Steve Ellsworth Large Cents are up for auction on Heritage

jmski52

I check in with Heritage from time to time, and I'm drooling over this large group of very nice large cents. This ought to be a significant indication of where the market for early copper is headed. Did Steve retire?

Catbert

He’s been selling off his collection in batches beginning a few years ago.

jedm

I received the catalogue yesterday. Very impressive presentation!
Thank you Heritage.

Walkerguy21D

@Catbert said:
He’s been selling off his collection in batches beginning a few years ago.

Yep; I’ve owned this coin at least five years:

golden

I have not received a catalog from Heritage in years. Yesterday I received the Large Cent catalog. I have no clue why.

BillJones

I bought a few of Col Ellsworth late dates, one of them a raw 1857 large cent, which were very nice. I’ll post a picture or two later.

Catbert

Meant to contribute to this thread earlier! Here is my Ellsworth provenance coin:

From the Goldberg auction description:

"1840 N-7 R3 Large Date PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved. Frosty medium brown. Sharply struck, one of the sharpest seen of this variety. Looks mint state but there is a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices. The only marks are a few nicks in the field under star 7. EDS, die state a, with repunching visible on the 8 and a fine diagonal die line from the lower junction of the hair buns. Our grade is AU58, tied for CC#5 of the variety and tied for CC#2 of those seen in the early die state. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3, none finer. Ex Henry T. Hettger, 2007 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/28/2007:461-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection."

BillJones

Here is the 1857 large cent I bought from Steve years ago. I think that he was just starting to sell his collection when he parted with this one. It is still raw.

This 1852 large is super well struck. It's graded MS-65 brown, but I think that it is a point better. It has the Ellsworth name on the label.

jmski52

Very nice coins, Bill.

That 1840 is also very nice for a fairly tough date, Catbert.

I bid on several coins in the auction last night, but I only snagged one of them at a price higher than I expected. The prices were all over the map from what I anticipated - both higher and lower. I couldn't determine from last night whether the market is up, or down.

Did anyone here participate last night?