Fred Borcherdts ANA Sale

FRED BORCHERDT’S HALL OF FAME COLLECTION 1793-1814 CENTS

CONDITION CENSUS S-127

LOT 155 1797 S-127 R4 PCGS graded AU50 . Attractive glossy chocolate brown and steel with frost in protected areas. Sharpness EF40 but there are some marks including a light scratch in the field over the bust and some small planchet chips, mostly on the portrait and inside the wreath. A small but noticeable chip above the upper end of the hair ribbon is a good identifying mark. MDS, Breen state IV early. The die crack at AT is clear (a die line in out opinion, not a crack), but the other cracks of state IV are not present. Graded VF35 net VF25 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF30 and tied for CC#1. Our grade is EF40 sharpness net VF30. 35921.50/61275933

Ex Stack’s (privately) -Dr. Hiram T. Ward 1978-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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