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LOT 234 1854 N-20 R-3 ANACS AU58 Details (Cleaned) . Previously recolored and now toned bluish steel with underlying faded red. Free of notable marks. Smooth, glossy surfaces. MDS(b). Our grade is AU50. Certificate# 5299555

LOT 238 1855 N-10 R-1 Slanted 55 ANACS EF45 . Pleasing medium autumn brown with trace specks of old crud in some protected areas. Only the most trivial of marks, nothing notable or distracting. EDS(a). Our grade is XF40. Certificate# 7341318

LOT 239 1855 N-12 R-1 Upright 55 ANACS EF40 . Recolored and now a mix of chocolate and steel browns. There is a small pin prick dig after D in UNITED is the only notable mark. Smooth surfaces. MDS(b). Our grade is VF30. Certificate# 7512802 LOT 240 Group of 4 Braided Hair Cent Die States 1853 1855 . Group of 4 Braided Hair Cent Die States, including an 1853 N-4 LDS obverse rim break VF25, 1855 N-4 LDS two reverse rim breaks VF30, 1855 N-9 EDS F15, and 1855 N-9 M-LDS VF35.

LOT 235 1854 N-21 R-2 ANACS VF30 . Attractive light brown with a few rim nicks at stars 1, 4, and 10. Otherwise free of notable marks with smooth, hard surfaces. LDS(c). Our grade is VF20. Certificate# 5299556

LOT 236 1854 N-27 R-3 ANACS AU50 . Glossy chestnut and dark browns with underlying faded red on both sides. Smooth, glossy surfaces. Rare EDS (a). Our grade is XF45 . Certificate# 5299549

LOT 241 1856 N-3 R-1 Slanted 5 ANACS AU50 . Glossy medium brown and deep olive with scattred reddish chocolate spots on both sides. There is a dull scrape under CE in CENT, and trivial nicks on N in ONE and on the rim near star 4. M-LDS(e) with a fine die break through TES to the dentils above O in OF. Our grade is XF45. Certificate# 7512803

LOT 237 1855 N-3 R-1 ANACS MS62BN . Choice frosty light brown with traces of underlying mint red, particularly on the reverse. There is a carbon speck nestled in the dentils over the first T in STATES, and a tiny pin scratch in front of the nose. EDS(a). Brilliant full cartwheel luster covers the surfaces. Our grade is AU58+. Certificate# 7330866

LOT 242 1856 N-16 (old N-15) R-2+ Slanted 5 ANACS AU58 . Attractive chocolate brown with hints of lighter tan and faded mint red underneath, the latter most noticeable in the dentils at stars 4-5. There is a chip on the cheek and a nick in front of the nose, the only notable marks. M-LDS(b). Smooth, lustrous surfaces. Our grade is AU50. Certificate# 7512809

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