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

THE ALLENBURGER-PITTMAN 1845 N-6

LOT 359 1845 N-6 R2 PCGS UNC Details Cleaning . Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Sharp and attractive with mint state eye appeal, but there are faint hairlines on both sides and a dull scratch right of star 4. E-MDS, die state b. The dies are uncracked and there is a die clashmark at the inner curl. Our grade is net AU55. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Certificate #397755.92/81449048 Ex S. H. Chapman-Dr. Christian A. Allenburger, B. Max Mehl 3/23/1948:1042-Edward A. Gilroy-Empire Coin Company-John J. Pittman, David Akers Numismatics 10/21/1997:244-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack’s Bowers 11/3/2016:1135-The Provenance Collection (includes the Gilroy collection envelope, the Wadlington collection notes, and the lot tickets from the Pittman and Wadlington auctions)

LOT 360 1845 N-8 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown . Lustrous golden tan with faded mint color in protected areas on the reverse. A sharp cent with nice eye appeal but a glass reveals fine hairlines on the obverse, especially in the field before the neck. A spot of darker toning under the E in UNITED and a small planchet chip right of star 6 are the only other defects. EDS, die state a. The fine die lines at NITE are visible. Our grade is net AU55. Certificate #1862.63/42780871

EARLIEST STATE 1846 N-1

LOT 361 1846 N-1 R1 Small Date, Repunched 18 MS62+ . Choice frosty medium brown and light chocolate with 10-15% of the planchet showing mint red. The toning on the obverse has a very subtle woodgrained appearance and this cent has great eye appeal. Very sharply struck and the only mark is a tiny, dull scratch hidden above the end of the wreath ribbon. Rare EDS, die state a, with an uncracked obverse. The repunching on the 18 is very sharp.

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