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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 27, July 3, 2016, Article 17

SELECTIONS FROM 2016 HERITAGE SUMMER FUN SALE

Here are some lots that caught my eye in the Heritage 2016 Summer FUN auction. -Editor

Lot 3002: 1652 6PENCE Pine Tree Sixpence, Pellets at Trunk, Crosby 1-A

1652 Pine Tree Sixpence Crosby 1-A obverse 1652 Pine Tree Sixpence Crosby 1-A reverse

1652 Pine Tree Sixpence, VF30
Noe-33, Well-Centered Reverse

1652 6PENCE Pine Tree Sixpence, Pellets at Trunk, VF30 PCGS. CAC. Crosby 1-A, Noe-33, W-670, R.3. A cream-gray piece that has glimpses of darker toning within crevices of the designs. The obverse is misaligned toward 11 o'clock, diagnostic for Noe-33. Later dies with a vertical break between the 16 in the date. Moderately wavy from striking with rocker dies, but wear is even aside from the obverse at 9 o'clock. Listed on page 41 of the 2017 Guide Book.

Ex: Central States Signature (Heritage, 5/2007), lot 9; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2012), lot 3943.

The off-center obverse is what attracted me to this coin. All of these are crude by later minting standards, and it's interesting to see how just one side of the coin could be misaligned. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1652 6PENCE Pine Tree Sixpence, Pellets at Trunk, VF30 PCGS. CAC. Crosby 1-A, Noe-33, W-670, R.3.... (http://coins.ha.com/itm/colonials/1652-6pence-pine-tree-sixpence-pellets-at-trunk-vf30-pcgs-cac-crosby-1-a-noe-33-w-670-r3/a/1237-3002.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515)

Lot 3006: Nova Constellatio Copper 5% Off-Center

Off-center Nova Constellatio Copper obverse Off-center Nova Constellatio Copper reverse

1785 C NOVA Nova Constellatio Copper, Pointed Rays, Large Date -- Struck 5% Off Center -- AU53 PCGS. Crosby 3-B, W-1895, R.2. Off center several degrees toward 12 o'clock, with portions of the upper legends off the flan. NOVA CONSTELLATIO exhibits strike doubling. An unabraded and impressive chocolate-brown example. A middle die state with moderate crumbling on the lower obverse. Listed on page 56 of the 2017 Guide Book.

Here's another colonial coin with an off-center error. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1785 C NOVA Nova Constellatio Copper, Pointed Rays, Large Date -- Struck 5% Off Center -- AU53 PCGS. Crosby 3-B, W-1895, R.2.... (http://coins.ha.com/itm/colonials/1785-c-nova-nova-constellatio-copper-pointed-rays-large-date-struck-5-off-center-au53-pcgs-crosby-3-b-w-1895-r2/a/1237-3006.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515)

Lot 3737: 1795 Cent Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent

1795 Cent Talbot, Allum and Lee Cent obverse 1795 Cent Talbot, Allum and Lee Cent reverse

1795 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent
PR65 Red and Brown, Fuld-1

1795 Cent Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Fuld-1, W-8620, R.1. Talbot, Allum, and Lee were New York merchants, heavily engaged in trade with India in the 1790s. The 1794 and 1795-dated coppers bearing their names were actually produced in England, and British numismatists collect them as Conder tokens.

Proof specimens, like the present coin, are much more elusive than business-strike examples. This delightful Gem offers virtually pristine original red surfaces that have mellowed to light brown in selected areas. The design elements are sharply detailed and the fields are deeply reflective, under the patina. Listed on page 78 of the 2017 Guide Book.

Nice high-grade token with a great rendering of a ship. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1795 Cent Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Fuld-1, W-8620, R.1.... (http://coins.ha.com/itm/colonials/1795-cent-talbot-allum-and-lee-cent-pr65-red-and-brown-pcgs-fuld-1-w-8620-r1/a/1237-3737.s)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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