USAOne Cent 1873 Open 3 with repunched 73 in date, the underlying 7 is higher and the underlying 3 higher and with the curve broken at the top, Fivaz/Stanton FS#1c - 009.3, unlisted by Breen, Fine/Good Fine, the reverse with some dark spots around the wreath, Rare
USAOne Cent 1794 Head of 1794, Closed wreath, High 7 in date, 4 almost touches truncation, Reverse: weak area on lower quarter of ribbon, Sheldon 50. 12.90 grammes, VF or near so with minor surface residue, Extremely rare with only around 30-35 believed to survive in all grades
USAOne Cent 1794 head of 1795. The lowest hair curl small and circular 'Blundered 1 type' with the 1 of the date showing a small protrusion at the top right, Reverse: doubled leaf below OF, top terminal leaf is bent upwards. Sheldon 69, in an NGC holder and graded VF25 BN
USA Token Washington Cent 1783 Reverse UNITY STATES OF AMERICA , ONE CENT within wreath, 1/100 fraction below, Breen 1188, outer legend and date weakly struck, head and wreath both mainly bold, Fine/VG
USATen Cents 1875CC as Breen 3384 but with wider spaced CC below wreath, Fine, the obverse with a slight uneven tone, Rare, this mintmark spacing usually encountered with the CC in wreath types for this date
USA (2) One Cent 1858 Flying Eagle, E of CENT nearly closed, Breen 1930 AU/UNC with pleasing tone, the obverse with some tone spots, a sharp and attractive example, Two Cents 1868 Breen 2393 VF with some surface dirt
USATen Cents (2) 1840 No extra drapery at elbow, Breen 3228 VF toned with some edge nicks, 1874 I of DIME appears as an Arabic 1 (No top right serif) Breen 3372 for type NVF/Good Fine
USA (2) Quarter Dollar 1926 Breen 4250 GVF/VF, the obverse with a slightly uneven gold and grey tone, Ten Cents 1912 Breen 3581 GVF nicely toned, the obverse with a scratch on the portrait
USAOne Cent 1795 ONE CENT high, Plain edge, Breen 1674, Sheldon 76b Good Fine and bold with two edge nicks, ear fully clear, a pleasing early USA copper with excellent eye appeal for the grade and rare thus
USAOne Cent 1857 Closed E in ONE, Breen 1927 EF with some tone spots in the legends, the obverse with some thin scratches in the field and with weak striking on TED and STA of UNITED STATES
USA Twenty Cents 1875S Clear S, Breen 3874 NVF with a small tone spot and some thin scratches on the obverse, a scarce and short lived denomination only issued from 1875 to 1878
USA (3) Two Cents 1864 Large Motto, with weak upper serif in D of UNITED, Large 4 in date, shows the die evolution of the Breen 2378 variety, Good Fine with some spots , One Cent (2) 1868 Breen 1975 VG Rare, 1883 Breen 2003 GVF
USA (2) Quarter Dollar 1892 Type II, Wing covers more than half of the E of UNITED, Breen 4124, A/UNC and attractively toned, One Cent 1812 Small date with thin centre stroke to 8, Breen 1783 VG
USATen Cents 1834 Large perfect 4 in date, Large D in UNITED, the D from a font originally intended for use on the Half Dollar, this rare variety discovered in 1975 by Breen. Breen 3203, Davis 2, many die pairings are listed for this date, this die pairing one of the more rare and desirable types. GVF, a bold and pleasing example of this rare type.
USAOne Cent (2) 1802 Ten Berries, Breen 1750 Fine/VG with some surface pitting, 1845 Breen 1887 EF with touches of surface residue, the reverse struck from rusty dies
USA (2) One Cent 1861 as Breen 1949 the top bar of the E of STATES is weak in the centre and protrudes to the left of the vertical bar, About Fine, unusual and unlisted by Breen or Fivaz/Stanton, Quarter Dollar 1953D Breen 4366 VG housed in a 'Harvey's Restaurant MiamiSilver Anniversary Advertising token outer ring
USA (4) Two Cents 1865 Plain 5 Breen 2387 GEF, One Cent (3) 1865 Fancy 5 Breen 1963 EF, 1865 Plain 5 struck over Fancy 5 (previously thought to be 5 over 4) variety on Fivaz/Stanton FS#007.4UNC with traces of lustre, 1887 Breen 2010 GEF/UNC with traces of lustre
USA (3) 5 Cents (2) 1868 Breen 2472 About VF with dull tone, 1883 without CENTS Breen 2529 A/UNC and lustrous, Two Cents 1865 Fancy 5, Top serif of D in UNITED missing Breen 2381 VF
USATwenty Dollars Gold 1859O Breen 7196, thin mintmark, centrally positioned between the N and the tail feathers, Near EF/EF the obverse rubbed on the face and possibly once cleaned in the past. Only 9100 minted, Estimates vary on current extant pieces, it is thought that between 85 and 100 pieces survive today. We note that the 1859O Twenty Dollars is one of the coins tracked in the US by the 'Rare Coins Values Index' a representative group of 87 rare US coins tracking the ongoing progress of the market.
