TNA HOF Collection Pt 1

LOT 1018 1841 N-2 R2 MS60. Uniform glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth and very attractive. No spots and only microscopic contact marks. This cent has superior eye appeal but the toning may not be original. M-LDS, die state b. The earlier lumps under the date (hub defects) are gone. The dies were freshly lapped (removing those hub defects) and the fields on both sides are smooth and slightly reflective. This cent has the eye appeal of a significantly higher grade. 

LOT 1019 1841 N-3 R2 EF40+. Five points sharper with some small scratches and ticks between stars 3 & 4. Otherwise choice with smooth surfaces and attractive brown and chocolate toning that is delicately woodgrained. EDS+, die state b, with a fine die crack through the bottom of the date and clear lines over the N in UNITED and MERICA. 

Ex J. R. Frankenfield-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex James L. Corrado 4/13/1986-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Corrado collection envelope)

LOT 1020 1841 N-3 R2 EF45. Glossy light olive and darker steel brown. Lightly worn with frost in protected areas. A small planchet flake under star 4 and another just right of the main curl are the only notable defects. LDS, die state d. The die cracks on both sides are clear and the die lines over MERICA are gone. 

Ex George Ramont-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Ramont collection envelope)  SECOND FINEST 1841 N-4

LOT 1021 1841 N-4 R1 NGC graded MS66 Brown, CAC Approved. Highly lustrous

bluish steel brown and olive with faded mint red in the protected areas on both sides, especially on the reverse. No spots or stains, and the only notable marks are a barely visible hairline scratch over star 13, another even lighter hairline right of the inner curl, and a microscopic planchet chip in front of the coronet. Nicely struck showing near ly complete radial lines in all the stars. A beautiful cent. M-LDS, die state c, with a narrow rim cud break below the date (difficult to see in the holder). The short die lines up from the dentils under the 4 are dull but still visible while the die lines over EN in CENT are clear. Our grade is MS63+, CC#2 of the variety in the Grellman census. 293052-001 Ex Stack’s/American Numismatic Rarities 6/23/2004:2236-Kenneth Goodman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/2014:819-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Goldberg lot ticket)

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