Fred Borcherdts ANA Sale

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 212 1798 S-166 R1 Style II Hair, Large 8 VF35 . Choice glossy brown and light chocolate. Smooth and nearly flawless; a tiny planchet chip right of the top of the F in OF and a nick below the adjacent A are the only notable marks. M-LDS, Breen state V. The crack through the E in UNITED obliterates the right half of that letter. Struck with the reverse rotated 35 degrees CCW. The strike on the bust is better than most, nearly complete. 

Ex Steve Fischer 1/1981-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

EX WURTZBACH-SHELDON

LOT 213 1798 S-167 R1 Style II Hair, Large 8 EF40+ . Choice glossy brown and light chocolate with underlying frosty tan in the fields and protected areas. Lightly worn and essentially flawless; a tiny planchet flake right of the D in UNITED is the only notable defect. LDS, Breen state VI early, with a strong cud break connecting the first T in STATES to the rim and a narrow but clearly defined rim cud at TE in UNITED. A beautiful cent that comes with a wonderful provenance.

Ex Carl Wurtzbach-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy I. Paschal-C. Douglas Smith-Denis W. Loring 3/1980-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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