Fred 2 Book

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 737 1856 N-13 R2 Italic 5 MS60. Very attractive glossy light to medium brown. Frosty mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has really nice eye appeal. The only mark is a light, nearly vertical nick low on the neck. M-LDS, die state c. The die lines and points at ONE CENT are nearly gone but there are no rim cuds on the obverse. Tied for CC#10 in the Grellman census. 

Ex Ted Kress 1991-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

 RARE DIE STATE

LOT 738 1856 N-13 R2 Italic 5 VF30. Glossy light olive blending to medium olive brown in protected areas. Smooth with minor marks, just moderately worn. A very fine scratch from the main curl to the dentils under star 12 is the only notable mark. LDS, die state d, with a rim cud from star 10 to star 11. The cud break is strong. Tied for CC#11 of the die state in the Grellman census. 

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

 TERMINAL DIE STATE

LOT 739 1856 N-13 R2 Italic 5 VF30. Glossy medium brown with smooth surfaces and small contact marks, none distracting. The notable marks are a small pinprick right of the inner curl and a rim nick over the A in STATES. LDS, die state e, with a strong rim cud break from star 9 down to star 11. Tied for CC#6 of confirmed examples of the terminal die state in the Grellman census. 

Ex Jerry Wysong 8/2004-Phyllis Thompson, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:799-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Saturday, May 31 st , 2025 5PM CST

76