Houston Money Show Auction

1856 N-11 R1 Upright 5 AU50 Mint state sharpness but once dipped and retoned lustrous light olive with very faded red in protected areas. The only m

1838 Hard Times Token Low-54b, HT-81 AM I NOT A WOMAN & A SISTER R3 AU50 Very attractive frosty light to medium chocolate brown with traces of ...

1913 Type I Hobo Buffalo Nickel AU50 Frosty light grayish steel and silver. Just a light touch of wear on the host Buffalo Nickel. An attractive ex

1838 Capped Bust Half Dollar MS60 Type with HALF DOL on the reverse. Lustrous bright silver with nice cartwheel. The only marks are some tiny ticks

1893-O Morgan Silver Dollar NGC graded MS63 Lustrous light silver with delicate champagne toning around the periphery on both sides. The fields on t

1897-O Morgan Silver Dollar EF45 Lightly cleaned but there is lots of frosty luster in protected areas. No notable marks. From the Uncle Joe Collec

Blank Planchet for a US Silver Dollar EF45 Bright silver with light friction and minor marks, none notable. From the collection of Frank Spadone, a

1807 $5 Gold with Draped Bust Left VF20 Sharpness VF35 but very neatly plugged through the bottom of the 5 under the eagle, and the lower part of the

1873-S Liberty $10 Gold NGC graded XF45 Lightly worn with only minor contact marks including a faint scratch in the field before the face and a thin

1855 California Gold Dollar BG-533 VF35 Struck from rusted dies. No marks, just very light wear. A scarce variety according to the Breen-Gillio ref

Group of 6 California Fractional Gold Tokens Includes 1833 EF45 but holed at the top, 1852 AU-UNC, 1857 AU-UNC, 1859 (2 pieces but different types, b

1688 Holt Plantation Token 1828 Restrike Breen-78 F12 Sharpness at least VF25 but there are patches of tin pest (as nearly always seen on these piece

1786 Connecticut Miller 5.4-O.1 R2 Mailed Bust Left VG10 Slightly glossy olive brown and steel. Covered with microscopic roughness but there is no v

1787 Connecticut Miller 11.2-K R3 Mailed Bust Left G6 Sharper but there are pits or planchet voids on the obverse, mostly on the portrait. Otherwise

1787 Connecticut Miller 12-Q Rarity-3 Mailed Bust Left VG10 Five points sharper but slightly rough in the fields and protected areas. The highpoints

1788 Massachusetts Half Cent Ryder 1-B R1 VG10 Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth and free of notable marks. Really nice for the grade

1786 New Jersey Maris 23-R R3 VG8 Slightly sharper but the planchet has a subtle bend and there is a planchet delamination at the rim right of the bo

1787 Fugio Cent with Cross after Date Newman 1-L R5 VG8 Sharpness better where the devices were properly struck up but some areas of the obverse are

1787 Fugio Cent with Stars on Label Newman 15-Y R2 G6 Sharpness F15 where properly struck up but the planchet is covered with moderate roughness. No

Group of 16 Early Coppers grading Poor to AG Includes 7 Colonials (3 are New Jersey) and 9 Large Cents 1800-1845. Some are corroded or damaged but m

1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 VG10 A few points sharper but there are numerous tiny ticks on both sides and some faint hairline scratches on the po

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over Inverted 9 VF20 Glossy medium chocolate and steel brown. Smooth surfaces and nice eye appeal for the grade. The only

1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse VF30 Glossy light chocolate brown and steel. Smooth with only minor contact marks including a few hairlines on the obver

Trio of Half Cents, 1834-1851 Includes 1834 G6, 1835 VG10, and 1851 EF40 net F12 for harsh cleaning. The first two are nice glossy brown and chocolat

1793 S-11 Wreath Cent with Lettered Edge Fair-2 Sharpness VG10 but someone carefully filed off most of the edge device leaving only traces of a few l

1794 S-55 R2 Fair-2 Slightly sharper but cleaned and there are some light scratches. Coppery tan on the highpoints; medium brown and chocolate in pr

1794 S-65 R1 VG10 Five points sharper but there is a small punch mark right of the denominator. Otherwise this cent is quite nice with smooth surfac

1794 S-70 R2 Head of 1795 NGC Good Details Damaged Glossy medium brown blending to light chocolate. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there are fou

1794 S-71 R2 VG7 A few points sharper with extremely fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. Dark steel brown with lighter highpoints. No

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge G6 Very slightly sharper but there are a half dozen light rim bruises on both sides. Otherwise smooth and quite nice for th

1796 S-89 R3 Liberty Cap VG7+ Several points sharper but there is very fine roughness under the slightly glossy medium chocolate brown and steel toni

1796 S-89 R3 Liberty Cap Basal State-1 Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel. Heavily worn with little detail remaining, and there is no date.

1796 S-92 R3 Draped Bust VG7 Attractive glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning on the devices. Smooth with only minor contact mar

1796 S-101 R5- Draped Bust AG3 Slightly sharper but covered with very fine roughness on all but the highpoints which are smooth. No verdigris and th

1796 S-109 R3 Draped Bust G5 The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is weaker, perhaps a 6+/3 split. Rather glossy steel brown on the devi

1796 S-110 R3 Draped Bust Fair-2 A couple points sharper but moderately corroded. No marks or verdigris. Partly glossy dark steel brown and chocola

1796 S-115 R3 Draped Bust AG3+ Several points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity. No verdigris and the only marks are some fine hairli

1797 S-120b R2 Gripped Edge, Reverse of 1796 VG10+ Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, close to F12. Just a few

1797 S-128 R3 M over E in AMERICA VG8 Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but covered with fine roughness. No verdigris but the obverse is covered wit

Quartet of Cents, 1798 & 1802 Includes 1798 S-163 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair Fair-2+, 1798 S-181 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair LDS AG3, 1798 S-187 R1...

Pair of 1798 Cents with Style II Hair Includes S-166 R1 Large 8 AG3, and S-172 R2 EDS F12 net G5 for cleaning and scuff marks. Both have a clear dat

1798 S-168 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair VG8 Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. No corrosion, just lig

1798 S-176 R4 Small 8, Style II Hair VG7 Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown on the highpoints. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, just a bi

1798 S-179 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VG10 Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and the only marks are two planchet chips at the dentils un

1798 S-186 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair F15 Sharpness VF30 but covered with minor roughness under rather glossy chocolate brown and steel toning with li

1800/79 S-193 R4 Overdate 80 over 79 VG10+ Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown on the highpoints. Smooth and attractive for the grade.

1800 S-200 R3 G5 Slightly sharper but a bit dull from extremely fine granularity. No verdigris or significant marks, just a few minor rim bruises, n

1800 S-202 R4+ VG8 Sharpness F12 or slightly better but covered with fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only mark is a light scratch down the l

1800 S-211 R3 G5 Sharpness VG10 but there are patches of pitting on both sides, mostly near the dentils before the portrait and at ES-OF-A into the w

1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000 F12 Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with lighter brown highpoints. Smooth and quite nice for the grade.