Fred 2 Book

 CHOICE RED & BROWN

LOT 858 1850 N-21/10 R2 MS63+. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown with about 40% of the obverse and 25% of the reverse showing faded mint color. The surfaces are satiny and the only marks are a few microscopic specks of carbon at stars 9 & 10. LDS, die state c, with rim cuds at TES and F-A (Newcomb’s old #10). The cud breaks are especially strong on this example. Another very nice cent. 

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 859 1850 N-25 R4 VF30. Glossy tan and light brown with medium brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth and attractive, just lightly worn. A small, dull rim nick at AM is the only notable defect. MDS.

LOT 861 1851 N-12/11 R1 EF45. Attractive glossy medium brown with flowline luster in the fields and protected areas. Slightly sharper but there are a couple ticks on the cheek and a tiny rim bruise right of star 10. LDS, die state d. The early die lines are gone and a dull die crack connects the tip of the coronet to star 5 (Newcomb’s old #11).

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 860 1851 N-12/11 R1 AU58. Lustrous medium brown with a few small puffs of darker olive brown on the reverse. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highpoints. A couple tiny ticks over star 1 are the notable marks. LDS, die state d. The early die lines are gone and there is a light die crack from the tip of the coronet to star 5 (Newcomb’s old #11).

LOT 862 1851 N-14 R2 First 1 Repunched VF35. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter brown on the highpoints. Smooth with trivial contact marks, but there is a shallow low spot on the neck and another at the top of the E in ONE. LDS, die state c. The early die lines are gone including the repunching under the first 1.

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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