Fred Borcherdts ANA Sale

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 208 1798 S-163 R4 Style I Hair, Small 8 F12+ . A few points sharper but there are specks of verdigris right of the Y and on the bust. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and show only minor contact marks. A tiny rim nick over the left edge of the R in LIBERTY and a nick on the chin can help identify this cent. Mostly glossy olive brown and steel with darker toning on the face. M-LDS, Breen state VI, with a slightly sunken retained cud break under the 17 and lowest curl. Graded F15 net F12 by Noyes, his photo #26527. 

Ex Joseph H. Rose, Harmer Rooke Numismatics Ltd. 3/15/1990:99 (as VF, plated)-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

NOYES PLATE COIN

LOT 209 1798 S-163 R4 Style I Hair, Small 8 G6 . Glossy light brown blending to darker chocolate in protected areas. Smooth with minor marks including some nicks at the A in STATES with traces of wax or glue at the nicks. Essentially just a well worn cent. Rare TDS, Breen state VII, showing a strong cud break connecting the 17 to the rim with an extension along the rim below the lowest curl. Graded VG7 net G5 and CC#4 of those in the terminal die state in the Noyes census, his photo #26289. This is the Noyes plate coin for the die state in his 1991 reference.

From the Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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