Christmas in August Sale is Complete

United States Copper (Half, One and Two Cents)

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There are 18 Coins for Sale. New coin(s) added on July 29, 2017

Photo	Date	Grade	TPG	Variety	GFRC Rating	Price	Description
Colonials
	1773	VF25	PCGS 32733976		Choice	$250	Virginia, Period, Choice Original, Uniform Gun Metal Gray/Blue, Osprey Collection. Fresh to market from Europe as are most of the Osprey Collection offerings. Surfaces are toned an attractive gray/blue that closely resembles silver gun metal coloring. This colonial piece is completely blemish free and so choice. Housed in 2015 generation PCGS holder with serial number 32733976. Worthy of special consideration.
Half Cents
	1808 Draped Bust	VF25	PCGS 83931730	C-3, B-3	Choice	$315	Rotated Reverse, Choice Original, Blemish Free, Pleasing Surfaces, Accurately Graded, Santa Fe Collection. A pleasing example of the Cohen-3 die variety with chocolate brown surfaces that are blemish free. A Heritage Archive scan to ascertain the die varieties revealed most C-3 examples to be in low grade with problems. This offering, from the Santa Fe Collection, is completely choice at the assigned grade level without CAC attempt. The Cohen 3 obverse die is most interesting with the date logotype being only the first three digits 180 with the final 8 later added using a double 0 punch as intended for the denominator. The reverse die is essentially rotated 180 degrees for normal coin turn die alignment. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 PCGS holder.
	1809	AU53	PCGS 83989893	C-6	Gem	$385	Rotated Reverse 135 Degrees, Gem Original, Darker Ebony-Brown, Fully Struck, Accurately Graded, Santa Fe Collection . Cohen 6. Rotated Reverse 135 Degrees. Excellent example of the Classic Head half cent design with the dramatically rotated reverse as a bonus. Surfaces are lustrous, especially the reverse with gorgeous gray-blue coloring under a bright light. With viewed in hand, the overall toning is dark consistent with the GFRC images. Adding a bright light, unleashes the underlying luster and lighten the coloring. There are no blemishes whatsoever. Planchet quality is high with faint verdigris seen surrounding the devices and within protection areas. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 PCGS holder. Another eclectic offering from the Santa Fe Collection.
	1855	MS63RB	PCGS 21763211	C-1	Choice	$625	Bold Red Brown Luster, Choice Original, Winestevens Collection. A beautiful Half Cent type coin with fiery red-brown cartwheel luster. It would be difficult to imagine a more pleasing example than this piece at the MS63RB grade level. Mintage is only 56,500 with 104 certified at this grade level. Priced at PCGS price guide level given the quality surfaces and superior eye appeal. Housed in older blue label PCGS holder with standard ring insert with technically accurate grading. CAC approval validates the strict originality and eye appeal. From the Winestevens Collection of fine numismatic properties. Please give this wonderful half cent special consideration.
	1855	MS63BN	PCGS 83926204	C-1	Choice	$435	Choice Original Surfaces, Steely Brown Luster, Accurately Graded, Santa Fe Collection . A pretty Braided Hair half cent offering with consistent quality from the Santa Fe Collection. Surfaces are blemish free with steely brown luster under a light source. Mintage is a low 56,500 with relatively low survival rate in mint state. Only one die pair is known (Cohen-1) with both 5 digits in the date being slanted. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder with no CAC attempt. A quality piece to consider.
Large Cents
	1803	F15	NGC 4236745006		Original	$485	S-247, Choice Original Surfaces, Chocolate Brown Patina, Accurately Graded . A wonderful Draped Bust large cent with choice original surfaces and few blemishes at the assigned grade level. A 10x loupe inspection revealed some hints of original red coloring. Accurately graded and housed in newer NGC holder. Definitely an above average example for your consideration.
	1810/09	G6	PCGS 33130800		Original	$200	Original Surfaces, Dark Brown Patina, Seal Beach Collection. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder.
	1816	MS63BN	PCGS 29562773	Newcomb-7	Choice	$1200	New July 29! Scarce Newcomb-7 Die Variety, Choice Surfaces, Nice Luster, Accurately Graded. Learning early copper coinage is a challenge but fun at GFRC. 1816 is the first year of issue for the Coronet Head design. Many collectors, when building a type set, will try to secure a first year example. This lovely 1816 offering just happens to be struck from Newcomb-7 die pair and is a scarcer die variety. Accurately graded with choice surfaces and nice luster that is consistent with the graded. Housed in 2014 generation holder with edge view insert.
