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Auction 360 | Lot 6941 » Federal Contract Coinage

1787 1C Fugio Cent, STATES UNITED, Cinquefoils MS62 Red and Brown PCGS. Newman 8-X, R.3. A beautiful golden-brown Fugio Cent, undisturbed aside from a few inconspicuous mint-made planchet fissures. A late die stage with a dramatic die break (as produced) over the left half of MIND YOUR BUSINESS, metal flow to this area causes localized softness of strike on the upper reverse. Listed on page 69 of the 2005 Guide Book.

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Auction 360 | Lot 6894 » Colonials

1652 SHILNG Oak Tree Shilling AU53 NGC. Noe-5, Crosby 2-D, R.2. 71.4 grains. The deep gunmetal-gray patina cedes to lavender color on the legends. The obverse is a bit off-center toward 6 o'clock, the reverse is well centered although the tops of AN in ENGLAND are not completely on the flan. A pleasing, unabraded example, somewhat wavy as made, with strong details on the tree. A late die stage with breaks at 12 o'clock on the obverse and 3 o'clock on the reverse. Slightly heavier than either of the Hain family pieces. Listed on page 24 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 20)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6895 » Colonials

1652 SHILNG Pine Tree Shilling, Large Planchet AU53 PCGS. 69.75 grains. Noe-2, Crosby 4-F, R.5. The Large Planchet Pine Tree shillings are nearly always found on defective and undersized planchets. This is especially true for the Noe-2 variety. This example is a remarkable exception to the rule, and is every bit the equal of the Oechsner-Hain (Stack's, 1/02) example that was very well centered. In fact, this example shows even more of the lettering and has even nicer centering than the Hain coin. This lovely shilling has light gray surfaces with pale gold and faint blue toning. A flaw in the surface at M of MASATHVSETS and at the opposing point on the reverse is some type of flaw in the manufacturing process, and is seen to some extent on all nicely centered examples of this die combination. The location of this surface flaw is slightly different than on the Hain coin. Listed on page 24 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 23)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6896 » Colonials

1652 SHILNG Pine Tree Shilling, Large Planchet AU53 PCGS. N-1, Cr. 12-I, R.2. 72.5 gns. The color and surfaces are attractive for this issue, with even light silver gray on both the obverse and reverse with a hint of peripheral blue. The strike is complete on the tree and denomination, and the peripheral lettering is clear where not clipped or off the edge of the planchet. Two straight edge clips are noted, one left, the other right on the coin, and a ragged planchet clip is seen at the base of the obverse, and another arcing clip at the top of the coin. Two scratches are worthy of note, one located at 7 o'clock on the obverse, the other at 3 o'clock on the I of IN. One other attribute is worthy of note, this particular coin shows the clashed O of DOM on the obverse very clearly and this is an early die state without the cud which later connects the 16 of the date. A very pleasing example of this ever popular type coin.
Ex: Robert Vlack on February 28, 1988; Hain Family Collection, (Stack's, 1/02), lot 90. (PCGS# 23)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6900 » Colonials

(1670-75) FARTH St. Patrick Farthing VF20 PCGS. Breen-212, 'sea beasts' below king, 'masonic' punctuation. A bold chocolate-brown piece, sharper than Breen's plate coin. A trio of dark spots on the reverse and a few minor pinscratches are typical of the grade. Listed on page 26 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 42)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6901 » Colonials

1740-BB 1/2 SOU M French Colonies Half Sou Marque MS64 PCGS. Breen-690, "Very Scarce." The BB mintmark is associated with Strasbourg. While the Sou Marque is not rare as a French Colonies type, the Half Sou Marque is decidedly tougher to find. Most survivors are in low grades, and have patchy or absent silver wash, which is unbroken on the present near-Gem. A well and struck and beautiful piece, slightly wavy as made. The O in DOM is widely repunched. Listed on page 37 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 158600)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6924 » Colonials

1778-1779 TOKEN Rhode Island Ship Token, No Wreath MS63 Brown PCGS. No Wreath. Breen-1139. This is the variety where the word vlugtende, garbled Dutch for fleeing, has been removed from the lower obverse border. The die would later be modified to place a wreath to replace vlugtende. Struck in brass but toned in medium brown hues. Well struck and glossy with attractive surfaces. Listed on page 35 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 579)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6904 » Colonials

1787 1C Massachusetts Cent, Arrows in Left Talon XF40 PCGS. Ryder 3-G, R.3. Period after S, widely spaced 78 in date. A mahogany-brown representative with sharp details and a hint of granularity. Refreshingly unmarked. Listed on page 45 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 302)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6905 » Colonials

1788 1C Massachusetts Cent XF40 PCGS. Ryder 1-D, R.3. A sharp and nearly unabraded example. The obverse has light verdigris near the legends and devices, and a couple of planchet streaks (as produced) are on the lower reverse. Listed on page 46 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 311)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6907 » Colonials

