draped bust cents - Coin Auctions
 Lot 346 - united states draped bust cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VF35. Glossy light olive and steel brown with overtones of sea green and light bluish steel. There is very little wear on this cent but the strike is uneven, as often seen on this variety, thanks to dies that were out of proper axial alignment (the die faces were not parallel). This improper die alignment probably caused the strong die crack on the reverse which is located at the place where the dies came the closest when striking a cent. The crack must have occurred very early in the marriage and an uncracked example is unknown. No roughness or verdigris and only a few trivial contact marks. The notable ones are a short diagonal scratch in the field off the lower end of the hair ribbon and a couple very small nicks on the neck. MDS, Breen state IV, with a strong die crack arcing from the dentils through the E in UNITED, the wreath, and the fraction ending at the rim under the right side of the denominator. The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW. The bust, lower half of the 798, and the opposing OF-A on the reverse are all weakly struck. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states draped bust cents |
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 Lot 314 - united states draped bust cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841796 S-110 R3 Draped Bust VG8. The sharpness is VG10 or a bit better but there are traces of shallow black verdigris or hard crud on both sides, mostly on the reverse. The notable marks are a very light rim bruise over the T in LIBERTY, an incipient planchet clip right of the neck, and some tiny "nibbles" along the edge at S-OF-AMER. Mostly glossy medium brown and light chocolate mixed with areas of dark olive brown crud in protected areas. The date is bold and the legends are clear. E-MDS, Breen state III, with a light die crack through the top of RTY. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states draped bust cents |
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 Lot 341 - united states draped bust cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841798 S-154 R4+ Large 8, Style I Hair PCGS Genuine XF Details Smoothed. Lightly cleaned and retoned a rather glossy olive and dark steel brown with lighter reddish brown toning in some of the protected areas on the reverse. Nothing about this cent suggests it was "Smoothed" so I suspect PCGS meant to say "Cleaning." No marks or other defects, and this cent offers nice eye appeal. The date is bold and the legends are complete. LDS, Breen state III, with obvious swelling on the reverse and a radial die crack from the rim to the upper edge of the bust. Our grade is VF20 net F15. The "1st Hair Style" feature is noted on the PCGS label. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states draped bust cents |
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 Lot 309 - united states draped bust cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841796 S-99 R5 Draped Bust G6. The obverse is sharper but the reverse is weaker due to uniform fine to moderate corrosion, the assigned grade an average of the two. No verdigris or contact marks. The only "defect" is a knife rim over MERI, as struck. Rather glossy light to medium chocolate brown blending to darker chocolate in protected areas. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks on the obverse. The date is complete and clear and the legends are readable. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states draped bust cents |
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 Lot 325 - united states draped bust cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841797 S-127 R4 G6. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown, the devices a slightly lighter shade than the protected areas. Smooth and void of any significant marks, just evenly worn. A dull, light rim nick at the D in UNITED is the only defect, and it is trivial. EDS but not quite the earliest, Breen state II, showing a subtle bulge near the dentils before the chin. The date is bold and the legends are complete. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states draped bust cents |
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Lot 336 - united states draped bust cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84Pair of Early Coppers, 1798 & 1808. Includes a 1798 S-147 R5- large cent graded G5+ sharpness net AG3 for corrosion, and an 1808 C-3 R1 half cent with the reverse rotated 50 degrees CCW graded G6 sharpness net AG3 for obverse scratches. Both have an easily readable date and legend. Lot of 2 coins. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states draped bust cents |
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Lot 304 - united states draped bust cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84Group of Eleven 1796 Liberty Cap Cents graded BS-1 to AG3. Average grade is Fair-2 and most are sharper with defects. Includes S-81 R3, S-84 R3, S-85 R5-, S-87 R3 (4), and S-89 R3, plus 3 examples that are not attributed due to a heavily worn reverse. All have a readable date but some dates are weak or partial. Lot of 11 coins. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states draped bust cents |
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 Lot 320 - united states draped bust cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841796 S-114 R5- Draped Bust Fair-2. Glossy steel and light chocolate brown. Possibly recolored but the surfaces are perfectly smooth and choice for the grade, just heavily worn. The only mark is a tiny rim nick over the E in STATES. The 6 is clear while the 179 is only partially visible but still easily readable. No more than half the legend on the reverse remains visible. EDS, Breen state I. The die crack from the right top of the second T in STATES to the dentils is clear. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states draped bust cents |
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 Lot 331 - united states draped bust cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841797 S-137 R2 PCGS graded VF25. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. No spots, stains, or roughness. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a faint hairline scratch from the nose into the field at right where it fades away, and another from the ear to the throat. M-LDS, Breen state VII. There is a clear die crack through CA and the ribbon end to the dentils below plus swelling at RICA and UN. The date is bold and the legends are complete. Our grade is F15+, close to VF20. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states draped bust cents |
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 Lot 347 - united states draped bust cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841798 S-167 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform extremely fine roughness under a partially glossy dark olive brown and steel patina. There is a speck of verdigris at the tip of the nose but no notable contact marks. Sharply struck EDS. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states draped bust cents |
