Fred 2 Book

 MOSTLY RED N-6

LOT 725 1856 N-6 R1 Upright 5 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red just starting to mellow to light steel brown with 75% of the original mint color remaining on both sides. A sharp cent with outstanding eye appeal. The only marks are a microscopic planchet chip high on the neck at the jawline (as struck), a light mark mid-jawline, and a tick on the truncation over the 8. None of these marks is visible without the aid of a glass. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. The dull spike off the bust tip (actually the peak of a stray 1) is obvious and the fine die lines at OF-A are clear. An impressive example of the “Upright 5” type. Our grade is MS64+, tied for CC#5 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. 404589.65/81368699

Ex American Numismatic Rarities 3/2006:137-Haig Koshkarian, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:148-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 727 1856 N-6 R1 Upright 5 EF45. Glossy medium brown. Smooth with minor marks including a thin diagonal nick right of the main curl and a spot of darker toning just right of the hair bun. LDS, die state c. The lump at the bust is very weak and the early die lines are gone.

LOT 726 1856 N-6 R1 Upright 5 AU50+. Sharpness near mint state but there are a few nicks on the chin and cheek. Glossy light brown and darker chocolate with frost in the fields and protected areas. Nicely struck E-MDS, die state a late. The early die lines on the reverse are dull but still visible.

Ex John. G. Fettinger-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:796 Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 729 1856 N-7 R2 Upright 5 MS60+. Attractive glossy light olive and brown with 20% of both sides showing mint red. Would rate a higher grade but there are faint hairlines on the lower half of the obverse. Otherwise choice. M-LDS, die state c early. There is a fine die crack from the bust tip into the field near the upper point of star 1, and the die line at the second T in STATES is clear. The obverse fields are slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing that left fine vertical lines in those fields.

LOT 728 1856 N-7 R2 Upright 5 AU50. Glossy light brown and olive. Very attractive for the grade with light wear and trivial marks. Scarce EDS, die state a, with smooth, slightly reflective fields and no crack from the bust tip.

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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