Fred Borcherdts ANA Sale

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 200 1798 S-158 R4 Style I Hair, Small 8 F15+ . Slightly sharper with minor marks on otherwise smooth, choice surfaces. The notable marks are a dull rim nick off the upper end of the hair ribbon, a dull rim nick at the N in UNITED, and a few dull nicks at ST in STATES. Glossy light to medium brown with reddish brown in protected areas. MDS, Breen state IV, with die cracks on both sides. 

Ex James R. McGuigan 1978-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

NOYES PLATE COIN

LOT 201 1798 S-158 R4 Style I Hair, Small 8 F15 . Ten points sharper with faint roughness under mostly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of brown and this cent has nice eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a dull scratch in the hair above the ear. Rare TDS, Breen state VI, with a bold cud break at ITED. Graded VF20 net VG10 and second finest of the terminal die state in the Noyes census, his photo #26281. This is the Noyes plate coin for the terminal die state in his 1991 reference on the cents of 1793-1814. 

Ex Denis W. Loring 10/1980-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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