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STEVE HAYDEN PO Box 22514 Charleston SC 29413 (843) 973-4556 (Voice Mail or FAX) - Email [email protected] Web Site CivilWarTokens.com MAIL BID SALE - #41 Closing January 25th, 2015 Sunday (online) First Lot at 7:00 PM EST until Last Lot just before 10:00 PM EST TERMS OF SALE: 1. There are NO buyer's fees in this sale. What you bid is the most you will pay. 2. Bids are reduced to one increment over the second highest bid. Bidding increments are: for bids up to $50 the increment is $2, from $50 to $100 the increment is $5, from $100 to $250 the increment is $10, from $250 to $500 the increment is $25, from $500 to $2,500 the increment is $50, from $2,500 to $5,000 the increment is $250, from $5,000 to $10,000 the increment is $500, from $10,000 to $25,000 the increment is $1,000 and over $25,000 the increment is $2,500. 3. Postage and insurance will be added to all invoices with a minimum charge of $1.00 per item. Free shipping to those who pay by check. When you get your invoice simply sent a check for the total before shipping. 4. Invoices for delivery within South Carolina must pay 6% for South Carolina sales tax unless a resale number is supplied. Bidders from other states are responsible for paying any sales / use tax that may be required. 5. This is our seventh sale with Live Online Bidding. You can view and bid on all lots online at civilwartokens.com. If you plan to bid online you will need to register so don’t delay. As always let us know if you have any difficulty. Although the auction is staggered many lots will close within seconds so plan ahead and bid accordingly. See my Weekly Auctions at the same web site. 6. If you choose, you may still bid by Mail, Fax, Phone and Email but bids must be received at least one day before the closing date of the sale. WE will enter these bids and act as your agent. These bids will be reflected in the online bidding with the User Name “mailbidxx”. If you bid in this manor please do not also bid online. 7. Bids for each lot can be entered at any time until that item closes as noted in online description with possible bidding extensions as noted below. There are no hidden reserves; the opening bid is the consignor’s reserve. 8. Closing times for each lot are automatically extended for 3 minutes if a bid is received within the last 3 minutes. This continues in 3 minute increment until no further bids are received for that item. If you bid with 4 minutes left the closing will still be in 4 minutes. But if you bid with 2 minutes left the closing will be in 5 minutes. And if you bid with one second left the closing will be in 3 minutes and one second. 9. Estimates which appear after the description are only a guide and lots will often be sold above and below those amounts. 10. You may FAX your bids to my regular number. When we are out of the office our phone will be set to receive FAX's or voice mail. Again these bids must be received at least one day before the closing date of the sale. 11. Returns will be accepted on any lots incorrectly described, however, since the majority of this material is consigned all sales will be considered final 14 days after lot delivery. 12. The auctioneer reserves the right to reject any bid or withdraw any lot. 13. Placing a bid in this sale constitutes acceptance of the above terms. My web site civilwartokens.com, has Enlarged Photos of EVERY LOT. Steve Hayden Mail Bid Sale #41 Closing January 25, 2015 Lot Description Grade Comments/Estimate Civil War Patriotic Tokens 1 - 1/229 e R7 Raw MS63 60% Bright. 1863 Our Country struck in White Metal. (200-300) 2 6 20 2 - 6/6 a R9 Raw EF 1863 Turban Head brockage mint error. From the Dave Bowers collection. (500-750) 3 - 6A/268 a Unlisted Raw AU+ 1863 Union For Ever. Unlisted die combination and the only example known. From the Steve Tanenbaum, Jon Harris and Virgil Brand collections. (300-400) 4 - 6D/310 b R9 Raw AU Trace Bright mainly on the reverse. 