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 BEAUTIFUL 1837 HALF CENT TOKEN

LOT 132 1837 Half Cent Hard Times Token, Low-49, HT-73 R2, ANACS graded AU58. Choice frosty light olive and medium brown. Sharp and very attractive. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the very highest points of the devices. The only half cent denomination in the Hard Times Token series; often collected with the Federal series of half cents since none were struck with that date. Our grade is AU55 Choice. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. 7464481

LOT 133 Quartet of Half Cents, 1849-1855. Includes 1849 VF25 but Holed, 1850 G4, 1853 F15, and 1855 VF20. Some are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 4 coins.

LOT 135 1855 C-1 R1 ANACS graded AU53. Frosty light olive with some light chocolate at stars 9-12. There is a dull nick right of the mouth, a small nick on the chin, and some ticks around star 5. Sharply struck E-MDS. Our grade is net EF45. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. 7464483

From the Lucien Birkler Collection (includes the Birkler collection envelopes)

LOT 136 1855 C-1 R1 ANACS graded AU50. Frosty medium brown with a splash of slightly darker brown in the field at stars 5-6. Traces of microscopic carbon show in the stained area; otherwise this piece is choice. EDS. Our grade is net AU50. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. 7464484

LOT 134 1854 C-1 R1+ ANACS graded MS62 Red & Brown. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate with 25% of the obverse showing mint red but only traces of faded red remain visible on the reverse. The only marks are a thin, light nick on the jawline and a rim nick at the C in AMERICA. MDS. The dash left of the base of the 1 is clear and the lump on the I in UNITED is quite shallow. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. 7464482

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