	1839 Silly Head	EF45	PCGS 84071837		Choice	$325	New June 30! Silly Head, Choice Original, Brownish Gold with Green Shades, Accurately Graded, Low Population, Santa Fe Collection. The Silly Head design of 1839 and an example that I rather like! Strike is well executed and surfaces are essentially blemish free with only a tiny obverse line at star 8 requiring mention. Color is a base brown gold with aquamarine hues. Low PCGS population with only 16 graded at EF45 level and 6 at AU50. This piece has not been to CAC for review but will after Summer FUN. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder. A serious nice one cent piece from the Santa Fe Collection.
	1847	VF25	raw		Original	$35	Original Braid Hair Large Cent, Circulated Cameo Features, Accurately Graded. A solid Braid Hair design example with nice contrasting appearance due to ebony fields surrounding lighter main devices. Attractive priced too….
	1852	MS64+BN	NGC 3607443002		Gem	$535	Gem Original, Perfect Planchet, Uniform Chocolate Brown, Fully Struck, Accurately Graded, Santa Fe Collection. Even as a non copper collector, I can still appreciate a thoroughly gem original large cent when one arrives at the GFRC office. Chocolate brown patina is uniform while the strike is crisply executed. Planchet is problem free. Satiny luster is evident under the thick patina. Accurately graded and housed in newer NGC holder with CAC approval. The CAC approval validates what my eyes see....strict originality and eye appeal. Yet another gem offering from the Santa Fe Collection to consider.
	1864	MS64RB	PCGS 84298764		Gem	$425	Red-Brown, Gem Original Bronze Strike, Accurately Graded, Santa Fe Collection. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder with CAC approval. A superb offering from the Santa Fe Collection.
Two Cents
	1864 Large Motto	MS64+BN	PCGS 83989894		Gem	$395	Gem Original, Superior Eye Appeal, Fully Struck, Accurately Graded, Santa Fe Collection. Let open the description with a JUST BUY IT NOW recommendation as this 1864 Large Motto 2 cent piece is superior to many seen. This offerings has the optimum balance of strike, originality and eye appeal and would be ideal for a type set. Strike is boldly executed and uniform. Surfaces are perfectly original and retains ample red coloring regardless of the PCGS Brown designation. And finally, the piece has distinctly toning and excellent bright light performance. Freshly graded and new to the market from the Santa Fe Collection. Housed in 2015 style PCGS holder. You can't go wrong ordering this 2 cent piece.
	1864 Small Motto	AU58	PCGS 30779958		Choice	$1250	New July 21! Small Motto, Crusty Brown Patina, Choice Original, Accurately Graded, Malvern Collection. CAC Approval on 7-18-2017 validates the crusty original surfaces. Single year Small Motto type and replaced by the Large Motto design that carried forward through the balance of 2 cent copper production. The offered example is ideal for collectors searching out strictly original copper coins. Darker verdigris is seen within crevices and areas surrounding the main devices. The balance of the coin is deep brown with hints as to the underlying original orange red color. Strike is very well executed with all horizontal and vertical shield lines exhibiting deep separation. Dies are cracked when striking this piece. Housed in 2014 generation PCGS holder. An important variety from the Malvern Collection.
	1865	MS64BN	NGC 2501677001		Choice	$235	Choice Original, Accurately Graded, Saco River Collection. Two cent pieces remain as one of the niche denominations. Nice original mint state examples are available at attractive prices. Case in point is this lovely second year 1865 strike with residual red luster under the mottled brown patina. Accurately graded and housed in older NGC holder with standard ring insert. More quality offerings from the Saco River Collection.
	1866	MS65RB	PCGS 84298765		Gem	$785	Red-Brown, Gem Original Early Date, Accurately Graded, Santa Fe Collection. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder with CAC approval. A superb offering from the Santa Fe Collection.
	1866	AU58	PCGS 28182138		Original	$125	Original Surfaces, Light Toning Streaks, Fully Struck, Accurately Graded, Malvern Collection. Mintage of over 3,000,000 but an AU58 population of only 41 pieces. This example is perfectly original with brown coloring and lighter vertical streaks on the obverse. Strike is complete and I don't see an blemishes worth mentioning. Housed in 2013 generation PCGS holder with edge insert. A quality from the Malvern Collection at the attractive AU58 grade level.
Tokens
	1837	AU58	PCGS 11467383		Choice	$425	Choice Original, Feuchtwanger Token, Woodlands Collection. A choice example of the one cent Feuchtwanger token. Just a touch of rub on the obverse eagle's shoulder is visible. A very well struck example with crisp eagles feathers. Wikipedia provides an explanation on why Feuchtwanger tokens were struck and circulated during the "Hard Times". The Feuchtwanger Cent was a "German Silver" private token coin circulated by Lewis Feuchtwanger during the 1830-40s in the U.S. Three cent varieties were also available, though not as plentiful as the one cent tokens. The tokens were originally created as patterns to demonstrate a new type of metal for coinage, however when these proposals failed, they were temporarily used by the public during depressions to accommodate a small change shortage.