Fred Borcherdts ANA Sale

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 299 1802 S-237 R2 PCGS graded AU58 . Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty light steel brown in the fields and protected areas. A sharp cent with just a light touch of friction on the highpoints, but there are several notable marks. There is a dull rim nick at the I in LIBERTY, another left of that L, two more at TES, a dull dig at the base of ES, and another over NE in ONE. In addition there is an area of planchet roughness in the hair left of the shoulder, probably as struck but it still counts. MDS, Breen state V, with fine die cracks on the reverse. Graded AU55 net EF40 and tied for CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #28026. Our grade is EF45+ sharpness net EF40. Looks really nice at first glance. 36320.58/52085740 Ex R. Clay 1989-Denis W. Loring-Thomas D. Reynolds-Tom Morey-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:789-Anthony J. Terranova, Stack’s 1/1993:1138 (as AU55)- Stack’s FPL 1993 & 1994-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

CONDITION CENSUS S-238

LOT 300 1802 S-238 R4 VF25+ . Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with splashes of reddish brown on both sides, mostly on the reverse. Most of the planchet is perfectly smooth but many of the reddish areas contain traces of very fine roughness. No verdigris, just a few marks including a dull linear depression in the field above the hair ribbon and some small ticks over the N in ONE. MDS, Breen state III, with strong die clashmarks at LIBERTY and several fine die cracks on the reverse. Graded VF30 and tied for CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF25 and tied for CC#6.

Ex Stack’s (privately) 1950-C. Douglas Smith 3/1974-Denis W. Loring 5/1974-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-C. Douglas Smith 9/1980-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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