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FUN Signature US Coin Sale 1251 4-6 & 8-9 Jan 2017
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Undated Washington Double Head Cent MS61 Brown NGC. Baker-6, W-11200, Musante GW-110. The Double Head cents are undated, though Bowers suggests they were made in Birmingham no earlier than 1820, long after the Conder token era. They were exported to the United States and circulated as cents alongside the Hard Times tokens of the 1830s. As a result, Mint State survivors are rare, and no Red and Brown pieces have been certified by NGC or PCGS (11/16). This example is designated Brown, but exhibits a remarkably substantial copper-red hue beneath light burgundy patina. The strike is bold and the preservation is excellent on this truly exceptional coin. Listed on page 82 of the 2017 Guide Book.
Ex: Eric P. Newman Collection, Part IV (Heritage, 5/2014), lot 30407, which realized $1,997.50.
Undated Washington Double Head Cent MS61 Brown NGC. Baker-6, W-11200, Musante GW-110. The Double Head cents are undated, though Bowers suggests they were made in Birmingham no earlier than 1820, long after the Conder token era. They were exported to the United States and circulated as cents alongside the Hard Times tokens of the 1830s. As a result, Mint State survivors are rare, and no Red and Brown pieces have been certified by NGC or PCGS (11/16). This example is designated Brown, but exhibits a remarkably substantial copper-red hue beneath light burgundy patina. The strike is bold and the preservation is excellent on this truly exceptional coin. Listed on page 82 of the 2017 Guide Book.
Ex: Eric P. Newman Collection, Part IV (Heritage, 5/2014), lot 30407, which realized $1,997.50.