Rothchild Counterfeit Houston Money Show Auction January 20, 2024

LOT 108 1819/8 N-2 R1 Large Date with Overdate 9 over 8 PCGS graded AU58. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate, the obverse lightly mottled. No defects, just light wear on the devices. MDS, Grellman state c, with obvious die rust showing on the reverse, especially around the legend outside the wreath. Our grade is EF45+ , very close to AU50. 1603.58/21580447

Ex Ron Tagney, Centennial Auctions 8/26/2013:324 John Pijewski, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/31/2015:259 (includes the last lot ticket)

LOT 109 1819 N-4 R3 Close Stars PCGS graded AU50. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter brown and tan in a few of the protected areas. Smooth with just a touch of friction on the devices. The only notable marks are a barely visible rim bruise at star 5 and a streak of microscopic reddish roughness from the E in ONE to the N in CENT. MDS, Grellman state b. The die line that connects the feet of the T & E in STATES is dull and no longer touches the T. Our grade is EF40 , at the lower end of the condition census for this scarce variety. 36637.50/28632292

LOT 106 Quartet of 1819 Cents. Includes N-1 R1 Overdate 9 over 8 G4 , N-3 R3- Close Stars G5, N-4 R3 Close Stars VG8, and N-5 R3 AG3. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all are brown and chocolate with a clear date. Lot of 4 coins.

Ex Chris McCawley 5/2/2014-Chuck Hall Collection, Goldbergs 9/13/2020:101 (lot ticket included)

LOT 107 1819/8 N-2 R1 Large Date with Overdate 9 over 8 PCGS graded AU55. Frosty tan and light brown with darker steel brown on the devices. Satiny and attractive with just a few minor marks. A nick right of the nostril and a very thin nick in the field off the nose are the notable defects. EDS, Grellman state a. The repunching on the 8 and die defects on the 9 are clear. Our grade is AU50+ . The attribution is noted on the PCGS label.

LOT 110 1819 N-6 R1 VF20+. Sharpness VF30 with a few small contact marks including a nick left of star 5 and a small dig on the berry over the O in ONE. Mostly glossy olive brown and steel. E-MDS. A decent cent, close to net VF25.

Ex Bowers & Merena 11/9/2006:245-Dan Demeo 5/14/2011 (lot ticket included)

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