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Auction 434 | Lot 2002 » Colonials
1723 FARTH Hibernia Pattern Farthing, Silver MS64 PCGS. Breen-173, "very rare." Close DEI GRATIA. According to Breen, "About 20 pieces turned up in England, 1971," a quantity insufficient to satisfy the growing number of Early American collectors. Lovely orange-gold and ocean-blue endow this prooflike and needle-sharp Hibernia pattern. A small planchet flaw (as struck) in the field near the chin and a tiny roundish depression on the King's cheek are mentioned for the sake of future pedigree researchers. Listed on page 42 of the 2007 Guide Book. Population: 2 in 64, 3 finer (2/07). (PCGS# 179)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2008 » Colonials
1792 1C Washington Getz Pattern Cent, Small Eagle XF45 PCGS. Baker-25, Breen-1352. Medal turn. The U.S. Constitution was enacted in 1788, and the first Congress under the new Constitution was assembled in 1789. President Washington supported a Federal mint, but progress was delayed until Oct. 25, 1791, when, per Breen, "Washington reminded the legislators that it was now up to them to enact laws implementing their earlier resolution to found a federal mint." Senator Robert Morris introduced a bill on Dec. 21 that would place the portrait of the current President on U.S. coinage. Patterns to that effect were made by Peter Getz of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who Breen states was "hired" by Morris.

For design inspiration, Getz turned to John Gregory Hancock's Baker-16 1791 Small Eagle cent, which in an ironical twist was originally struck as a pattern to secure a Federal coinage contract. Getz omitted any indication of denomination, and only one pair of Small Eagle dies were used, but large diameter silver pieces that show the denticles are traditionally called half dollars. Pieces struck on copper flans with a slightly smaller diameter omit the dentils, and are considered cent patterns. It is believed that the patterns 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 nearby First Philadelphia Mint building was occupied. Harper's cellar was the location for the striking of the famous 1792 half dismes. The efforts of Getz were in vain, since Washington regarded Presidential portraits on coins to be monarchial. Only one sitting President has appeared on a U.S. coin: the unheralded Calvin Coolidge, on the 1926 Sesquicentennial half.

