Naftzger Pg8


1828 N-8 R3 PCGS MS64 RB SOLD

1829 N-7 R3 PCGS MS64 BN $ 6,500

1829 N-9 R4 PCGS AU58 $ 4,200

1830 N-1 R1 PCGS MS64 BN SOLD


1830 N-5 R3 PCGS MS65 BN SOLD

Frosty bluish steel brown faded down from mint red, about a third of the obverse showing mint color while the reverse displays maybe 10% of the slightly faded frosty red. There is a collection of tiny ticks in the field right of star 4 with a few more on the chin, a small spot of dark toning at the left point of star 3, and a speck of reddish carbon at the left top of the N in UNITED. Otherwise this cent is free of notable marks and the eye appeal is excellent. Sharply struck EDS with crisp dentils on both sides and no die crack through the tops of TED. Called MS60+ and CC#1 in the Bland census. Our grade is MS62.PCGS Population 1; none finer. Ex. Garry F. Fitzgerald 1/17/68-C. Douglas Smith-Jerry A. Bobbe 4/75-Myles Z, Gerson 7/80 (The Doug Smith note on the envelope says this piece came from James G. Macallister sometime prior to Fitzgerald, but this is not confirmed.) –Ted Naftzger Collection.

Lustrous medium brown and chocolate with traces of original mint red remaining on the obverse. The only marks are a splash of reddish brown toning on the leaf under E in STATES and a smaller one on the right side of that first T. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and the eye appeal is excellent. Softly struck in the usual places, as nearly always on this variety. Terminal die state. The 5 “Wheelspoke” die cracks are strong and an additional die crack extends down through the O in ONE and E in CENT to the wreath. A weaker but clearly visible die crack shows from the base of the E in UNITED to the leaves under the adjacent T (a sixth spoke?)where it continues to meander along the wreath below the U, and a fine die crack extends down from the line below CENT to the leaf below that T. A few additional fine die cracks can be found around the wreath as well. This die was ready for the scrap heap. Called MS60 and CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 and tied for CC#2, his photo #20664. Our grade is MS60. PCGS Population 3; none finer. Ex. Sol Kaplan Estate-Abe Kosoff American Coin Co. –Gordon J. Wrubel 6/77-Ted Naftzger Collection.

Small Letters Reverse. Glossy steel and chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas on both sides. The reverse is lustrous while the obverse is mostly glossy. A faint splash of reddish chocolate toning is at the bottom of star 8 and left of the date. E-MDS with a fine die crack arcing through star 12, ERT, the forehead, and star 4 to the dentils at both ends. Softly struck in the usual places (stars, top of the hair bun, lowest curl, and parts of the wreath). Excellent eye appeal, and the reverse looks close to mint state. Called AU55 net EF40 and tied for CC#3 overall (but finest of the earlier die state by 10 points) in the Noyes census, his photo #21879. Our grade is AU50. This variety is unknown in mint state. PCGS Population 1; none finer. Ex. George Ramont 4/76-Myles Z. Gerson 2/10/78-Ted Naftzger Collection.

Lustrous bluish steel and light chocolate brown gently woodgrained with lighter medium brown on the obverse. The only mark is a faint diagonal hairline scratch in the field right before the nose. Nicely struck except for the stars, which are usually flat in the later die states. M-LDS with a clear die crack passing through the outer points of star 2 and a weaker one from star 1 to the lower right point of star 2. Called MS60 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #26943. Bland calls this one AU55. Our grade is AU58. PCGS Population 2; 1 finer in 65BN. Ex. New Netherlands Coin Co. #56 6/28/62:568-Stack’s-Frank Masters, RARCOA 5/14/71:232-Jack Collins, Bowers & Ruddy 10/77:901-Fitzgerald’s (Louisiana) 10/79-Darwin B. Palmer-1985 EAC Sale 4/85:442-Darwin B. Palmer-1985 ANA Sale (Heritage) Lot 83-John J. Nicholas, Superior 2/2/92:552-Ted Naftzger Collection.

Attractive lustrous medium brown with a faint suggestion of reddish brown overtone at the bottom of the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a tiny swipe of darker toning on a strand of hair under the bun and a faint spot of darker toning inside the top of the O in ONE. Nicely struck MDS with full radial lines in all the stars, which is quite unusual for this variety. Struck very slightly off center to K-1. Called MS60 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #21747. Bland says MS60 and CC#3. Our grade is MS60+. PCGS Population 1; none finer. Ex. Henry C. Hines-Floyd T. Starr, 1949 ANA Sale, lot 1649-Judge Thomas L. Gaskill-Del Bland-New Netherlands Coin co. #50, 12/57:1506-Emanuel Taylor 10/60-Ted Naftzger Collection.