| SELECTIONS FROM THE THOMAS PALMER COLLECTION |
| Date/Variety/Rarity |
Grade |
Eye Appeal and Comment |
Price |
| 1807 50/20 O.112 R.1 |
PCGS AU 53 |
B+. Iridescent halo. Ex B&M Arnold Sale, 1985, Lot 2777 |
$4,750 |
| 1809 O.102a R.1 |
PCGS AU 55 |
B. Iridescent halo. Ex Quellar. |
$1,850 |
| 1809 O.103 R.1 |
PCGS AU 58 |
B+. Untoned, with intense, brilliant luster. Well struck throughout. |
$2,700 |
| 1810 O.102 R.1 |
PCGS MS 62 |
A. Booming luster. Upgrade candidate. PCGS was perplexed by standard weakness at chin and left wing. |
$3,750 |
| 1811/10 O.101 R.1 |
PCGS AU 58 |
B+. Lovely rose toning. Dbl. profile. |
$4,450 |
| 1811 Sm.8 O.106 R.3 |
PCGS AU 58 |
B. Light grey toning. Full cartwheel. |
$1,500 |
| 1812/1 Sm.8 O.102 R.2 |
PCGS AU 55 |
A-. Brilliant centers, iridescent halo. Ex Stack's Robison Sale, Dec. 1982, lot 598. |
$3,000 |
| 1812 O.107 R.1 |
PCGS AU 55 |
B-. Pale grey with usual clash marks. Decent strike and luster. |
$975 |
| 1813 50/UNI O.101 R.2 |
AU 50 raw |
B+. Rich, original antique grey toning. Miniscule pin prick above star 8. |
$1,200 |
| 1813 O.108 R.3 |
AU 50/53 raw |
B-. Silver/grey, decent luster. Lightly cleaned but could slab. (No picture.) |
$700 |
| 1814 O.103 R.1 |
NGC MS 62 |
B. Pale blue toning. Ex Farley via MB Sale 23, 2/99, Lot 4. |
$2,500 |
| 1814 Single Leaf O.105a R.4 |
AU 53++ raw |
B. Full luster, excellent strike for the die state. Faint hairlines. Slab fans may want to Q-tip away the irregular toning near rims. Near Condition Census. Ex Downey 1999. |
$2,500 |
| 1817/3 O.101a R.2 |
PCGS AU 55 |
B+. Scrumptious rose and antique grey toning. A lovely example. Ex Stack's Yale Univ. Sale, 1984, lot 935. |
$4,750 |
| 1817 O.112 R.2 |
PCGS AU 55 |
A. Purchased as an UNC, I still can't find the rub on this beauty. Crust of silver/grey with some russet through the stars. Nice! |
$1,800 |
| 1818/7 Sm.8 O.102 R.2 |
PCGS AU 55 |
B+. Pastel gold/rose kraft toning. Ex Prouty, Phil. ANAm Aug. 2000. Much tougher coin than the 18/7 Large 8. |
$2,800 |
| 1818/7 Lg.8 O.103 R.1 |
AU 58 raw |
D. Marred by a distracting stain from 10 to 12:30, obv. The luster and color are first rate. Virtually no wear. |
$950 |
| 1818 O.108 R.1 |
PCGS AU 55 |
A. Caky luster. Untoned. Where's the rub? Pincher 8's. |
$1,750 |
| 1818 O.112 R.1 |
AU 55 raw |
C+. Steel grey and lustrous. Subtle hairlines under the rather delicious toning. |
$850 |
| 1819/8 Sm.9 O.101 R.1 |
PCGS AU 58 |
A. Knockout luster with a ring of iridescent toning. Ex Stack's May 1988 GNY Sale, lot 2478 as UNC. I agree. |
$2,950 |
| Date/Variety/Rarity |
Grade |
Eye Appeal and Comment |
Price |
| 1819/8 Lg.9 O.104 R.1 |
AU 50 raw |
C-. Dark grey toning. Precious little wear - or luster. |
$750 |
| 1819 O.111 R.2 |
AU 55 raw |
B. Brilliant with robust luster; thin halo of toning thru stars. Flashy! |
$975 |
| 1820/19 Curl 2 O.109 R.1 |
PCGS AU 58 |
B+. A smidgen from Unc. Light obv. toning; rev. is brilliant. |
$3,250 |
| 1821 O.104 R.1 |
PCGS AU 53 |
A-. A brilliant, flashy example always offered as "Ch AU." |
$1,500 |
| 1821 O.107 R.3 |
AU 50 raw |
C. Would rate "55" but for hairlined surfaces. Silver centers, pale gold peripheries. Removed from an NGC AU 58 holder. (No picture.) |
$650 |
| 1822 O.107 R.2 |
NGC AU 58 |
A. Original, antique pale golden toning. Twice offered as Unc: Stack's Oct. 1973 Scanlon Sale, lot 1336 and Kagin's 1977 ANA Sale, lot 1444. Where's the rub?! A spectacular coin. |
