Fred Borcherdts ANA Sale

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

THE HOMER DOWNING S-157

LOT 199 1798 S-157 R2 Style I Hair, Small 8 VF25 . Glossy chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown toning on the obverse highpoints. Smooth with trivial marks and excellent eye appeal. A thin, light nick on the left edge of the shoulder may help identify this cent. EDS, Breen state I, before any trace of die rust. Graded VF30 by Doug Smith. Noyes says VF20 net F12, his photo #27370. Comes with the famous Downing Collection provenance.

Ex Homer K. Downing 6/29/1949-Lawrence A. Matternes, Lester Merkin 10/31/1973:284-C. Douglas Smith-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Doug Smith collection envelope)

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