Houston Jan 2025

 CONDITION CENSUS 1803 C-4

LOT 293 1803 C-4 R4 PCGS graded AU58 . Choice lustrous light steel brown and olive. The surfaces are satiny and there are traces of faded mint red visible on both sides, especially at D-STA and in the wreath below. Looks mint state to the unaided eye but there is a hint of friction on the highpoints of the devices. No spots or stains, just tiny contact marks including a light nick high on the neck, another in the hair below BE, two fine hairline scratches left of the eye, and another under the F in OF. None of these marks catches your eye and this piece has great eye appeal. E-MDS with the usual die clashmarks on the reverse and minor strike weakness on AL in HALF and the leaves above. Struck with the reverse rotated 20 degrees CCW from the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Graded AU50 and tied for CC#1 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #89078. Our grade is AU55 net AU50+. A wonderful example of a variety that is quite difficult to find in grades above VF. The finest 1803 C-4 in the famous Missouri Cabinet was a sharp but cleaned and hairlined piece that brought $8625 (McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/26/2014:58). Certification Number 1060.58/25311947

Ex Peter Boisvert, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/21/1998:1042 ($5290)-Richard “Rick” Coleman

LOT 294 1803 C-4 R4 G5 . A couple points sharper but lightly burnished and retoned glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate with traces of lighter brown in protected areas. No marks. The date and legends are strong. Struck with an unrotated reverse.

LOT 296 1804 C-5 R4 Spiked Chin, NGC VF Details, Obverse Tooled . Glossy medium brown and light olive. No corrosion or verdigris but there are numerous contact marks on otherwise nice surfaces. The notable marks are many fine scratches in the field under the jaw and several rim bruises, mostly on the left side of the obverse. LDS, Manley state 5.0, with a strong bisecting die crack on the reverse. The “Spiked Chin” feature is obvious. Our grade is VF25 sharpness net F12. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Certification Number 6685628 014

LOT 295 1804 C-4 R5 NGC VG Details, Environmental Damage . Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. Covered with fine roughness, strongest in protected areas. No marks or verdigris. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0, with a fine crack through the end of the bust. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Our grade is VG10 sharpness net G6+. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Certification Number 6703127-002

LOT 297 1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF25 . Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with a swipe of lighter brown and tan through the L in HALF. The only marks are some extremely faint hairlines on the portrait and a shallow pit or flake at the right top of the numerator. Rare MDS, Manley state 4.0 late, with a raised retained cud break at ME. The Spiked Chin feature is clear. A very nice example of a tough die state.

Ex Thomas D. Reynolds

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