| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 301 | The Collectors' Auction 2013 on 10/18/2013 | $700.00 |
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1809 (C-6) NGC MS-61 BN.
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7070 Collection. The toast-brown obverse surface exhibits a touch of glossy character, with the extreme peripheral areas ceding to almond-gold color. More evenly toned, the reverse features pleasing... |
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| 446 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/26/2013 | $2,000.00 |
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1809 (C-3). PCGS MS-63BN.
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C-3 has been reported as the most common die-marriage in uncirculated grades for the 1809 half-cent, and certainly the R.1 "very common" rating reflects real-world experience. This example presents... |
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| 184 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $1,000.00 |
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1809 Normal Date (C-1, R.5+). VG/reverse planchet flaw.
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A normal-date obverse is paired with a reverse with the high leaf left of "S" above to find C-1 as proper attribution. Technically, this last attribution pickup-point can scarcely be confirmed... |
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| 185 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $270.00 |
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1809 Normal Date (C-2, R.3). XF.
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The date is close to the bust, with "1" a little high, and on the reverse, the high leaf falls just right of "S" above, giving C-2 as the variety. Cleaned at one time, but allowed to retone naturally... |
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| 186 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $550.00 |
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1809 Normal Date (C-3, R.1). NGC AU-58 BN.
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Attributed as C-3 by NGC, and seemingly die-state II to III, with a faint crack building up between the first three stars. Surfaces display excellent, hard glossy texture and considerable luster,... |
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| 187 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $600.00 |
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1809 Normal Date (C-3, R.1). PCGS AU-58.
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C-3, the "normal date", and a nice, early die-state responsible for exquisite detail. On top of that, color on the obverse is fantastic, greeting the eye with 80% caramel-smooth copper-brown patina,... |
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| 188 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $700.00 |
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1809 Normal Date (C-3, R.1). NGC MS-60 BN.
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180 are distant and "09" close for C-3, with "ES" placed perceptibly high on the reverse. Die-state III, with hints in the expanding die cracks of the later IV . Celebrate the moment as a grading... |
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| 190 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $725.00 |
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1809 Normal Date (C-6, R.1). PCGS AU-58.
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Arrangement of the numerals in the date -- on an arc, but not a circular arc -- diagnoses C-6, and this is die-state II, with a faint crack above STATE. Dies are rotated about 150 degrees (near... |
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| 184 | The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008 | $1,400.00 |
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1809 Normal Date (C-3). PCGS MS-63 BN.
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Cartwheel luster energizes the deep, original brown patina, and the strike is sharper in the central areas than at the edges. Indeed, the upper right obverse rim is a trifle weak, showing no... |
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