Fred 2 Book

N-5 EX SARTORIS-NAFTZGER

LOT 536 1851 N-2 R1 MS62. Frosty light olive and bluish steel brown with mint color covering 10% of both sides. Nearly flawless except for a very shallow low spot on the neck (from debris/lubricant on the die). A small splash of dark toning on the rim off the end of the wreath stem is the only notable mark. Nicely struck MDS, die state a late. The die lines at the throat and inner curl are dull but visible. Removed from a PCGS holder graded MS64 Brown (PCGS label #1892.64/21436478 included).

Ex Steve Estes 6/2004-Phyllis Thompson, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:678-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 537 1851/81 N-3 R1 Overdate 51 over Inverted 18 AU55. Very attractive glossy light olive and medium brown with traces of very faded mint color on the reverse. Smooth and choice with a trace of rub on the highest points of the devices. Just a few barely visible marks including a tiny depression in the field right of star 3 and a faint planchet flake on the rim right of star 9. Neither mark is visible to the unaided eye. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state a late. The horizontal die lines at the date are dull but visible and the 51/81 feature is clear. A very nice example of this “Redbook” variety.

LOT 539 1851 N-5 R2+ MS62+. Beautiful lustrous light olive with 10% of the mellowed mint red remaining on both sides. Sharp and satiny with great eye appeal. The only marks, and they are barely visible, are a tiny struck-through line right of star 2 (as struck), a small nick on the coronet over the left edge of the E, and faint traces of an old fingerprint at the O in ONE. A beautiful cent, very close to MS63. CC#6 in the Grellman census. Comes with a nice provenance.

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex Federal Coin Exchange 10/29/1955:1257-Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris 5/1972-Del Bland 2/7/1973-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. (via William C. Noyes)-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Naftzger collection envelope)

LOT 538 1851 N-4 R1 Both 1’s Repunched AU50+. Glossy light olive and brown with mint frost in the protected areas. Sharply struck with just a hint of friction on the highpoints. This cent is coated with a thin layer of “Care” or some similar protectant (could be removed easily if desired). The only marks are a few barely visible scratches on the right side of the T in CENT and a small spot of darker toning over the right upright of the N in ONE. EDS, die state a, with strong repunching at the 1’s and rough die lines in the obverse fields.

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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