1788 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left VF Details, Corroded, NCS. Miller 14.2-A.2, R.6. The first strike was struck perhaps 10% off center toward 6 o'clock, the date off the flan. The second strike is approximately 50% off center toward 10 o'clock, centered at 11:30 relative to the first strike. Medium to dark brown in color, the surfaces are moderately granular but not atrocious. Listed on page 50 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 409)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6908 » Colonials

1788 1/2P Machin's Mills Halfpenny AU Details, Obverse Scratched, Corroded, NCS. Vlack 23-88A, R.2. A well centered but evenly lightly porous example with consistent golden-brown color and sharp definition on the legends and devices. Several lengthy obverse pinscratches are apparent when viewed with a loupe. Listed on page 54 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 472)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6911 » Colonials

1787 COPPER New Jersey Copper, Small Planchet, Plain Shield AU50 Details, Corroded, NCS. Maris 39-a, R.2. The major devices are well struck, although portions of the date and PLURIBUS are faint. A reddish-brown example with intermittently granular fields. Listed on page 56 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 506)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6912 » Colonials

1787 COPPER New Jersey Copper, Small Planchet, Plain Shield AU53 PCGS. Maris 46-e, R.1. A nicely detailed chocolate-brown state copper, undisturbed as a few pinscratches. Struck from notably clashed dies. Listed on page 56 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 506)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6910 » Colonials

1787 COPPER New Jersey Copper, Outlined Shield XF40 PCGS. Maris 39-a, R.2. The low final 7 in the date and the die break in the center of the shield identify the die pairing. A medium brown State Copper with mint-made roughness on the left borders and an edge flaw (also as made) near 2 o'clock. Pleasing from a technical perspective, and certainly nicer than generally encountered. Listed on page 56 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 503)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6916 » Colonials

1786 COPPER Vermont Copper, VERMONTENSIUM XF40 PCGS. RR-7, Bressett 5-E, R.3. A bold example, since only the top of the plow shows any softness of strike. Tan color on the obverse center is framed by deeper brown patina, which is slightly granular on the reverse. Listed on page 57 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 545)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6917 » Colonials

1786 COPPER Vermont Copper, VERMONTENSIUM MS62 Brown NGC. RR-7, Bressett 5-E, R.3. A sharply struck and well centered representative that generally has medium brown patina, although portions of the reverse border possess more reddish maroon color. A couple of small mint-made planchet flaws above the P in PUBLICA and inside the M in DECIMA are noted as pedigree markers.

There are three VERMONTENSIUM Landscape varieties, Ryder-6 through 8. Among these, RR-6 is certainly the most available, and RR-8 is probably more obtainable than RR-7 since the former has many more appearances than the latter in recent Heritage sales. In the recent Stack's Ford sale, Michael Hodder mentions that he has seen 122, 74, and 83 examples respectively of the Ryder 6, 7, and 8 varieties. Thus, it is fair to state that Ryder-7 is the toughest of the VERMONTENSIUM marriages. Listed on page 51 of the 2003 Guide Book.
Ex: Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 10/87), lot 1272; purchased earlier from Richard Picker on 3/22/55. (PCGS# 545)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6919 » Colonials

1787 COPPER Vermont Copper, BRITANNIA XF45 PCGS. RR-13, Bressett 17-V, R.1. A popular muled type, which combines a Vermont copper obverse and a counterfeit British halfpenny reverse. A choice walnut-brown piece with a very sharp obverse and the usual weakness on the reverse legends, diagnostic for this variety. A later obverse die state that features a bisecting vertical crack and a die break at 5 o'clock. The reverse has a small lamination (as made) near 10 o'clock. Population: 4 in 45, 7 finer (11/04). Listed on page 58 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 554)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6920 » Colonials

1787 COPPER Vermont Copper, Bust Left Fine 12 PCGS. Ryder-15, R.6. This is one of the rarest and most coveted of all Vermont copper varieties. Not only is it a classic rarity in the Vermont series, but Ryder-15 is the only 1787 variety with the bust facing to the left. Demand for this variety comes not only from variety specialists but also from collectors of major varieties listed in the Guide Book. The reverse die obviously lasted a very short time before it was retired due to the massive rim break that formed over the date. There is no doubt that this die could only have struck a few coins. Today, only 19 or 20 examples of this variety are known. The cataloger of the Ford Collection noted that 19 examples were known to him; however, it is likely that he was unaware of this example, which has been hidden away for several decades according to our consignor.

We believe that this example is undergraded by PCGS as it is virtually identical in quality to the Ford coin, lot 40 in that sale and graded VF by Stack's. The Ford coin was described as one of the finest known examples, exceeded in quality by just three or four others. The surfaces are lovely olive brown with slightly lighter tan color on the highpoints. A few minor planchet fissures are expected on these coins. Light abrasions are noted on both sides, strictly consistent with the grade. The obverse has a faint but clearly visible die crack from the right bottom of U to the back of the head, a later die state than Ford or any other examples that we have observed. This is similar to later die state examples of Ryder-11 that were struck from the same obverse die.

