TNA Book 1

LOT 9

1795 C-6a R-2 Plain Edge, No Pole PCGS XF Detail (Environmental Damage). Near EF sharpness but covered with light roughness on the surfaces of both sides. Chocolate and dark olive brown patina with very faint pin scratches on the obverse fields and portrait. Overstruck on a Talbot Allum & Lee Token, some undertype visible on the lower left obverse dentils. Bold date and legends. Our grade is F15 35089.97/36659789

LOT 13 1804 C-8 R-1 Spiked Chin F15. Light to medium chocolate browns with traces of dark crud in some protected areas. There are a couple faint pin scratches that blend in well on the portrait, one behind the hair braid, and rim nicks parallel to the lower hair curls and under 1 in the date. Smooth, glossy surfaces. Manley Die State 2.0.

LOT 14 1804 C-11 R-2 Plain 4, Stems F12+. Glossy dark brown with hints of lighter chocolate on some high points. There are traces of very light micro-porosity visible under a glass, otherwise smooth in appearance and free of notable marks. A bit weaker on the central reverse but still full date and legends.

LOT 10 1797 C-1 R-2 1 Above 1 PCGS XF Detail (Environmental Damage). Mostly deep olive and steel brown patina with hints of lighter brown on the portrait high points. There is also a bit of oxidation along the rim obverse edge and very light roughness on the surfaces. There are a few old scratches around the wreath and minor nicks under ES in STATES and over D in UNITED. Despite the minor surface issues the details are sharp with only a bit of weakness on the central reverse, otherwise full legends and clear date with obvious 1 Above 1 feature. Several die cracks and bulges visible on the obverse. Our grade is F12. 35101.97/36659791

LOT 15 1805 C-1 R-1 Small 5, Stemless NGC AU50. Light olive and tan browns with hints of very faded mint red in some protected areas. Only the most trivial marks, including a very faint hairline scratch from the drapery at the shoulder into the field that blends in well, and a nick in the middle hair. Attractive surfaces. Our grade is XF40+. 6284707-002

LOT 11 1803 C-4 R-4 VG10. Glossy light and steel browns with traces of dark old crud in some protected areas and a small carbon speck behind the lower hair curls. There are a few trivial marks, nothing noteworthy or distracting. Smooth, glossy surfaces. Weaker but fully readable on the central reverse, bold date and legends otherwise.

LOT 16 1805 C-1 R-1 Small 5, Stemless VG10. A couple points sharper, but there are numerous old scratches and marks scattered on both sides, and the coin is slightly bent. Double struck with the first strike rotated and a second profile seen atop the face. Smooth, glossy surfaces.

LOT 12 1804 C-8 R-1 Spiked Chin PCGS XF40. Medium brown and light steel with traces of old crud in some protected areas. There are trivial marks on the portrait and fields, a vertical pin scratch that blends in well on the cheek and a couple ticks over the nose the best identifying, the former hardly visible without a glass. Smooth surfaces, MDS 3.0. Our grade is VF25. 1075.40/33241174

7 Photos of all lots can be found at www.earlycentsauctions.com