TNA HOF Collection Pt 1

LOT 1040 1843 N-2/7 R1 Petite Head, PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Glossy light olive and chocolate with traces of frosty golden tan and lighter steel brown in protected areas. No spots or stains. The only notable mark is a small, barely visible rim bruise over the M in AMERICA. E-MDS die state a, with a clearly defined rim cud break over UN in UNITED. The rim cud is especially bold on this example. In addition there is a tiny but clearly defined rim cud over the junction between the N and I. You rarely see both cuds this clearly. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Fricke Color Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. 405836.63/81723464

LOT 1037 1842 N-9 R2+ Large Date AU55. Lustrous light steel brown. A very attractive cent with just a hint of friction on the highpoints. The only marks are a tiny tick right of the upper lip and a small planchet flake in the dentils over the I in UNITED (as struck). EDS, die state a. The early die lines on both sides are sharp. 

Ex Douglas F. Bird-Pierre Fricke, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/ Goldbergs 2/12/2017:416-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 1041 1843 N-2/7 R1 Petite Head EF40. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with slightly darker chocolate at the dentils over star 7. Smooth with trivial contact marks. M-LDS, die state b late, with a rim cud break over UN. The earlier die line along the base of the N in ONE is now a short spur. 

LOT 1038 1842 N-9 R2+ Large Date AU50. Very close to mint state but expertly retoned frosty medium brown. Looks mint state and there are no notable marks other than light smoothing around the edge where there is some golden toning. MDS, die state b. The earlier fine die lines over ER in AMERICA are gone. 

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 1042 1843 N-2/7 R1 Petite Head EF45. Ten points sharper with barely visible hairline scratches in the field before the portrait. Lustrous chocolate and darker steel brown with hints of reddish chocolate on both sides, especially around stars 2-5 where there are faint traces of very light verdigris. The reverse is satiny and quite attractive. LDS, die state c. The spur from the bottom of the N in ONE is gone (Newcomb’s #7). The rim break at UN is not visible. 

LOT 1039 1843 N-2/7 R1 Petite Head EF45+. Frosty light to medium brown and light olive. Light wear on the devices and just a few minor contact marks including a nick in the dentils at star 3 and another under the right point of star 6. A trace of verdigris tucked tightly around the leaf under ST is the only other defect. EDS+, die state a. The lump (hub defect) under the right foot of the 1 is sharp. 

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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