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 MISALIGNED DIES

LOT 641 1853 N-19 R1 Repunched 853 MS62+. Lustrous light olive and bluish steel brown with generous traces of faded mint red in protected areas on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers this cent, even the highest points of the devices, and the eye appeal is outstanding. The only defect is a speck of reddish corrosion on the rim off the end of the wreath ribbon. LDS, die state c. The repunching under the 8 & 5 is gone and the obverse is misaligned to K-9. A very nice example, so close to MS63. 

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

 CONDITION CENSUS N-20

LOT 642 1853 N-20 R3 Repunched 53 MS62. Frosty medium bluish steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal of this cent is very nice. The only notable mark is a small, light diagonal nick in the field over the left side of star 12. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state a late. The repunching on the 5 & 3 is strong and the die lines over RI in AMERICA are dull but visible. Tied for CC#4 honors behind a trio of slightly finer examples in the Grellman census 

Ex Douglas F. Bird 2/2/1996-Evan L. Kopald (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 5/2006-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:563-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope)

Saturday, May 31 st , 2025 5PM CST

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