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Browse Catalogue of Stack's June 2006 Auction Page 2 of 57  •  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 31 1866 Very Choice Brilliant Proof. Red and Brown VERY CH BR PF $650.00 This example is darker than the previous, with yellow-red in the fields and traces of purple intermixed. The edge collar produced a small pinch on the edge, located near the bust point on the present coin, a bit higher on the edge of the prior Proof example. 32 1866 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown CH BU $260.00 - with some traces of verdigris and spots present. The strike is sharp despite a die crack which splits the '1' to the bust, another connects STATES. On the reverse two middle die state retained cuds are found, one from the 1:30 to 3:30 position, the other from the 7:30 to 9:00 position. 33 1866 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Brown CH BU $300.00 Some red color remaining but dipped long ago. The obverse has retoned with some yellow and red vertical streaks, while the reverse remains bright. Two long planchet lines extend through the obverse. Fairly well struck and a scarce date indeed. 34 1867 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown VERY CH BU $260.00 Bright red on portions of the obverse, the upper left faded to brown, while the reverse is more even red and brown. Sharply struck, and examination will find a few scattered specks hidden on the devices. 35 1867 Brilliant Uncirculated. Brown BU $175.00 Both dies show double clashing and the reverse die has a heavy die crack from 5:00 to the upper portion of the ribbon. Cleaned to an unnatural bright reddish hue. Heavy die lines cross from Liberty's temple through the 'BE' of LIBERTY. These die features are not noted in the Snow references which focus more on repunched dates or doubled dies as opposed to die deteriorations. 36 1868 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Red and Brown VERY CH BU $300.00 Mostly red in color with some fading on the obverse and a trace of a fingerprint on the reverse. Well struck from lapped dies, with shallow definition around the obverse ribbon. A thin die crack divides the upper right corner of the shield, others near the right reverse edge to the wreath. 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. Page 2 of 57  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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