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Browse Catalogue of Stack's June 2006 Auction Limited to: United States Coins → The Northern Bay Collection, Part 4 → U. S. Small Cents → U. S. Indian Head Cents Page 2 of 7  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's June 2006 → United States Coins → The Northern Bay Collection, Part 4 → U. S. Small Cents → U. S. Indian Head Cents Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 37 1868 Brilliant Uncirculated. Brown BU $190.00 Lightly dipped but a coin that should recover. Moderate handling marks on both sides, and an early die state without cracks. 38 1869 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown VERY CH BU $600.00 Faded mint red in the protected areas, particularly the legend on the obverse and the reverse fields. Sharply struck throughout and attractive for the clean surfaces. Early die state. 39 1869 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown VERY CH BU $650.00 A pleasing amount of original red remains on this coin. The devices and rims are softly impressed and the surfaces are attractive. 40 1869/69 Snow 3. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,100.00 - and nearly Choice. Brown. Traces of red remain on this attractive coin. A few minor handling nicks are present, but the devices are reasonably sharp. Always in demand as this is one of the most dramatic repunched dates for the year and was long considered an overdate '9/8' as opposed to what has been determined to be a '9/9'. 41 1869/69 Snow 3b. Brilliant Uncirculated. Brown BU $600.00 The obverse and reverse both have some residue which could probably be removed with a camel hair brush. Dark brown in color with average surfaces. The heavy die lump at the top of 'N' of CENT is diagnostic along with the heavy repunching of the '9' of the date. 42 1870 Gem Brilliant Proof. Red and Brown GEM BR PF $450.00 - with red still in control, although the usual light wood grain pattern has formed on the copper planchet. Clean surfaces lack the usual problem spots, making this example very attractive. This is the Style 1 reverse with the shallow 'N' in ONE, scarcer than the other style. 43 1870 Very Choice Brilliant Proof. Red and Brown VERY CH BR PF $550.00 Slightly faded mint red throughout, with a few trivial specks. This is also the Style 1 reverse with the shallow 'N' on ONE. A lot of eye appeal for the grade, and just missing a higher grade. 44 1870 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown CH BU $550.00 - with the surfaces attractive. A later die state with an obverse crack down through 'UNI' to Liberty's bust tip and above the date, other die cracks are present on the reverse, spanning horizontally through the ribbon. 45 1871 Very Choice Brilliant Proof. Red and Brown VERY CH BR PF $220.00 Nearly full red and pleasing for the yellow-red fields and traces of magenta. Traces of haze and a few minute carbon specks are noted. A token 960 were struck in the Proof format. 46 1871 Very Choice Brilliant Proof. Red and Brown VERY CH BR PF $325.00 - with red still in charge of the color palette. Boldly executed throughout and attractive in every way. Lacking the usual carbon speckling, although a good brushing would be in order after many, many decades of careful storage. 47 1871 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $450.00 - or nearly so. Brown. Attractive light tan and free of spots. A bit weak on the ribbon diamonds, but sharp on the wreath. The '1's in the date show the old versus new style, best seen on the upper serif, which is high and long on the first '1', low and short on second '1'. 48 1871 CH AU $300.00 Choice About Uncirculated, with recolored surfaces that retain some pumpkin hues fading toward brown. A few nicks and a cut on Liberty's cheek, and some spots on the upper reverse. 49 1872 Very Choice Brilliant Proof. Brown VERY CH BR PF $450.00 Light brown and pleasing for the reflective mirror fields. Clean surfaces and lacking the usual specks. These are usually seen with streaky wood grain toning as found here. One of just 950 struck in Proof. Here is a desirable example of this elusive date. 50 1872 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown CH BU $550.00 - with the surfaces a bit hazy and the obverse showing a fingerprint. Well struck on the obverse, though the upper left reverse is weak. A challenging date to obtain in any Uncirculated grade, particularly so lacking the usual specks, which is why the present coin would make a good choice for the collector. 