TNA HOF Collection Pt 1

GRELLMAN PLATE COIN

LOT 1204 1848 N-7 R2 PCGS graded MS64+ Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous bright mint red fading to steel brown on the devices, more than half the red showing. Trivial defects including a spot of darker brown toning at the bottom of star 7, a small spot of very fine carbon just right of star 1, a smooth planchet chip on the rim left of star 2 (as struck), and traces of an old fingerprint at star 10. Otherwise this cent is flawless. M-LDS, die state b. A small lump shows on the bottom edge of the curl over the left side of the second 8, the fields are covered with fine radial die flowlines, and the die lines at NITE are dull and mostly gone. A very attractive red & brown cent. Our grade is MS63+, tied for CC#3 for the die variety in the Grellman census. This cent is plated inside the front cover of the second (2001) edition of the Grellman reference on the cents of 1840 1857. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Ex Thomas D. Reynolds 11/7/1987-Wesley A. Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:196-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:268-Fred Iskra Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2016:139-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 1205 1848 N-8 R3- EF40+. Glossy light olive and medium brown. Smooth with light wear and minor marks including a small nick close off the end of the nose. MDS, die state d, with several die cracks on the reverse. 

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 1207 1848 N-9 R1 AU50. Glossy light to medium brown with frost in protected areas. Very attractive, just light friction on the highpoints and trivial marks. E-MDS, die state a late. The die lines from the dentils under the right side of the second 8 are faint, nearly gone, but the reverse is uncracked. 

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 1206 1848 N-9 R1 AU58. Lustrous light olive and medium brown. Sharp and beautiful with mint state eye appeal and just a faint rub on the highpoints. A speck of darker toning under star 5 can help identify this cent. EDS, die state a. The die lines from the dentils right of the second 8 are clear. 

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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