Houston Jan 2025

LOT 318 1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over Inverted 9, PCGS graded MS63 Brown . Frosty light steel brown with traces of golden tan in protected areas. Slightly darker steel brown toning covers the highpoints and there is an arc of medium brown on the right half of the reverse. The luster is a bit subdued from a very thin layer of natural oxidation. Sharply struck with trivial marks including a small puff of darker toning under the 8, a tiny tick on the right side of the 0 in the date, and a thin nick on the right top of the normal 9. EDS, Manley state 1.0, with clear undertype from the inverted 9. Our grade is MS60. A nice example of this popular “Redbook” variety. The 9 over Inverted 9 feature is noted on the PCGS label. Certification Number 1126.63/20353537

LOT 317 1809 C-4 R2 Large 0 over Small 0 VG10 . A couple points sharper, particularly on the reverse, but the obverse was lightly burnished. Retoned a rather glossy steel and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. MDS. The Smaller 0 is clearly visible inside the normal 0 in the date, a variety that has a separate listing in the “Redbook.”.

 THE NORWEB 1810 C-1

LOT 319 1810 C-1 R1 NGC graded MS64 Brown . The obverse is lustrous bluish steel and olive brown; the reverse is very mellowed red with light bluish steel overtones. May have been lightly dipped long ago but the eye appeal is excellent. Sharply struck and nearly void of marks. The best identifying marks are a tiny planchet flake at the dentils left of the date and a small streak of slightly darker toning through the left foot of the second A in AMERICA. E-MDS. The fields are lightly flowlined but the repunching at the left base of the 0 in the date is clear. Our grade is MS60. Comes with a famous provenance. The attribution and Norweb Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. Certification Number 3310321-001

Ex Richard Picker-Norweb Family Collection, Bowers & Merena 10/12/1987:66-unknown-Heritage Auctions #1151:3104 (last lot ticket included)

LOT 320 1810 C-1 R1 VG10 . Five points sharper but covered with fine roughness, strongest at stars 2-7. No verdigris and the only marks are two small nicks over the back of the head. Slightly glossy steel brown and chocolate. MDS. The repunching at the left bottom of the 0 in the date is visible and the reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. 

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