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 TERMINAL STATE N-20

LOT 879 1852 N-20 R3+ F15. Five points sharper but there are two vertical scratches on the reverse, one on either side of the E in CENT. Glossy light to medium brown with darker reddish brown in protected areas on the obverse. Rare TDS, die state c, with two rim cud breaks on the obverse: one at star 11 and another at star 8. Both cud breaks are clearly defined. 

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 882 1853 N-9 R2- Repunched 53 AU50. Glossy light to medium brown with steel brown on the highpoints. Mint frost covers the protected areas and this cent is essentially flawless. Just minor friction on the highpoints with great eye appeal for the grade. MDS, die state b. The fine die lines at the inner curl are gone but the repunching on the 5 & 3 is clear.

LOT 880 1852 N-22/9 R1 MS60. Lustrous medium brown. Satiny and void of notable marks, but there are traces of shallow dirt in some protected areas. M-LDS, die state c late, with die cracks on the obverse but none on the reverse. (This is Newcomb’s #9.)

Ex Admiral Worthington S. Bitler-Sheraton Coin Co. 1947-unknown-David Johnson-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 881 1853 N-3 R1 Repunched 185 AU50. Choice glossy light to medium brown. Frost covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has great eye appeal for the grade. Just very light friction on the highpoints and the only marks are a couple light nicks on the chin and cheek. MDS, die state b. The fields are lightly flowlined and the repunching on the 185 is gone, but the lump under the 5 is still visible.

LOT 883 1853 N-10 R1 Repunched 18 MS63. Lustrous mint red fading to light bluish steel brown, about a third of the mint color remaining on both sides. Nearly flawless. A couple specks of very fine carbon at star 12 and faint hints of a couple fingerprints are the only flaws. MDS, die state b. The repunching under the 1 and inside the top of the 8 are clear, and additional fine repunching can be seen at the tops of the 5 & 3. A nice original mint state cent.

Ex Ted Kress 1991-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Hance Jaquett-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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