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LOT 500 1850 N-1 R2+ MS62. Lustrous light to medium steel brown. Satiny and choice except for a spot of very fine carbon between stars 12 & 13. E-MDS, die state a late. The fine die lines at AMERIC are dull but visible. CC#5 for the variety in the Grellman census. 

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

 CONDITION CENSUS N-2

LOT 501 1850 N-2 R1 MS63. Frosty light steel brown with generous traces of mellowed mint red on both sides. Sharply struck with trivial marks including a tiny spot of darker toning nestled between star 10 and the dentils and a speck under the 5. E-MDS, die state c early. The die lines on the obverse are clear and the die crack at TED to the dentils over the adjacent S is faint. Tied for CC#2 of the variety in the Grellman census. 

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 503 1850 N-3 R1 AU58. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown with mint frost covering the fields and protected areas. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the devices. Attractive with microscopic marks including a few ticks on the jaw and in the field before the neck. A barely visible hairline close under the chin can help identify this cent. LDS, die state c. The fields are flowlined and the line inside the E in CENT is gone. Removed from a PCGS holder graded MS62 Brown (PCGS label #405866.62/14615127 included, and it shows the attribution). Comes with a nice provenance.

LOT 502 1850 N-2 R1 MS62. Glossy light olive and brown with 10% of the planchet showing mint red, mostly on the reverse. Lustrous and very attractive with trivial marks including a small spot of reddish brown toning right of the main curl and another spot under the N in CENT. MDS, die state c. The die lines around the date are clear and the die crack at TED to the dentils over the S is clear. Tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. 

Ex Willard C. Blaisdell (via Del Bland) 9/1976-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. (via William C. Noyes)-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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