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

LOT 197 1796 S-110 R3 Draped Bust ANACS graded EF40 Details, Corroded, Burnished . Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. Lightly burnished and expertly retoned. The eye appeal of this cent is quite nice but there are small pits at the rim left of the L in LIBERTY, a couple more over BER, and microscopic pitting in the fields and protected areas on the reverse. No verdigris, just some faint hairline scratches in the field before the portrait and one more hidden in the hair above the ear. M-LDS, Breen state VII, with a die crack through the date and another through the top of RTY. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Our grade is EF40 sharpness net VF20. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. Certificate #7330857

LOT 200 1797 S-120b R2 Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge G6+ . Slightly sharper but covered with very fine granularity. No verdigris, only trivial marks. Slightly glossy steel brown with olive brown in protected areas. A puff of darker olive brown toning in the center of the obverse is the best identifying mark. MDS, Breen state III, with minor crumbling on the profile. The grips on the edge are clear.

Ex Jim Carr 2/2005-the Charles B. Wallace Collection

LOT 201 1797 S-121b R3- Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge G4 . The obverse is stronger, the reverse weaker, as usual with worn examples of this variety, a 5+/3-split. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Smooth with minor marks, just worn. The date is strong and the grip marks on the edge are clear.

LOT 198 1796 S-115 R3 Draped Bust ANACS graded VF20 Details, Damaged . Glossy chocolate and olive brown with slightly lighter brown on the highpoints of the reverse. Mostly smooth but there is some minor roughness in the fields on both sides. A few dull digs in the hair left of the eye and a stronger one on the second S in STATES are the major marks, but a glass reveals a few other smaller ones on both sides. The date and legends are strong. Rare M-LDS, Breen state VII, with a strong die crack arcing through the date and a raised retained cud at TY. Our grade is F15+ sharpness net VG8. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. Certificate #7341083

From the Charles B. Wallace Collection

Ex Chris McCawley-the Charles B. Wallace Collection

LOT 202 1797 S-122 R5+ NGC VG Details, Environmental Damage . Sharpness VG7 or slightly better but there is light roughness on the obverse, strongest in protected areas under the hair ribbon. Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel with shallow reddish chocolate scale in the roughened areas. The reverse is smooth with just minor contact marks. E-MDS, Breen state II, with a die crack through MERIC. The date and legends are complete and clear. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW. Our grade is net G6. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Certificate #3417839-014

LOT 199 1796 S-117 R5+ Draped Bust Fair-2 . Glossy steel brown. Lightly burnished with smooth highpoints and minor roughness in protected areas. No verdigris; essentially just a heavily worn cent. The bottom of the date is worn into the rim but it remains easily readable. E-MDS, Breen state III, with a die crack through the top of RTY.

Ex Chris McCawley-the Charles B. Wallace Collection

Ex 2014 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/3/2014:125 (lot ticket included)

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