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Categories  •  Stack's January 2006 The Americana Sale U. S. Error Coins and Medals
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Lot # Description GradeView our Explanation of Comparative Grading Hammer Price
1699 Half Cent. 1803 Breen 1. Cohen 1. Off-center strike F-12 $2,800.00
Half Cent. 1803 Breen 1. Cohen 1. Off-center strike. Fine-12. Struck about 20% or more off-center...
Fine-12. Struck about 20% or more off-center toward the 12:00 position when viewed from the obverse, in effect cutting off the entire word LIBERTY from the obverse and most of the lower legends on the reverse. The unstruck portion of the planchet shows the clearly upset rims of a Type II planchet. Surfaces are a pleasing, dark coffee bean brown and exhibit trivial graininess on both...  more
1700 Half Cent. 1803 Breen 3. Cohen 3. Double Strike, in Collar (Reverse Only) VG $350.00

Very Good. During striking, the reverse die must have bounced while the coin was still attached to the obverse, accounting for the lack of double striking on the obverse. The doubling is quite close on the reverse, the second striking having nearly obliterated all remains of the initial striking. Surfaces are deep olive-brown and generally very smooth and attractive. PCGS VG08.
1701 Half Cent. 1808 Breen 3. Cohen 3. Tall 8. Off-center strike VF-30 $2,400.00
Half Cent. 1808 Breen 3. Cohen 3. Tall 8. Off-center strike. Very Fine-30, or finer. Struck 10% or...
Very Fine-30, or finer. Struck 10% or more off-center toward the 8:00 position when viewed from the obverse. Dies are also rotated about 90 degrees from their normal coin turn alignment, which, when combined with the off-centering, is quite jarring to the viewer's expectations! Glossy, deep brown surfaces are smooth and trouble-free, creating much eye appeal on this scarce Half Cent...  more
1702 Large Cent. 1795 Sheldon 76B. Plain Edge. Flipover double strike VG-8 $1,600.00
Large Cent. 1795 Sheldon 76B. Plain Edge. Flipover double strike. Very Good-8. This coin was first...
Very Good-8. This coin was first struck about 20% off-center, an error that was obviously discovered by the press operators. The misstruck Large Cent was fed back correctly centered into the coining chamber, but with the obverse now on top of the old reverse, and vice-versa. The second striking did not obliterate all signs of the first; wreath details are clearly visible at the right...  more
1703 Large Cent. 1797 Sheldon 139. Flipover double strike VG-10 $1,300.00
Large Cent. 1797 Sheldon 139. Flipover double strike. Very Good-10. First struck about 10% off-center,...
Very Good-10. First struck about 10% off-center, this coin was then refed upside down into the coining press, where it was struck a second time properly centered. 'TES OF AMER' are clearly visible at the obverse center, while '797' and part of Miss Liberty's bust are visible at the upper left reverse. Rich chestnut brown surfaces are smoothly worn and mostly problem-free; a quadripartite...  more
1704 Large Cent. [1802 Sheldon 241. Double Fraction Bar]. Off-center strike VF-25 $3,750.00
Large Cent. [1802 Sheldon 241. Double Fraction Bar]. Off-center strike. Very Fine-25. Struck 40% off-center...
Very Fine-25. Struck 40% off-center toward the 5:00 position when viewed from the obverse. This coin is wildly off-center and lacks a date. Even so, the boldly doubled fraction bar on the reverse leads us to either 1802 S.241 or 1803 S.243; from the positioning of LIBERTY on the obverse, we find this coin to be the 1802 S.241. The unstruck portion features the many bagmarks that would...  more
1705 Large Cent. [1808 Sheldon 277]. Off-center strike AU-50 $5,000.00
Large Cent. [1808 Sheldon 277]. Off-center strike. About Uncirculated-50. Struck 25% off-center toward...
About Uncirculated-50. Struck 25% off-center toward the 5:00 position when viewed from the obverse. Like the 1802 above, this coin can be attributed to the date 1808 even though the date is off the flan; the pronounced die crack at the upper left reverse points directly towards 1808 S.277. Surfaces are glossy and lustrous and are of a lovely chestnut brown hue, which in itself is a marvel...  more
1706 Large Cent. 1829. Off-center strike G-4 $200.00
Large Cent. 1829. Off-center strike. Good-4. Struck 10% off-center toward the 2:00 position when viewed...
Good-4. Struck 10% off-center toward the 2:00 position when viewed from the obverse. The pronounced, upset rim of the unstruck portion is clearly visible but has flattened out considerably with circulation wear. Fields are dark brown while the devices and legends are highlighted in lighter brown. Here is an great error Large Cent that saw extensive circulation or pocket piece use.
1707 Large Cent. No Date. Coronet Head. Off-center strike. Struck 30% off-center F-12 $600.00
Large Cent. No Date. Coronet Head. Off-center strike. Struck 30% off-center. Fine-12. Struck 30% off-center...
Fine-12. Struck 30% off-center toward the 5:30 position and exhibiting the raised rims in the unstruck portion of a Type II planchet. Charming, chestnut brown surfaces are smoothly worn, indicating that this piece was probably carried as a curiosity in one's pocket.
1708 Small Cents. 1982 Small Date. Bronze. ''Atheist Cud'' die break CH BU $140.00

Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Large die breaks rim the periphery from 8:00 to 11:30 on the obverse, obliterating the words 'IN GOD' and leading to the nickname ''Atheist Cud'' as a result. Brown with hints of red; No Date. Zinc Planchet. Large ''cud'' die break. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A large die break from 2:30 to 5:30 on the obverse fell away from the die and was struck between...  more
1709 3¢ Nickel. 1865. Broadstrike, off-center CH BU $1,400.00
3¢ Nickel. 1865. Broadstrike, off-center.  Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.  Broadstruck about...
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Broadstruck about 10% off-center toward the 3:00 position, this coin is technically not a ''pure'' off-center strike because no design details are missing. Well struck surfaces are silver-gray and boldly lustrous, with a touch of golden toning on both sides. Nineteenth century type coin errors like this are scarcely offered and hotly contested when they...  more
1710 5¢. 1867 No Rays. Off-center strike EF $1,000.00
5¢. 1867 No Rays. Off-center strike. Extremely Fine. Struck more than 15% off-center toward the...
Extremely Fine. Struck more than 15% off-center toward the 11:30 position when viewed from the obverse. The violence of the off-center striking and the brittleness of the copper-nickel planchet has caused it to crack during striking, most visibly at the lower obverse. As with all type coin errors, very scarce and desirable.
1711 5¢. 1900. Off-center strike EF $550.00

Extremely Fine. Struck about 15% off-center toward the 12:30 position. Problem-free, medium gray surfaces exhibit a touch of lustre in the most protected areas. Scarce.
1712 5¢. 1907. Off-center strike. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $1,300.00
5¢. 1907. Off-center strike. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Struck 20% off-center toward the...
Struck 20% off-center toward the 12:30 position. Lustrous silver-gray surfaces boast abundant amounts of champagne-gold toning on both sides. Here is a very high quality survivor of a very scarce type coin error.
1713 5¢. 1916'S'. Off-center strike. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $1,100.00
5¢. 1916'S'. Off-center strike. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Struck 10% off-center toward...
Struck 10% off-center toward the 7:30 position. Champagne gold toning bathes frosty, fully lustrous surfaces. Date and mintmark are fully on the flan and are unaffected by the off-centering. Strike is average to above average for the issue, which is very scarcely offered in error form. NGC MS64.
1714 5¢. 1919. Off-center strike. Rotated Dies. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $650.00
5¢. 1919. Off-center strike. Rotated Dies. Brilliant Uncirculated, virtually Choice. Struck 10%...
- virtually Choice. Struck 10% off-center toward the 10:30 position. Flipping the slab over reveals an approximately 30% rotation of the dies from normal ''coin'' orientation. Strike is bold, as is this coin's glowing silver-gold lustre. PCGS MS62.
1715 5¢. 1919 Off-center strike. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $550.00
5¢. 1919 Off-center strike. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Struck about 5% off-center toward...
Struck about 5% off-center toward the 7:00 position. Rich, lime-gold toning bathes crisply struck devices and frosty mint lustre in the fields. Here is a lovely error coin for the Buffalo Nickel type. PCGS MS64.
1716 5¢. 1919. Off-center strike on straight clipped planchet AU $350.00
5¢. 1919. Off-center strike on straight clipped planchet. About Uncirculated. Struck about 10%...
About Uncirculated. Struck about 10% off-center toward the 1:00 position with a 5% straight clip at the 8:00 position. Well detailed and close to Mint State, this glossy, lustrous specimen exhibits some light deposits at the edges of the devices. There are also some light scratches at the upper right obverse. SEGS AU50.
1717 5¢. 1919 Centered Broadstrike on Type 1 Planchet VERY CH BU $750.00
5¢. 1919 Centered Broadstrike on Type 1 Planchet.  Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A thin...
Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A thin frame of unstruck metal surrounds this broadstruck specimen that is very well defined at the centers. The peripheral details, on the other hand, are stretching out and are ever so slightly weak due to the uncollared strike. Surfaces are lustrous and silver-gray with a touch of light golden toning. NGC MS64.
1718 5¢. 1919. Struck on thin planchet VERY CH BU $800.00
5¢. 1919. Struck on thin planchet.  Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. At 48 grains, this specimen...
Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. At 48 grains, this specimen is about 29 grains too light for a Nickel. This coin might be struck on a foreign planchet, but it isn't an exact match for the specifications of any foreign coins struck in Philadelphia in 1919. It might be on a split planchet, but it lacks the one-sided roughness associated with a split planchet. Without further analysis,...  more
1719 5¢. 1920 Double Strike EF to AU $2,100.00
5¢. 1920 Double Strike. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. The first strike was perfectly...
Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. The first strike was perfectly centered, but this coin failed to eject fully from the coining chamber and was struck a second time about 10% off-center toward the 2:00 position. Incredibly, two complete dates are visible, as the second strike had shifted just enough so as not to obliterate the date from the first striking. Surfaces are silver-gray and exhibit...  more
1720 5¢. 1920. Struck on split planchet - Uniface VERY CH BU $1,800.00
5¢. 1920. Struck on split planchet - Uniface.  Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Here is an...
Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Here is an obverse-only strike on a split planchet that was on top of another planchet (or perhaps the other half of the whole planchet from which this split) during the striking process, causing the design details to be quite fully defined. The roughness on the blank side expected of a split planchet was mostly smoothed out by being struck on top...  more
1721 5¢. 1929 Off-center strike CH EF $500.00
5¢. 1929 Off-center strike. Choice Extremely Fine. Wildly struck over 20% off-center toward 9:30....
Choice Extremely Fine. Wildly struck over 20% off-center toward 9:30. Most Buffalo Nickel off-center errors are much less off-center than this coin, making it a very desirable specimen within the series. PCGS XF45.
1722 5¢. 1929. Double Curved Clipped Planchet VERY CH BU $140.00

Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Two small curved clips are noted at 7:00 and 9:30 on this lustrous and rich, golden toned specimen. NGC MS64.
1723 5¢. 1929'S'. Off-center strike AU $375.00
5¢. 1929'S'. Off-center strike. About Uncirculated. Struck about 10% off-center toward the 9:30...
About Uncirculated. Struck about 10% off-center toward the 9:30 position. The rim of the coin has become enlarged on both sides due to the stresses of this off-center strike, making it appear to have two separate rims. Additionally, the mintmark has become a malformed blob at the lower reverse. Fields are glossy and lustrous, and the strike is quite bold on both sides. ANACS AU50.
1724 5¢. Buffalo. 192X'X' Struck on split planchet CH BU $220.00
5¢. Buffalo. 192X'X' Struck on split planchet.  Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 40 grains. The...
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 40 grains. The obverse is the rough side, the reverse the (mostly) smooth side on this coin struck on a planchet that had split before striking. Just parts of a '92' in the date area remain, allowing us to date this surprisingly lustrous coin to the 1920's. PCGS MS64.
1725 5¢. 1934'D'. Off-center strike CH AU $375.00
5¢. 1934'D'. Off-center strike. Choice About Uncirculated, nearly Mint State. Struck 10% off-center...
Choice About Uncirculated, nearly Mint State. Struck 10% off-center toward the 5:00 position. Toned in gold and subtle rose, this coin exhibits bold lustre under a mask of dusky toning. The central strike is also quite weak, offering a reason behind PCGS' conservative grade. PCGS AU55.
1726 5¢. 1935. Centered Broadstrike on a Type 1 Planchet with a Curved Clip (see below) $550.00
5¢. 1935. Centered Broadstrike on a Type 1 Planchet with a Curved Clip. Broadstruck mostly on-center...
Broadstruck mostly on-center with a large curved clip at 12:00 that has become somewhat distorted by the flow of metal of this uncollared striking. Flat rims are that of a Type I planchet that was probably a hair too large to fit within the collar, resulting in this wild error coin. Due to the clip, the mintmark on this coin can not be determined. Lustrous, rose-gold toned surfaces....  more
1727 5¢. 1935. Straight Clipped Planchet. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $110.00

Struck on a planchet exhibiting an 18% straight clip that just barely touches the bottoms of the date digits. Lustrous, lightly toned surfaces. Here is a planchet error whose relatively large size makes it significant. PCGS MS63.
1728 5¢. 1937. Off-center strike. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $650.00
5¢. 1937. Off-center strike. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Struck 10% off-center toward the 8:30...
Struck 10% off-center toward the 8:30 position. Although not a particularly rare date for eye-catching errors like this, the present coin's crisp strike, bold lustre and overall eye appeal make it a great coin for an error type set. PCGS MS65.
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