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

1795 C-6B THICK PLANCHET

LOT 115 1795 C-6b R5 Thick Planchet, Plain Edge VG8 . A couple points sharper with minor roughness in the fields on the lower half of the obverse, strongest under the cap. The remainder of the planchet is smooth. No verdigris and the only notable sign of contact is a tiny rim nick right of the denominator. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. The obverse was lightly cleaned and retoned but the toning on the reverse appears original. EDS, Manley state 1.0, without any hint of a bulge right of the Y in LIBERTY. The date is relatively weak, as usual on the thick planchet version, but it is complete and easily readable while the reverse legend is strong. Struck on a thick planchet most likely cut down from a spoiled large cent. The weight is 100.3 grains versus the 84 grain standard for normal half cent planchets in 1795. Comes with a nice provenance. Ex Bill Luckett-Bill Weber 4/1989-Ken Seachman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/22/2005:1096-Mike Spurlock, McCawley & Grellman 2007 FPL-Ray Rouse, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/14/2008:30-the Arlington Collection (includes the Goldberg lot ticket)

1796 NO POLE COPY

LOT 116 1796 C-1 R6 No Pole Electrotype Copy VG8 . Glossy light chocolate brown. Mostly smooth and void of verdigris. The only notable marks are a scratch left of the bottom of the cap and a shallow flake on the jaw. The date is clear and the legends are readable. A very nice electrotype copy that could pass as original if not for a small, intentionally made chip on the edge that exposed some of the underlying base metal. Most likely a copy of the famous Brobston example sold by Stack’s in January 1963. Several copies were made and one of those copies was sold as genuine in the 1992 auction of the Roger S. Cohen, Jr. Collection (Superior 2/2/1992:66). It’s that deceptive! A great hole-filler.

From the Jack Beymer Collection

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