USA (2) Dime 1877CC Type II, Breen 3409 About EF, Half Dime 1840 O Extra Drapery Breen 3023 Near Fine and with dark tone, struck off-centre and with a raised lip on the edge between 2 and 5 o'clock
USAOne Dollar Gold 1852O Good Fine, Cent 1820 About Fine for wear with corrosion in the fields and a depression in the field above the bust, viewing recommended
USAOne Cent (3) 1794 Breen 1669 Fair/Poor, the reverse with three heavy edge knocks, 1802 Stemless wreath 10 Berries, Breen 1750 Fair/VG, 1822 divided date Breen 1816 NEF the obverse with some heavier contact marks
USA (2) Halfpenny 1795 Grate, for Clark & Harris, Large Buttons, Breen 1271, diagonal edge reeding, weight 9.39 grammes, Near VF with some light staining on either side, One Cent 1872 1 and 8 almost touch Breen 1982 VG
USA (2) Quarter Dollar 1877S Medium S, mintmark double struck, type as Breen 4095 without the listed overstrike, Fine, One Cent 1868 Breen 1975, EF the reverse with small spots in the wreath
USAOne Cent (2) 1874 Breen 1988 Near EF, a little streaky, but still with plenty of eye appeal, OF AMERICA has all letters doubles, this variety not listed by the Fivaz/Stanton 'Cherrypicker's Guide', 1871 71 apart Breen 1981 NVG/VG both scarce
USAHalf Dollar 1830 Small Letters, Small 0 as Breen 4688 edge reads FIFTY CENTS OR A DOLLAR, listed by Overton as E25 Error edge, EF with some lustre, the obverse with small tone spots
USA5 Cents 1868 New Hub for 1868, with most star positions similar to Breen 2476, Top of first S in STATES missing in centre, CENTS has end of C missing (no serif) and S missing centre of it's curved base, unlisted by Breen, Listed in the Cherrypicker's Guide to Rare Die Varieties by Fivaz and Stanton FS#5c-002.96 (Variety 3) EF with small rim nicks, the printed table in the book states that this type accounts for only 3% of the total mintage, compared to the commonest variety which accounts for approximately 48% of the total mintage, a rare die type
USA (3) One Cent (2) 1863 Breen 1953 NVF with some toning and small edge nicks, 1864L Breen 1961 VF the reverse with a small spot at the top, Halfpenny 1723 Woods VG appears 23 over 22
CanadaNewfoundland10 Cents 1896 GEF/AU with a pleasing light grey tone Krause lists at $80 in XF40 and $1200 in MS60 and this coin is certainly far superior to the typical USA graded XF40
CanadaNewfoundland5 Cents 1896 AU with a pleasing light grey tone Krause lists at $50 in XF40 and $700 in MS60 and this coin is certainly far superior to the typical USA graded XF40
USA10 Cents 1821 Large Date, 2 with curved base, Breen 3172 NVF, Bolivia Half Real 1825 PTS JL KM#90 NEF, Netherlands 10 Cents 1892 KM#116 NEF with a few dark tone spots
USA Cent 1791 Washington, Small eagle, Breen 1217 GEF attractively toned with some underlying lustre, the obverse with a silver tone(?) area on the hair
USA (2) Quarter Dollar 1876 Breen 4082 EF with some contact marks, One Cent 1800 Breen 1737 Fine the obverse with scratches, also with a die flaw through the third digit of the date and below the fourth digit of the date
USA Cent 1795 ONE CENT high, Breen 1673, weight 9.93 grammes, VF by UK standards with some light field porosity more noticeable lower tips of the hair, probably XF by US standards for this early type rare in this grade
USA (2) 20 Cents 1875S Filled S Breen 3873 VG, Political Token One Cent size 1863 The Flag of Our Union/If Anybody Attempts to Tear it Down/Shoot Them On The Spot VF
USA (2) Halfpenny 1787 New JerseyBreen 919 'Goiter' with low mid-point to shield, old Rahway Shield weighs 9.1 grammes Fine, Rare, Ten Cents 1820 STATESOFAMERICA one word Breen 3166 Good VF Scarce
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