Fred Borcherdts ANA Sale

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

1794 S-17a R5- Head and Edge of 1793 VG7 . Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown with lighter brown on the highpoints. Nicely details but covered with fine to moderate roughness on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris or notable marks other that a small scrape on the rim over the M in AMERICA. The date is bold, the legends are clear, and the edge lettering is bold. E-MDS, Breen state II, Heck state 1, with a faint bulge from the L to the head. Struck slightly off center to K-4.5. Graded VG7 by Del Bland. Noyes says VG8 net G6 and tied for CC#21, his photo #62601. In our opinion the sharpness of this cent is far superior to the Noyes assessment of VG8; it would rate a grade of VF20 or better if the surfaces were smooth. Comes with a nice provenance.  Ex Dr. William H. Sheldon-C. Douglas Smith-R. A. Brown 5/23/1958-Darwin B. Palmer, Jr. 12/8/1972-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Ellen Enzler 12/1987-Darwin B. Palmer, Jr.-Joel Spingarn-Chris Taylor-Walter H. Reed-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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LOT 17

1794 S-18a R6 Head and Edge of 1793 Basal State-1 . Slightly glossy mix of medium brown and chocolate with darker steel and olive brown in protected areas. The highpoints are mostly smooth but the fields and protected areas are uneven and there traces of shallow dark crust in a few protected areas. A shallow planchet fissure from the top of the cap to the rim before the face is the only notable mark. The date is faint but can be made out with some effort, the portrait is reasonably complete, and about 25% of the reverse devices are still visible. Overall rather decent for a Basal State cent. The edge lettering is complete and clear, and the downturned leaf following DOLLAR is strong. 

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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