$2,250 |
| 1823 Patched 3 O.101a R.1 |
AU 50/55 raw |
B-. Untoned with strong luster. Obv. hairlines explain the split grade. |
$850 |
| 1823 O.103 R.2 |
PCGS AU 55 |
B-. Delicate album toning, nice luster. Ex Pine Tree Auction, 1978. |
$695 |
| 1824/1 O.101 R.2 |
PCGS AU 53 |
B+. Halo of russet toning highlights the lustrous centers. |
$1,275 |
| 1824 O.105 R.2 |
NGC MS 62 |
B. Hints of toning thru stars & legend. Sharp strike! |
$1,375 |
| 1824/4 Recut 4 O.109 R.2 |
PCGS MS 62 |
B+. Caky luster beneath a crust of original grey toning. Nice! |
$2,250 |
| 1825 O.114 R.1 |
AU 53 raw |
B-. Album toning, brilliant centers. Lightly cleaned. |
$400 |
| 1826 O.102 R.1 |
AU 50 raw |
C-. Mostly brilliant. Hairlined surfaces. |
$290 |
| 1829 O.105 R.1 |
AU 53 raw |
C. Great flash but hairlined. |
$350 |
| 1829 Lg. Let. Rev. O.110 R.2 |
AU 55 raw |
C+. Untoned, strong luster. Light hairlines. |
$475 |
| 1830 Sm.0 O.113 R.2 |
PCGS AU 58 |
B+. Brilliant and untoned. Again I ask, "Where's the rub?" |
$975 |
| 1830 Med.0 O.119 R.1 |
PCGS AU 58 |
B. Silver centers; rich, iridescent toning @ stars/ legend. Nice! |
$950 |
| 1830 Lg.0 O.122 R.1 |
AU 55 raw |
B-. Medium grey with hints of Kraft toning. Ex Dosier, 1996. |
$550 |
| 1831 O.104 R.1 |
PCGS AU 58 |
B-. Basically untoned; bit of iridescent turquoise over cap. |
$775 |
| 1832 Lg. Let. Rev. O.101a R.1 |
PCGS AU 55 |
B. Even, steel grey toning. Luster break on cheek. |
$645 |
| 1832 Sm. Let. Rev. O.118 R.1 |
PCGS AU 58 |
A-. Sharp strike! Great surfaces and luster. Halo toning. |
$1,100 |
| 1834 Lg. Date/Let. O.101 R.1 |
PCGS AU 55 |
C+. Light grey with decent luster and thin halo of album toning. |
$475 |
| 1834 Lg. Dt/Sm. Let. O.106 R.1 |
PCGS AU 55 |
A-. Intense luster, pretty toning at peripheries. Well struck. |
$595 |
| 1834 Lg. Dt/Sm. Let. O.108 R.1 |
PCGS AU 55 |
A. Blast white with great luster and a crisp strike. PQ! |
$695 |
| 1835 O.107 R.1 |
PCGS AU 55 |
A-. Conservative grade. Untoned and lustrous. |
$595 |
| 1835 O.110 R.1 |
AU 50 raw |
C-. Mostly brilliant. Hairlined surfaces. |
$290 |
| 1836 O.113a R.3 |
PCGS MS 62 |
B+. Original. The obverse toning is irregular but attractive. |
$1,350 |
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| BONUS OFFERING -- NOT FROM THE PALMER COLLECTION |
| Date/Variety/Rarity |
Grade |
Comment |
Price |
| 1809 O.115 R.2 |
PCGS AU 53 |
Very scarce die state with some reverse dentils and no obverse die break. Good eye appeal to boot. |
$1,625 |
| 1817 O.104a R.6 |
Net AG |
Detail of fine. Pin scratches over cap and below 50 C. A new addition to this charismatic rarity. Late die state with sweeping obverse die break that led John Cobb to call it the "Moonbreak" variety when he uncovered the marriage in the mid `60's. Are there 20 pieces known? Sorry about the fuzzy reverse photo. |
$5,750 |
| 1827 O.140 R.4+ |
PCGS AU 55 |
A tad nicer than the Tidwell specimen, also PCGS 55, that I sold during the 2004 ANA Convention. This one pushes the Condition Census. Probably too cheap at …. |
$1,750 |
| 1832 O.114 R.4+ |
PCGS MS 62 |
Virtually unknown in UNC. This gorgeous, original example is the 2nd finest known, behind a PCGS MS 63 owned by a Maryland collector. |
$3,750 |
| 1833 O.115 R.5+ |
PCGS XF 40 |
Perfect coin for the grade. Nicer than the photo suggests. Exceedingly rare in grades above VF. The comparable De Olden coin brought $4,235 in July 2006. |
$4,200 |