51 1873 Closed 3. Very Choice Brilliant Proof. Red and Brown VERY CH BR PF $450.00 - and another pleasing early Indian Cent. Traces of carbon are present and the surfaces show the usual light wood grain toning. Boldly struck and well preserved. One of the nicer examples from the original 1,100 or so Proofs struck, all showing the Closed 3 date. 52 1873 Closed 3. Very Choice Brilliant Proof. Brown VERY CH BR PF $325.00 - with a hint of mint red remaining. Hints of blue and green are present in the wood grain pattern of the fields. Another delightful example for the date specialist with no distracting spots or surface problems. 53 1873 Closed 3. Choice Brilliant Proof. Brown CH BR PF $155.00 Likely dipped years back as the color is a bit orange instead of red, but attractive nevertheless. A few minor specks and traces of carbon, with some minor hairlines present grazing through the fields. Reasonably attractive despite the past attempt at enhancement. 54 1873 Open 3. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown VERY CH BU $300.00 - with streaky toning on the devices. A reasonably well struck coin with a single carbon spot on the right obverse dentils. 55 1873 Open 3. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown CH BU $280.00 - with slight streaking and just a few traces of carbon speckles. The reverse die is clashed near the center, and this appears to be an early die state with no cracks. Scarce as a date. 56 1874 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red CH BU $170.00 - in color but there are several minor nicks on the rims and devices. Close inspection recommended. 57 1874 CH AU $155.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Attractive light brown with sharp devices and clean surfaces. 58 1875 Snow 2. Repunched '1'. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown VERY CH BU $170.00 Golden-violet toning on both sides and attractive. The date is punched very low, nearly touching the dentils, and the top of the '1' is repunched broadly to the left at the top. Traces of carbon spots are found in the upper obverse field. 59 1875 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown VERY CH BU $220.00 - with much of the underlying lustre intact. Traces of carbon are present, particularly on the reverse, and some minor verdigris resides on the obverse. 60 1876 Gem Brilliant Proof. Red and Brown GEM BR PF $700.00 - with tinges of purple and yellow-gold. A desirable example from the 1,150 pieces struck. A few minute traces of carbon are present, but these are more than offset by the eye appeal. A delightful example to represent this date. 61 1876 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Brown CH BU $210.00 - with brassy hues surrounding the devices and lettering. A well struck coin that was probably cleaned in the past. There is a small raised die lump on Liberty's chin. 62 1876 Brilliant Uncirculated. Brown BU $220.00 - with traces of lustre remaining. Streaky toning which appears to include some fingerprints. Heavy die file lines on the reverse near the 4:00 position from the rim to the wreath. 63 1877 Very Choice Brilliant Proof. Red and Brown VERY CH BR PF $2,000.00 A minor bit of verdigris at the 6:00 position on the obverse, another trace within the shield. Bright and reflective for this issue, with minor fading in the color at the top of the obverse. A mere 510 pieces were struck in Proof for the year. This fact is important as the regular issue mintage fell to below 1 million pieces, creating one of the key dates to the Indian Cent series, thus...  more 64 1877 Very Choice Brilliant Proof. Brown VERY CH BR PF $2,200.00 With some red remaining, and starting to fade to light brown. Glittering mirror fields reflect few signs of imperfections, and this is a delightful example for the date collector. Identifiable by a tiny speck just left of 'U' of UNITED and a minor planchet flaw spanning the edge of the wreath to the field near the rim at 3:30. 65 1877 Choice Brilliant Proof. Brown CH BR PF $2,500.00 - and recovering from a long ago cleaning with minor surface hairlines present. The strike is expectedly bold and the surfaces lack the usual spots but do show the familiar wood grain pattern to the toning. This key date is seldom seen in quantity, and our consignor managed to put away a handful of this popular date many decades ago. 66 1877 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $2,800.00 Perhaps lightly dipped years ago and fading back to a more natural color. No other surface problems such as carbon or spotting detract, and Liberty's cheek is clean. The reverse die is clashed and the obverse shows the light die crack through the base of the final '7'. This one should suit most collectors who need an Uncirculated specimen. Page 2 of 7  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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