1863 Army & Navy struck in Brass. Very unusual as this is the only variety listed in the 6, 7 and 8 die family in anything other than Copper. Another AU sold for $304 in our February 2014 sale. (300-400) 5 - 9/238 b R9 Raw FINE+ Rare Indiana Primitive token with Monitor reverse die struck in Brass. Very scarce die combination as the Copper variety is even rarer though called R8, a VF+ brought $792 in our October 2003 sale. From the Steve Tanenbaum, Joe Kuehnert and Virgil Brand collections. (500-750) 6 - 9/404 a R9 Raw EF Details Mostly retoned from an old cleaning with a few light marks mainly on the obverse. Exceedingly rare Indiana Primitive reverse die. This is the only use of this die in either The Patriotic or Store Card series. One of only four examples we have seen offered. A VG+ realized $1,755 in our 2012 sale. From the Steve Tanenbaum collection earlier from Spink's sale of the Western Reserve Museum. (1500-2000) 7 - 9/407 a R6 Raw UNC Details Trace Red on the reverse with some small very light stains near and on rim at 6 o'clock or so on each side and a few linear planchet flaws through date. Value Me As You Pleas spelling error. From the Henry South collection. (150-200) 8 - 16/300 a R3 Raw MS63 10% Red. 1863 Army & Navy. From the Steve Tanenbaum collection earlier from Leslie Heilbronner. (50-75) 9 - 18/300 a R2 Raw AU Trace Red. 1863 Army & Navy. From the Henry South collection. (25-50) 10 - 22/442 a R2 Raw AU Trace Red, struck 10% off center. Struck from a worn and rusted obverse die as is often seen. 1863 New York. (75-100) 11 - 24/246 a R2 Raw EF+ In Remembrance of the War of 1861, 62, 63. (50-75) 12 - 25/418 a R4 Raw MS63 Well struck for variety. 1863 Peace Forever with NORTH and SOUTH shaking hands. From the Steve Tanenbaum, Joe Kuehnert and John Boesl collections. (100-150) 13 - 33/275 a R7 Raw AU Very scarce obverse die. A VF brought $108 in our December 2006 sale. (200-300) 14 - 34/276 a R6 Raw AU With large reverse die cud. Union 1863 Our Card. From the Ed Rosen collection. (50-75) 15 - 35/277 a R5 Raw AU Scarce variety. (50-75) 16 - 36/340 a R2 NGC MS62 BN Liberty and No Slavery. (100-150) 17 - 37/255 a R3 Raw MS63 30% Red. 1863 For Public Accommodation Knickerbocker Currency. From the Steve Tanenbaum collection earlier from Jon Harris at the 1973 ANA and still earlier ex,. Virgil Brand. (75-100) 18 - 41/337 a R2 Raw MS62 Struck on a larger than normal 20mm planchet. 1863 Our Navy. From the Steve Tanenbaum and Cindy Grellman-Wibker collections. (75-100) 19 - 50/179 a R8 Raw EF+ Rare die combination from an earlier reverse die state than usually seen. A VF+ realized $146 in our March 2010 sale. (200-300) 20 - 51/533 a R6 Raw MS63 Or a bit better with traces of original mint red mainly on the reverse. Rare and underrated reverse die. An EF brought $300 in our December 2010 sale. From the Steve Tanenbaum and Cindy Grellman-Wibker collections. (1000-1500) 21 - 54/335 a R3 Raw AU Trace Red. Our Navy. From the Steve Tanenbaum collection. (50-75) 22 - 56/229 b R7 Raw MS62 10% Bright slightly off center. 1864 Our Country struck in Brass. (400-500) 23 27 28 23 - 57/185 a R8 NGC AU Details Environmental Damage. A bit porous with red verdigris stains. 1862 with Bull. Obverse die is rare and the reverse is very rare and its only die combination in the Patriotic series. Only the second example we have seen offered. From the Steve Tanenbaum, Henry South and George Fuld collections. (1500-2000) 24 - 65A/371 a R6 Raw MS63 Trace Red and a bit weak struck on reverse. 1863 Not One Cent. Somewhat overrated at R6 but Rare in Uncirculated condition. From the Steve Tanenbaum and Cindy Grellman-Wibker collections. (150-200) 25 - 68/355 a R4 Raw AU 1863 Not One Cent. Another AU realized $83.60 in our July 2007 sale. (100-150) 26 - 68/359 a R8 Raw MS64 50% Red. 1863 Not One Cent. Rare die combination particularly this nice. (200-300) Remember No Buyer’s Fee, every lot pictured and Live Online Bidding all at civilwartokens.com Steve Hayden Mail Bid Sale #41 Closing January 25, 2015 Lot Description Grade Comments/Estimate Civil War Patriotic Tokens 27 - 71/455 b R9 Raw MS62 10% original bright luster. 1863 Good For 25 Cents Payable In Bank Bills struck in Brass. Very rare obverse die and exceedingly rare reverse die only used in the Patriotic series in this die combination. This is the only example of this die combination we have seen offered in the last 30 years. From the Steve Tanenbaum, Joe Kuehnert, Jon Harris, George Fuld and Max Schwartz collections.