Fred 2 Book

LOT 734 1856 N-11 R1 Upright 5 PCGS graded MS62 Red & Brown. Frosty mint red mellowing to steel brown with 25% of the obverse and 65% of the reverse showing mint color. The reverse is satiny and choice but the obverse is a bit “busy” with some tiny contact marks visible under magnification. A puff of darker toning at the 5 and a speck of carbon at the tip of the wreath ribbon are the best identifying marks. Scarce EDS, die state a, with smooth, slightly reflective fields on the obverse and a sharp spike from the left top of the R in AMERICA. Our grade is MS62. Tied for CC#10 overall but tied for second finest of those seen in the early die state in the Grellman census. 1920.62/29478813

LOT 733 1856 N-10 R1 Upright 5 AU58. Lustrous light to medium brown. Satiny with mint state eye appeal, but there is a trace of friction on the very highest points of the devices. Just a few minor marks including a very light scratch right of stars 10 & 11 and a barely visible rim bruise at star 10. MDS, die state b. The die lines from the dentils over the R in AMERICA are dull and weak but still visible.

Ex Jerry’s Coins (Jerry Tralins, Hialeah, FL) 2/1976-William C. Noyes-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Noyes collection envelope)

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

 CHOICE RED & BROWN N-11

LOT 735 1856 N-11 R1 Upright 5 MS63+. Lustrous mint red fading to olive brown and steel with at least a third of the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Satiny and void of stains or spots. A diagonal nick over star 12 is the only mark. LDS, die state b, with heavily flowlined fields. The earlier spike from the left top of the R in AMERICA is gone. CC#3 for the variety in the Grellman census. 

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 736 1856 N-12 R1 Upright 5 AU58. Glossy light brown with frosty mint luster in the fields and protected areas. Sharply struck with very nice eye appeal, just a hint of friction from mint state. The only mark is a small spot of fine carbon on the front edge of the neck. M-LDS, die state a late. The die lines at IT are dull and faint, nearly gone. 

Ex Mayflower Coin Auctions:701-Ted Kress 1991-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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