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EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

RARE EARLY STATE N-14 EX DUPONT

LOT 511 1850 N-11 R3+ AU50. Very close to mint state but there are some very light, dull scratches in the field before the face, a few tiny marks between stars 2 & 3, a chip out of the rim left of star 5, and a streak of dark olive brown toning on the reverse. Lustrous light olive with traces of faded mint red in protected areas, mostly on the obverse. LDS, die state b. The small points on the reverse are gone but the doubling on the bottom of the 0 in the date is clear. 

Ex 2009 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/18/2009:453-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 512 1850 N-12 R1 MS64+. Lustrous light to medium steel brown with underlying faded mint red in the fields and protected areas on both sides, at least 15% of the planchet showing some mint color. Nearly flawless with great eye appeal. A microscopic planchet lamination at the top of star 1 is a good identifying mark but a small spot of slightly darker toning between star 5 and the dentils is easier to see. LDS, die state b. The points from the C in CENT are gone and there is a small lump on the rim at D-S. Tied for CC#7 in the Grellman census.

LOT 514 1850 N-14 R4 PCGS graded MS65 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with faint peeps of faded mint color on the reverse. The only marks are a couple microscopic planchet flakes near the hair under star 7 (as struck) and two small patches of microscopic olive brown dirt on the obverse: one in the field close before the forehead and another left of star 12. The reverse is choice. Sharply struck VEDS, die state a early. This is a rare die state with smooth, hard fields and sharp die lines at the throat and over ICA in AMERICA. An attractive, frosty cent. Our grade is MS62, CC#4 overall but finest known of the early die state by a wide margin in the Grellman census. (The holder is scuffed.) 1889.65/26530479

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 513 1850 N-13 R3+ PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Frosty light to medium brown. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. This cent looks mint state but there is a hint of friction on the highpoints. The only notable marks are a few tiny ticks on the cheek, a small spot of slightly darker olive brown toning (not carbon) over star 2, and another on the right side of the second A in AMERICA. E-MDS, die state b early. The dash left of the 8 is clear, the field outside the wreath is starting to rise around the legend, and a few fine die cracks have formed on the reverse. Our grade is AU55, tied for CC#9 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Iskra Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. 405892.63/81174552

Ex Charles J. DuPont Collection (The Anderson DuPont Sale), Stack’s 9/24/1954:937-Robert S. Carter Del Bland 5/27/1970-Jules Reiver, Heritage Auctions 1/24/2006:20435-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:403-Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2013:399-2015 EAC Sale 5/2/2015:224-Fred Iskra Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2016:216-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Iskra lot ticket)

Ex Thomas D. Reynolds 4/25/2003-Fred Iskra Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2016:215 Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Iskra lot ticket)

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