TNA HOF Collection Pt 1

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 1202 1848 N-6 R1 VF20. Glossy medium brown with chocolate on the highpoints. Minor marks on smooth surfaces. A modest cent but in a tough die state. LDS, die state e, with a small cud break at the left top of the M. 

LOT 1201 1848 N-6 R1 AU50. Frosty light to medium brown with a few tiny peeps of faded red on the reverse. Light friction on the devices and minor marks including a small nick on the front edge of the neck and a speck of darker toning in the dentils at star 9. M-LDS, die state d, with a strong die crack at MER, and the section outside the crack has shifted slightly outward. 

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

BEAUTIFUL “GREENIE”

LOT 1203 1848 N-7 R2 MS63+. Beautiful lustrous light sea green, a classic “greenie” that has superb eye appeal. The best identifying marks are a couple faint marks in the field right of star 3 and a faint spot of slightly darker toning over star 2. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state b early. The lump on the curl over the left side of the second 8 is present and the die lines at NITE are sharp. Tied for CC#3 honors in the Grellman census. A great cent with an equally great provenance. A real prize for the “Greenie Lovers” among us.

Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Floyd T. Starr, Stack’s 6/13/1984:558-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. (via William C. Noyes)-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Naftzger collection envelope and Starr lot ticket)

Saturday, May 31 st , 2025 5PM CST

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