Fred Borcherdts ANA Sale

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

LOT 316 1803 S-251 R2 PCGS graded AU50 . Frosty light to medium olive brown and steel with hints of lighter brown and tan in protected areas. Sharply struck and smooth with excellent eye appeal. The only notable marks are a barely visible rim bruise left of the lower curls and a faint diagonal hairline from the cheek to the upper part of the neck. Neither mark is visible to the unaided eye. E-MDS, Breen state II, with faint swelling at the lowest curl. Graded AU50 net EF40 and tied for CC#21 in the Noyes census, his photo #32655. Our grade is EF40+. 36368.50/56556700 

Ex Ted Kress 1991-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection



LOT 317 1803 S-252 R2 PCGS graded AU55 . Beautiful glossy steel brown with lustrous golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas and darker steel brown on the highpoints. Smooth with great eye appeal and just a few trivial ticks in the obverse fields. Looks choice but a glass reveals some extremely faint hairlines on the portrait. MDS, Breen state III, with a die crack through the base of the date ending left of the lowest curl.. Graded EF45 and tied for CC#9 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF45 Choice and tied for CC#4, his photo #33134. Our grade is EF45. Struck slightly off center to K-3 affecting only the dentils. 36371.55/52084630

Ex John Rowe III (Southwest Numismatic Corp.)-George E. Ewing, Jr.-Del N. Bland-Dr. Philip W. Ralls-Douglas F. Bird-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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