Torres Half Cent Collection

EARLY CENTS

LOT 60 1806 C-3 R5+ Small 6, Stems, VG10 PCGS. Choice glossy chocolate with lighter brown toning in the protected areas. There is a small splash of darker olive brown toning at the C in AMERICA and an even smaller one under that ER. The notable marks are a tiny scratch at the left top of the T in LIBERTY and a fine diagonal hairline scratch through the leaves on the right top of the wreath. Extremely rare M-LDS, Manley state 2.0 late, Fuhrman state 3, with a slightly raised retained cud break over ICA. One of only two known to us with the raised retained cud. Plated in the Breen encyclopedia to illustrate his die state II and in the Fuhrman reference to illustrate his state 3. A beautiful example of an extreme rarity; high in the condition census regardless of the die state. A die variety that is missing from many advanced collections, and it comes with a nice provenance. Our grade is VG10. 1096.10/45317036 $45,000 Ex R. T. Herdegen, Schulman Coin and Mint 12/10/1973:173-William K. Raymond 9/8/1976-R. Tettenhorst (The Davy Collection), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2011:331-The J. Torres Collection of Half Cents

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