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Please Note: A 15% Buyers' Premium is added to the hammer price of all lots in this sale.
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Lot Title:
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1808 (S-177, Breen-1 (Die State IV), R.2) VF-30.
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Description:
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Quite decent from the standpoint of planchet stock, since so many Classic Head cents suffer infamously from corrosion and environmental effects. Walnut-brown surfaces appear to be a little "dry" and might benefit from a proper EAC brushing, but that is not a service provided by the Scotsman Auction Company! Rich details suggest the VF-30 grade, yet careful copper enthusiasts will note a thin, old horizontal scratch at Liberty's forehead, and another diagonal hairline scratch at 2:00, along with a dig in the rim above the eight star. A fully original coin, with nice, dirty grunge worked into the lettering of the denomination on the reverse.
This lot may contain an item not certified by ANACS, PCGS, or NGC. While Scotsman Auction Co. is typically conservative in our descriptions of items not certified by one of these companies, we cannot guarantee our grading estimation will match their grade. We highly recommend that collectors seeking items certified by a third-party grading service only bid on items that have already been certified. No lot can be returned because of a variance in judgment with regards to grade.
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Low Estimate:
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$750.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$900.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$950.00
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Price Realized:
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$1,092.50 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 133 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010 | $190.00 |
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1808 VG details/corroded and 1813 VF details/corroded.
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A pair of Classic Head large-cents, each displaying surface problems for which the type is notorious. Included are: 1808 F/lightly corroded, and 1813 (S-293) VF/moderately corroded. Two coin lot. |
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| 504 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2009 on 02/13/2009 | $650.00 |
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1808 (S-279, R-1) and 1809 (S-280, R-2).
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Sharply struck XF-40 details supply the 1808 with plenty of bold presence for the copper collection, but the surfaces are uniformly granular and dark, leading to a net grade of EAC 10. Surprisingly,... |
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| 251 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2007 on 02/09/2007 | $350.00 |
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1808, S-279, R-1 and 1810/9, S-281, R-1. F-12 Corroded.
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This rather evenly matched Classic Head pairing displays a dark brown-black aspect, the result of their pure copper composition. Each example's surfaces are glossy and, to some extent, porous. ... |
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| 260 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $1,550.00 |
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1808 XF+.
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Classic Head Large cents are the toughest major type to find corrosion free, yet the offered cent has no corrosion at all. This cent was struck from fresh a obverse die, with supporting evidence... |
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