1864-L VF even medium-brown. A beautiful coin for the issue. In 1864, cost pressure combined w/ striking issues resulted in a decision to change the composition of the one-cent piece from the 88% copper - 12% nickel blend then in use, to one of softer bronze (95% copper and 5% tin.) New dies would be used for the bronze cents that would have minor differences from the ones used for the copper-nickel cents, the most significant one being the addition of the designer's initial "L" (for James B. Longacre) placed on the ribbon extending down from the Indian's feather bonnet. Due to the great demand for small change in 1864, the mint initially used the existing dies (without the "L") for the bronze cents for several months before the new dies were ready. This circumstance created (3) distinct issues for 1864 cents - copper/nickel AND bronze cents without the "L", and then the scarcest of the three, produced in late 1864 and thereafter, the bronze issue WITH the "L". (Image)
1872 F detail w/ attractive even light brown color. The problem is that the coin has 5 small (1 to 3mm) old obv gouges and one can only speculate how they got there. Though the coloring of the coin is excellent, the gouges render it a filler, but it is a nice one. Inspect! (Image)
Est. $54-70 SE
Opening US$ 52.00
Sold...US$ 52.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 16:40:20 EST
Sold For 52
Sale No: 25
Lot No: 17
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Cat No: 1877
1877 Good. No issues other than wear. Slight wood-grain in the planchet o/w smooth and attractive for the grade. The rev has the weak N, and has a bit more detail than the obv, which is typical for the issue. (Strong N 1877 cents are usually considered to be proof coins that entered circulation.) The number of surviving examples of the 1877 Indian Cent has lead some experts to suggest that of the total mintage of 862,500 as few as 200,000 actually entered circulation. (This mostly was the result of the Mint's redemption and re-issue policy of the day, along with a general slowdown in economic activity around 1877.) Few were saved as the low mintage generally went unnoticed. Early evidence indicates that this issue was scarce from the time it was minted. (Image)
Est. $240-300 SE
Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 16:40:39 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 25
Lot No: 18
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Cat No: 1877b
1877 VG beautiful even brown color. Though there is a bit of obv rim weakness K9-12, we chose to grade the coin VG in light of ample design detail and that the outline of several letters of LIBERTY are visible. A desirable specimen for this scarce date. (See the prior lot description for more detail on the cents of 1877.) (Image)
Est. $360-450 SE
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 16:40:57 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 25
Lot No: 19
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Cat No: 1894
1894 MS60+ Brown. Some red in recessed areas. (Image)
1908-S near XF detail even light-brown color. There is a small (1 mm) planchet defect behind Liberty's eye o/w very appealing. (Image)
Est. $125-150 SE
Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 16:42:07 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 25
Lot No: 22
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Cat No: 1909S
1909-S VF. Quite nice for an issue that is the scarcest of the (3) one-cent issues produced in 1909 at the San Francisco Mint. (Image)
Est. $300-360 SE
Opening US$ 360.00
Sold...US$ 360.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 16:42:32 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 25
Lot No: 23
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Cat No: G 1857(20)
(20) Diff 1857 // 1909 commons most full-Liberty VF to AU worth inspection. (Image)
Est. $100-125 LE
Opening US$ 185.00
Sold...US$ 185.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 16:43:14 EST
Sold For 185
Sale No: 25
Lot No: 24
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Cat No: G 1857(50)
(50) 1857 // 1909 w/ a few better earlies and nice full-Liberty laters. (Image)
Est. $90-115 B
Opening US$ 135.00
Sold...US$ 135.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 16:43:40 EST
Sold For 135
Sale No: 25
Lot No: 25
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Cat No: G 1857(53)
(53) Diff 1857 // 1909 in a Whit 9003 folder missing most keys but does contain (3) FE Cents, 64-L, 66 thru 70, 72 thru 76. Generally low grades w/ a few better, (Image)
Est. $150-180 SE
Opening US$ 290.00
Sold...US$ 290.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 16:43:59 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 25
Lot No: 26
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Cat No: Set 1857(53)
(53) Diff 1857 // 1909 in a LOC Vol. 1 missing only 64-L, 69/9, 70, 77, 08-S, & 09-S. Predominantly lower-grade coins (exceptions are 1858 LL VF & 1876 VF dark) but many of the scarcer dates are incl. The set is well worth inspection. (Image)
Est. $135-160 A
Opening US$ 290.00
Sold...US$ 290.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 16:44:28 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 25
Lot No: 27
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Cat No: x110
(110) 1857 // 1909 w/ dup in (3) partial sets in folders. Most non-key in low-grade, a few better. (Image)
Est. $145-180 B
Opening US$ 185.00
Sold...US$ 185.00
Closed..Oct-13-2022, 16:45:04 EST
Sold For 185
Sale No: 25
Lot No: 28
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(500) Indian Cents 1859 // 1909 avg circ. Abt 40% are pre-1900. (Image)
