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LOT 319 1845 N-11 R3 NGC graded MS63 Brown. Glossy chocolate brown with traces of mellowed red on the obverse. Light friction on the highpoints and trivial marks, none notable. EDS, die state a, with fine die lines on both sides and a narrow rim cud from below star 3 up to star 4. Our grade is AU55 . The attribution and Jules Reiver Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. 3080003-014

LOT 322 1845 N-15 R4 ANACS graded AU50. Glossy medium chocolate with frosty light brown faded down from mint color in protected areas. Smooth with a few small marks including a couple nicks on the neck, another on the bust, a hairline scratch in the field at the chin, and a nick on the rim at star 4. MDS, die state b. The early horizontal die lines at the lower curl are gone but the ones from the bust are still visible. Our grade is EF45 sharpness net EF40. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. 7301825

Ex Amey 6/3/1972-Jules Reiver, Heritage Auctions 1/24/2006:20218 (lot ticket included)

LOT 320 1845 N-13 R2+ ANACS graded AU50. Glossy light olive and tan mixed with light chocolate. Smooth with nice eye appeal. A nick on the chin and a smaller one over star 2 are the only notable marks. MDS, die state a. Our grade is AU55 sharpness net EF45+. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. 7301824

LOT 323 1846 N-1 R1 NGC graded MS63 Brown. Frosty light olive and medium brown with satiny luster in protected areas. Sharp but slightly dull from a thin layer of natural oxidation. Just a few trivial marks including two small pricks on the jaw near the earlobe and a couple ticks on the cheek right of the mouth. E-MDS, die state b, with a faint die crack through the date and most stars. Our grade is AU55. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. 1216704-001

LOT 321 1845 N-13 R2+ EF40. At least 5 points sharper but there are too many small contact marks on the portrait for the higher grade. Frosty steel brown with satiny mint luster in the fields and protected areas. Sharply struck EDS, die state a.

From the Lucien Birkler collection (includes the Birkler collection envelope)

LOT 324 1846 N-7 R2+ F12. Glossy chocolate brown. A dull rim nick over star 8 is the only notable mark. Scarce LDS, die state d, with a clearly defined rim cud from the 6 to star 13. Noyes photo #30212.

Ex J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/ Superior 2/17/2001:1329-Bob Soltisiak, Goldbergs 6/2021:151 (lot of 2) (includes the Frankenfield lot ticket)

Bid at www.bid.earlycentsauctions.com

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