This mahogany-brown example is evenly struck aside from minor weakness on the left (facing) wingtip and the center of the shield. The obverse has a few thin marks concealed by the patina, and a planchet flaw is noted between the hair ribbon and the se (PCGS# 921)
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Auction 434 | Lot 2093 » Quarters and Twenty Cents » Seated Quarters
1882 25C PR67★ Ultra Cameo NGC. This is an amazing proof with incredible eye appeal created by wispy champagne toning over deep mirrored fields and highly lustrous devices. Every individual design element, including the date, stars, and lettering, has intensive silver frost that provides a remarkable black and white appearance. Business strike mintage for this date was quite low, and today proof examples provide the vast majority of high quality pieces for date collectors. A PR68 Cameo example is the single finer proof representative of this date that has been certified by NGC. (PCGS# 95583)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2424 » Territorial and Fractional Gold » Territorial Gold
(1831-34) G$1 C. Bechtler Dollar, 30G. MS61 PCGS. K-1, R.4. While this Bechtler gold dollar variety is not particularly rare, Mint State examples are seldom encountered. The Bechtler family of Rutherfordton, NC were the first and only prolific producers of gold coins in the South, and they continued operations through most of the 1830s and 1840s. Although they produced larger denomination coins, gold dollars were their primary product, filling a need that didn't exist until the first gold dollars were produced by the U.S. Mint in 1849. Although lightly hairlined, this example has attractive copper-gold and green-gold surfaces with faintly reflective fields and full luster. The catalog number assigned by Donald Kagin, K-1, suggests that this may have been the first Bechtler gold dollar variety produced. Population: 2 in 61, 5 finer (3/07). (PCGS# 10064)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2026 » Small Cents » Indian Cents
1868 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Ex: Walsh Collection. Snow-8. From the year when President Andrew Johnson was nearly impeached, and ... (PCGS# 2093)
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Auction 434 | Lot 2027 » Small Cents » Indian Cents
1871 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Ex: Joshua and Ally Walsh Collection. Beginning in 1857, the government started to redeem half cents... (PCGS# 2102)
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Auction 434 | Lot 2036 » Small Cents » Lincoln Cents
1944-D 1C --Struck on a 1943 Zinc-Coated Steel Cent Planchet--AU50 ANACS. The mintmarked 1944 steel cents are exponentially ... (PCGS# 2723)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2041 » Nickels » Buffalo Nickels
1913 5C Type One MS68 PCGS. Ex: Larry Shapiro. This example is one of less than a dozen that PCGS has certified as MS68, th... (PCGS# 3915)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2042 » Nickels » Buffalo Nickels
1913 5C Type One MS68 PCGS. The fields of all Type One Buffalo nickels, not just the proof coins, show the textured fields ... (PCGS# 3915)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2080 » Dimes » Mercury Dimes
1916-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. This is one of the finest examples of this key date known, and a very desirable specimen. ... (PCGS# 4907)
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Auction 434 | Lot 2100 » Quarters and Twenty Cents » Standing Liberty Quarters
1916 25C MS64 Full Head PCGS. The 1916 quarter, struck in a transitional year between the Barber and Standing Liberty desig... (PCGS# 5705)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2101 » Quarters and Twenty Cents » Standing Liberty Quarters
1916 25C MS67 Full Head NGC. The 1916 Standing Liberty quarter is a curious issue. Few examples (in absolute terms) were se... (PCGS# 5705)
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Auction 434 | Lot 2172 » Silver and Related Dollars » Morgan Dollars
1884-S $1 MS62 PCGS. Advanced collectors specializing in the Morgan dollar series will immediately recognize the importanc... (PCGS# 7156)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2181 » Silver and Related Dollars » Morgan Dollars
1893-S $1 AU53 PCGS. The classic key-date in the Morgan dollar series, this example exhibits only light wear on the high p... (PCGS# 7226)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2197 » Gold Dollars
1855 G$1 MS66 PCGS. Diminutive yet precious, the gold dollar holds a special place in the hearts of many a collector. The d... (PCGS# 7532)
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Auction 434 | Lot 2230 » Quarter Eagles » Liberty Quarter Eagles
1851-O $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. Breen-6214. Doubled Date. The date was first entered out of position, with remnants of a 51 below ... (PCGS# 7762)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2003 » Colonials
1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Pewter--Damaged--NCS. VF Details. The noted "damage" occurs in the form of a few minor... (PCGS# 791)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2004 » Colonials
1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Pewter AU55 PCGS. Breen-1089, Newman 1-C, Hodder 1-A.3, R.3. Early dollar specialists ... (PCGS# 791)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2005 » Colonials
1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Pewter MS64 PCGS. Breen-1089, Newman 1-C, Hodder 1-A.3, R.3. This piece shows the diag... (PCGS# 791)
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Auction 434 | Lot 2007 » Colonials
1781 MEDAL Libertas Americana Medal MS65 Brown NGC. Betts-615. Bronze. This historic Libertas Americana medal, commissioned... (PCGS# 783)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2009 » Colonials
1786 COPPER New Jersey Immunis Columbia MS62 Brown PCGS. Crosby Pl. VII, 17; Fig. 58; Maris 3-C, Breen-1129, High R.6. The ... (PCGS# 861)
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Auction 434 | Lot 2010 » Half Cents
1793 1/2 C AU50 PCGS. C-2, B-2, R.3. This coin represents the first year of production at the minting facility in Philadelp... (PCGS# 1000)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2012 » Half Cents
1794 1/2 C MS62 Brown NGC. C-2a, B-2b, High R.2. Manley State 4; Breen State V. This late die state example has pleasing me... (PCGS# 1003)

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Auction 434 | Lot 2013 » Half Cents
1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge MS63 Brown PCGS. C-1, B-1, R.2. Manley Die State 2 with "a gentle bulge" through AME on the revers... (PCGS# 1009)
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Auction 434 | Lot 2020 » Small Cents » Flying Eagle Cents
1856 1C XF40 ANACS. Snow-9. This die combination is a proof-only variety according to Rick Snow, although the present examp... (PCGS# 2013)

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