Houston-Money-Show-Auction-Jan-19-20,-2024

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

HALF CENTS

LOT 105 1794 C-1a R3 AG3 . Variety with Large Edge Letters. Slightly sharper but recolored glossy olive and steel brown with lighter reddish tan in protected areas on the reverse. Smooth but there is a scratch or struck-through line in the field over the bust and a dull scratch at IT in UNITED. The date is no longer readable. LDS with the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW from the normal head-to-foot die orientation.

LOT 102 1793 C-2 R3 Liberty Cap NGC VF Details Environmental Damage . Slightly glossy olive brown and chocolate with slightly lighter brown on the highpoints. Looks smooth to the unaided eye but a glass reveals very fine granularity in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or contact marks. The best identifying defects are a small planchet void on the rim right of the date and a thin one over the R in AMERICA (both as struck). MDS with the reverse rotated 50 degrees clockwise relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Our grade is VF20 sharpness net F15 . Certificate #4328890 004

RARE 1794 C-2B LARGE EDGE LETTERS

From the Travis Height Collection

LOT 103 1794 C-1a R3 F15 . Variety with Large Edge Letters. Five points sharper but there are some small contact marks on otherwise smooth, attractive surfaces. A collection of tiny ticks in the field over the date and another on the second S in STATES are the notable defects. The 179 in the date is relatively weakly struck but the date is easily readable. Everything else is strong. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0, Fuhrman state 3, with strong die clashmarks on both sides. Struck with the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW. Weight 102.5 grains.

LOT 106 1794 C-2b R5+ AG3 . Variety with Large Edge Letters. Sharpness VG10 but dark and covered with moderate corrosion that weakens some of the devices and portions of the legends. No verdigris. The only marks are some old, dull vertical scratches in the field before the neck and a small planchet chip or dull nick in the center of the obverse. Dark steel and olive brown, nearly black. The date is weakened by the roughness but it is complete and easily readable as are most of the legends. The edge letters are complete. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Weight 97.2 grains.

LOT 104 1794 C-1a R3 AG3 . Variety with Large Edge Letters. A couple points sharper but covered with fine porosity on all but the highpoints which are smooth. No verdigris and the only mark is a dull nick over the E in STATES. The date is faint and most of the legends are weak. MDS with the reverse rotated 110 degrees clockwise from the normal head-to-foot die orientation.

Ex Jim McGuigan-Steve Fischer-Richard Shimkus 12/22/1982-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:76

Ex Greg Mellow 10/2001-”RSK”

Friday, January 19 th , 2023 5:00 PM CT

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