Fred Borcherdts ANA Sale

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



LOT 290 1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000 PCGS AU Detail, Altered Surface . Glossy olive brown and reddish chocolate with lighter steel brown on the highpoints. Lightly worn and attractive but there are some defects including a spot of very fine roughness on the upper edge of the bust at the neck, a nick in the field over the lower curls, a minor abrasion on the rim at the L in LIBERTY, and a dull nick in the wreath below the E in UNITED. EDS, Breen state I, before any die rust or clashmarks on the obverse. Graded VF35 net VF25 and tied for CC#22 in the Noyes census, his photo #25669. Our grade is net VF25+. The Error Fraction 1/000 feature is clear. 36341.94/56549987 

Ex Larry Briggs 1982-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection



LOT 291 1802 S-229 R2 PCGS AU Detail, Altered Surface. Glossy olive brown and steel with traces of lighter brown in protected areas on the obverse. Lightly worn with smooth surfaces and nice eye appeal,, but there are a couple small carbon spots: one in the field before the eye and a smaller one near the dentils before the neck. Otherwise just a few tiny marks including a tiny dig at the dentils under the lowest curl. MDS, Breen state IV, with a die crack at ERTY and fine die clashmarks on both sides. Graded VF35 and tied for CC#6 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF30 and tied for CC#7, his photo #26234. Our grade is net VF30. 36299.94/56549988 

Ex Donald Ballou 3//2/1968-C. Douglas Smith 12/1981-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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