due to the die faces not being in perfect parallel alignment. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Wachtel Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Certification Number 36976.63/33891062

Ex Jack H. Beymer-Al Nelson Collection (includes the Beymer sales envelope)

Ex Chris McCawley-Doctor Thomas Wachtel Collection, Early Cents Auctions 7/1/2023:50-Pierre Fricke 2/23/2024-Al Nelson Collection

 THE REALE-HEARD 1831 N-8

LOT 539 1831 N-8 R3 Large Letters, PCGS graded AU55, CAC Approved . Frosty medium steel brown with satiny lighter steel brown and tan in the protected areas. A sharp cent, close to mint state, but there is a hint of friction on the highpoints. Nearly void of marks or other defects. A very tiny tick on the nose even with the eye and a couple light nicks on the jaw are the only notable marks. MDS, Grellman die state d, with a die crack through the tops of TED ST but before a radial crack to the dentils from that S. Graded MS63 Choice and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #33956. Our grade is AU55. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Reale-Heard provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Certification Number 36979.55/08573360

Ex M. L. Kaplan 1953-Gene Reale, Sotheby’s 1/15/1998:62 (plated)-Thomas D. Reynolds 2/2005-Evan L. Kopald (via Chris McCawley) 2006-Gene Heard Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/4/2017:324-Frisco Mint 1/17/2023-Al Nelson Collection

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