In the November 1991 Bowers and Merena sale of the Frontenac Collection, Michael Hodder compiled an updated census of known examples, which we have summarized: 1. William Anton Collection. XF. Ex Guggenheimer, lot 4; 2. William Anton Collection. VG/VF; 3. Richard August Collection. VF/XF. 4. Q. David Bowers Collection. VF. Struck over Ryder-4; 5. B (PCGS# 557)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6926 » Colonials

(1792-94) TOKEN Kentucky Token, Plain Edge MS65 Brown NGC. Breen-1155. A lovely prooflike Gem, the golden-brown surfaces reveal hints of lime-green and rose hues. OUR CAUSE IS JUST is bold, unlike most examples encountered. A trio of slender die cracks (as struck) creep from the scroll. A popular Early American issue, these pieces were presumably struck sometime between 1792 and 1796, after Kentucky became a state but before Tennessee was admitted. Listed on page 61 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 614)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6928 » Colonials

1794 Cent Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent, NEW YORK PR65 Brown PCGS. Breen-1032, Fuld 4. A needle-sharp Gem that is obviously a specimen striking, since the fields are decidedly reflective and the strike is clearly superior to business strikes of the type. Lovely rose, sea-green, and electric-blue colors grace this unmarked Gem. A few tiny strike-thrus are of mint origin. PCGS has only certified a handful of proof 1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cents. Listed on page 62 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 90634)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6929 » Colonials

1795 Cent Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. Breen-1035. An intricately struck specimen with bright orange color throughout the legends and outlining the devices. The fields and highpoints have acquired lilac hues. A few small areas of dark mahogany color are also present. Rare in proof format, although circulated commercial strikes are available. Listed on page 62 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 90641)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6930 » Colonials

1818 1/2RL New Spain (Texas) Jola Half Real, Small Planchet XF45 NGC. Despite the popular assumption, not all 18th-century American history took place on the Atlantic seaboard. This piece is one of 8,000 authorized (though actually production numbers are unknown and may have been much smaller) in 1818 to have been struck by Jose Antonio de la Garza, whose initials appear on the coin. Issued as small change coins current at a half real (or 6 and 1/4 cents), these apparently enjoyed a wide circulation in the San Antonio region. This coin is an historic artifact of the somewhat forgotten days of Spanish Texas in a time when American settlers in the region were becoming more common -- settlers who would eventually spearhead the campaign for American annexation of the area.

A dark brown specimen with inactive, dark surface scale in the protected areas of the obverse and reverse, flecked with deep mahogany. Sharp and well-struck with minor softness noted at the upper left obverse rim, the Lone Star insignia on the reverse is struck once, boldly and soundly, with no weakness or doubling. Indeed, this reverse is the nicest we have encountered. A barely noticeable planchet imperfection is noted at the 7 o'clock obverse position on the rim, this almost being unnoticeable due to the NGC holder. An exceptional specimen of this famous but very rare issue.

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Auction 360 | Lot 6944 » Colonials

1792 1C Washington Getz Pattern Cent, Small Eagle, Copper XF40 PCGS. Baker-25. The die for this well executed pattern Cent was designed by Peter Getz of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The coins were actually struck in Harper's coachhouse on 6th Street in Philadelphia. This historic structure housed the U.S. Mint's machinery in 1792 before the first Mint building was occupied. This building was also the location for the striking of the 1792 half dismes. These pieces were most likely struck in late September or early October of 1792, before the Mint's presses arrived from England. This piece shows lovely chocolate-brown patina. The only planchet flaw of any note is an angling depression from the first T in STATES down through star 1 and beyond. The out-of-Mint flaws that are worthy of note are a diagonal mark across Washington's temple and three tiny rim nicks, two at the 6 o'clock position and one at 7 o'clock. (PCGS# 921)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6936 » Colonials

Undated MEDAL Washington Success Medal, Large Size, Reeded Edge AU55 PCGS. Brass. Baker-265, R.6. Breen-1286. From a later state of the dies with a prominent break from 11 to 3 o'clock. Breen refers to this variety as the "Bob Hope nose," a quick way to distinguish Baker-265 from its circa 1860 restrike, Baker-266. An attractive and glossy yellow-brown piece with moderate softness of strike on the central reverse although the portrait has pleasing definition. Population: 6 in 55, 5 finer (11/04). Listed on page 68 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 780)

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Auction 360 | Lot 6933 » Colonials

1783 1C Washington Unity States Cent XF40 PCGS. Baker-1, R.1. Bright orange color outlines the obverse legends and portrait, the rest of the obverse had deep brown patination. A briefly circulated representative of this popular backdated Washington piece, which mimics the bushy wreath of the 1793 Large Cent. The reverse border has the roller marks (as struck) that are unavoidable for the issue. Listed on page 65 of the 2005 Guide Book. (PCGS# 689)

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