Fred Borcherdts ANA Sale

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

FINEST AVAILABLE TERMINAL STATE S-148

LOT 188 1798 S-148 R2 Style I Hair, Large 8 VG10 . A few points sharper with fine roughness under mostly glossy medium brown and chocolate toning. No verdigris but there are some marks including a few fine scratches on the portrait into the field to the right, a shallow chip right of the ear, and a rim bruise under the lowest curls. Terminal die state, Breen VIII, with strong rim cuds at ERTY and the bust tip. Graded F15 net VG8 and tied for CC#2 behind the ANS example of the die state (the ANS piece is graded net F12), Noyes photo #38326. An important piece for the collector of significant die states.

Ex NASCA 12/6/1978-Richerd V. Punchard-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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