Torres Half Cent Collection

LOT 58 1806 C-1 R1 Small 6, Stemless, MS63 Brown PCGS. Frosty dark steel brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel. Lustrous reddish tan faded down from mint color shows in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Satiny and nearly choice with outstanding eye appeal. The only notable marks are a tiny nick under IB in LIBERTY, a speck of reddish carbon between the A & L in HALF, and a faint scuff on EN in CENT. MDS with the reverse rotated 20 degrees CW. Our grade is MS60+ . 135191.63/19611814 $4,850 Ex New England Rare Coin Auctions 8/1982:219 (as MS63)-Richard Gross (the Baltimore Collection FPL) 2/14/1983 (as MS63)-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:234-Robert Ewell (The Whister Collection), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2011:58-Chris McCawley 2/28/2015-The J. Torres Collection of Half Cents

LOT 59 1806 C-2 R4 Small 6, Stems, AU55 NGC. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter brown in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, only minor contact marks. A couple tiny ticks on the rim over BE in LIBERTY, a small planchet chip under the right side of the H in HALF, and a short scratch over the C in CENT are the only notable marks. The chip is the only mark visible to the unaided eye. MDS, Manley state 2.0, Fuhrman state 2, with die clashmarks at the feet of RT in LIBERTY but before the die crack through the 6 to the bust. Our grade is EF40. 394947-003 $6,500 Ex Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:237-Heritage Auctions 1/29/2004:5024-Heritage Auctions 7/11/2013:3016-Chris McCawley 7/28/2015-The J. Torres Collection of Half Cents

The J. Torres Collection of Half Cents

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