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EARLY COPPER AUCTION CHRIS McCAWLEY BOB GRELLMAN AUCTION #11 JANUARY 8, 1994 EARLY COPPER AUCTION TERMS OF SALE 1. This is a private sale. Participation is by invitation only and is limited to members of the Early American Coppers club or invited guests. The auctioneer reserves the right to refuse to honor any bid which, at his sole discretion, he feels is not submitted in good faith. The auctioneer may withdraw any lot, without prior notice, for any reason whatsoever. 2. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the buyer. In case of dispute the auctioneer may at his sole discretion re-open a lot. In all cases the auctioneer's decision shall be final and binding on all bidders. 3. All sales are payable in U.S. funds immediately upon receipt of invoice unless other arrangements have been made prior to the sale. Lots delivered in state of sale are subject to all applicable state and local taxes unless appropriate permits are on file with us. 4. Postage will be added to the invoice of all successful mail bidders. 5. A 10% buyers fee will be added to all invoices. 6. Please keep in mind this is not an approval sale. All sales are considered final. Sales to the floor may not be returned for any reason save authenticity. Sales to mail bidders are final unless lot proves to have been mis -described. 7. Lots will be available for viewing at our table 714 at the FUN convention Jan 6-8 1994 in Orlando, Florida. 8. Mail bids or phone bids will be accepted up through the day of the sale. All bids will be reduced. Lots will open at one increment above the second highest mail bidder. Bidding will proceed as competition dictates with the lot either selling to the floor or to the mail bidder at one increment above the second highest bid. 9. Consignors may bid or place a reserve bid on their own coins. Any coins re-purchased by a consignor will be announced as a pass. Principals of the auction firm may consign or may bid on coins in the sale. MAIL BIDS Please mail all mail bids to: John R. Grellman P.O. Box 951988 Lake Mary, Fla. 32795-1988 Phone 407-321-8747 Bids may be Faxed to John R. Grellman 407-333-4153 Please feel free to call Chris (405-341-2213) or Bob (407-321- 8747)to discuss any lot in the sale. 1 EARLY COPPER AUCTION An assembly of outstanding half cents highlights our January 8 sale. Several choice specimens ranging from a nice VF 1794 C-9 to a full mint red 1856 C-l may be surpassed in importance by the presence of some outstanding rarities and die states. We offer two 1794 C-6s as well as two 1794 C-3a's. An 1802 C-l reverse of 1800. Also we believe the first terminal diestate 1806 C - 3 ever to be offered at auction. Large cents offered include a choice 1793 S-6, the Norweb 1798 S-179, several rarities including 1803 S-264, large date small fraction , 1801 NC-3 and 1807 S-272 small seven over six. The Jack Robinson/Dennis Mendelson 18 N-2, a newly discovered 1829 N-9 and three outstanding mint state examples of the head styles of 1839 are among the many middle dates. Rare die states of 1845 N-13 and 1849 N-ll as well as the glittering early die state 1839 N-8 a beautiful mint state 1842 N-6,and a brilliant mint red 51 N-31 highlight the many important late dates. A major portion of this sale consists of a collection formed over many years by Pennsylvania collector Bill Quain. Now retired after thirty years as a computer programs analyst Bill began his collecting by filling the old Whitman penny boards with cents found in 1950s Philadelphia pocket change. He soon graduated to the big cents. Then later the half cents. He continues to collect antiques and exonumia. He retains a love of history and of early copper.Several Early Copper related books from his library are offered at the end of this sale. We have enlisted the help of several "guest"cataloguers for certain lots in the sale. The cataloguer of the first lot in the sale was introduced to me by Bill Quain some half dozen years ago. Evidence that Bill’s taste in people has been equal to his taste in coins. We relied on many fellow collectors for advice and information necessary to the cataloging of this sale. Thanks to each of you. The sale will take place Saturday night January 8th, 1994, 7:30 p. in Salon 7 of the Clarion Hotel in Orlando, Florida,conducted association with Wenger auctions of Florida. Lots will be available f viewing at our table tf 714 during FUN convention hours. We invite your participation in person or by mail. As always feel free to call Chris (405-341-2213) or Bob (407-321-8747) with any questions. Arrangements can also be made for photos to be forwarded or for coins to be sent for inspection. Whatever your budget, collecting area or goals we hope you will find something of interest to you in our