Fred 2 Book

 CHOICE N-6 WITH CUD

LOT 596 1852 N-6 R2- MS63. Lustrous light olive with faded mint color in protected areas on both sides. Satiny and flawless except for a spot of lighter toning at the dentils right of star 12 and a tiny rim nick off the end of the wreath stem. LDS, die state c, with a large rim cud on the right side of the obverse. A very attractive cent that comes with a nice provenance. 

Ex Jon Hanson 5/8/1965-Del Bland-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Hanson/Bland collection envelope)

 FINEST EARLY STATE N-7

LOT 597 1852 N-7 R1 Repunched Date MS64. Lustrous steel brown and olive with about a third of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and nearly flawless, and this cent has great eye appeal. The only marks are a barely visible struck-through line (caused by a tiny piece of debris on the die) in the field under the chin and traces of an old fingerprint in the field at stars 11-13. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. Repunching is clearly visible on all 4 digits of the date. CC#1 of the early die state and tied for CC#1 of the variety regardless of the die state in the Grellman census. Removed from an NGC holder graded MS66RB (NGC label #452101-001 included). 

Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2008:623-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 598 1852 N-7 R1 Repunched Date AU58+. Lustrous light to medium brown. A choice cent with great eye appeal, but there is a faint trace of rub on the very highest points of the devices. The only notable defect is a microscopic speck of verdigris against the front edge of the nose before the eye. LDS, die state d. The fields are flowlined, the repunching on the date is gone from all 4 digits, and there are die cracks on the obverse. 

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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