sale. Comments are always welcome. THANKS Chris & Bob 2 EARLY COPPER AUCTION COLONIALS 1. LIBERTAS AMERICANA ELECTROTYPE as Betts 615, Loubat 14. Cast of a nice XF-ACJ piece. Medal turn. Glossy ebony color with extraordinarily little lead showing through. There are two small rim nicks K1 on the obv, and some scattered light marks. The fields are even, save for a minor depression in the field forward of the truncation of LIBERTY. An electrotype that has been well preserved since its casting, probably in the late 19 tn century. For some reason though, this specimen does not have the small cud at K7 on the obv that the originals have. Either this was of an early die state piece, or the cud was somehow removed, although there is no visible evidence of removal. The Libertas Americana Medal is one of the most beautiful medals ever struck. Commissioned by Benjamin Franklin in 17 82, the medal was designed by E.A. Gibelin and engraved by Augustin Dupre. Franklin himself proposed the symbolism: on the obv, a female representing Liberty looking on to the future; on the rev, France as Minerva defends America as the child Hercules from Britain as the lioness. Hercules strangles two snakes, representing the victories at Saratoga and Yorktown. The dates of these battles are in the exergue. The medal wraps the whole story of the Revolution into one allegorical scene. The design was the inspiration and prototype for our first copper coinage, therefore, it belongs in every early copper collection.(photo) Catalogued by Jphn Kraljevich. 2.1723 WOODS HIBERNIA HALFPENNY F12. Sharpness F15 with a few minor rim bumps. Chocolate with It brown highlights. Type with 10 harpstrings (vlackl2). 3. 1788 MASSACHUSETTS CENT Rll-C F12. Sharpness F15 with a pair of fine scratches in the right obverse field and a chip out of the planchet touching the C in COMMON. Glossy mix of olive and It brn. 4.1786 NEW jersey M.23-P VG8 . Mostly tan with reddish choc in protected areas. The obv is struck slightly off center to K- 6, so the date is only partially visible. LDS with a strong cud over EA. 5.1787 NEW JERSEY M.38-Y AG3. Sharpness G6 with a few dull dents on both sides. Lightly cleaned golden tan mottled with reddish choc. Struck 15% off center to K-12. 3 EARLY COPPER AUCTION 6.1783 WASHINGTON UNITED STATES VF30+. ihcice glossy It brn. Draped bust without button. (Redbook page 58). 7.1783 WASHINGTON UNITY STATES CENT VF20 . Glossy It brn. Softly struck near the borders (as usual) but without the planchet striations often seen on these pieces. (See the "Redbook", p. 659). 8.1783 WASHINGTON UNITED STATES VG7. Sharpness near F12 with 5 dent in the right obv. field. Recolored steel brn. Draped bust without button. ■' (See the "Redbook", p. 58). 9.1787 CONNECTICUT M.12-Q G6. Sharpness at least 512 with several planchet voids and cracks, mostly on the lower obverse. Dk choc with some | lighter highlights. The 1787/1887 date is weak but visible. EDS. 10.1786 VERMONT RYDER-8 G4. Sharpness F12 but dark with lightly corroded surfaces. Dk olive with tan highlights. The date and entire legend are visible, although portions are weak. The landscape type. 11.1793 BRIT. HALFPENNY TOKEN MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE D&H 135e MS60. Frosty steel brn with 5% red. 12.1794 TALBOT ALLUM AND LEE CENT MS60 . Glossy rrec brn with 30% original red. Though probably also lightly cleaned or dipped at some ! time. Early state with die polish lines visible. Softly struck on the lower legs and center portion of the ship. Variety with "New York". Ex Stacks 9 Sep 87:224. short hairline scratches in the left obverse field. Dk olive. LDS with obverse cracks and cud.(See"Redbook",p. 61). 4 EARLY COPPER AUCTION 15.1834 HARD TIMES TOKEN LOW-8 AU58. Frosty It steel brn. This popular Jackson satirical piece shows him as a running pig. HALF CENTS 17.1794 C-la R3 AG3. Sharpness VG8 but lightly corroded with fine hairline scratches on the obv. Dk olive brn with med brn highlights. Date is weak but most of the other details are clear. 18.1794 C-2a R2 G4. Smooth brown and tan. The obv VG, the rev has some weakness K6 . 19.1794 C- 3a R5 VG8 Medium chocolate brown with smooth surfaces. Some very minute planchet granularity visible under a glass. Very elusive in nicer grades. 20. 1794 C-3a R5 G6. Sharpness F12 but dark and lightly corroded with the fields smoothed to reduce the roughness.Dk steel. Breen state I with the obv die slightly misaligned to K- 7 , similar to Cohen: 17 . 5 EARLY COPPER AUCTION 21.1794 C- 4a R2 + VG10 . Sharpness VF20 with granular surfaces. Dark steel. Breen state III.(photo) 23.1794 C- 5a R4 G6 . Nice glossy choc brn. Breen state II with the reverse rotated 70° CW.(photo) 6 nr n WI . y I 1 ■ l t: | llli, Mm 1794 C-6 1802 C-1 1804 C-13 DBL STRIKE 1806 C-3 STATE III BROCKAGE