TNA HOF Collection Pt 1

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 1216 1848 N-13 R4+ VF35. Slightly sharper with a few trivial contact marks on smooth surfaces. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. LDS, die state b, with a bold rim cud at the top of the reverse. 

LOT 1215 1848 N-13 R4+ MS60. Glossy brown and light chocolate with 10% of the mint color showing on both sides. Smooth and quite attractive. Looks mint state but there is a light rim bruise at IC in AMERICA. E-MDS, die state a. The fine die lines from the dentils under the second 8 are still visible and there is no cud break on the reverse. CC#8 for the variety in the Grellman census. Removed from a PCGS holder graded MS63BN (PCGS label #1883.63/16501473 included). 

Ex Sam Sloat-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex Tom Hart 2010-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

FINEST 1848 N-14

LOT 1217 1848 N-14 R4- PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. The obverse is bright lustrous mint red just starting to mellow to steel brown on the highpoints, about 90% of the original red remaining. The reverse is satiny light bluish steel brown faded down from mint red with underlying very faded red covering the fields and protected areas. Both sides have great cartwheel luster and superior eye appeal. The only marks are a few spots of darker toning on the obverse including one on the left side of the E in LIBERTY, another hidden in the hair folds between the ear and the Y, and a third resting on top of star 8. Two tiny, very shallow planchet flakes show in the field just left of the upper lip, as struck. The reverse is flawless. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. All the fine die finishing lines are clear, including the ones extending down to the right in the field around star 5. The always-present die crack through the top of MERIC is faint but visible. Our grade is MS65, CC#1 for the variety in the Grellman census.

Ex RARCOA’s Rockford Sale, 1/13/1978:47-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:855-Tatum, Stack’s Bowers 2018 ANA Sale, lot 379-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Naftzger collection envelope and last lot ticket)

LOT 1218 1848 N-15 R5 EF45. Sharpness very close to mint state but cleaned, coated, and partially retoned reddish steel brown with darker olive on the highpoints. The surfaces are quite nice and there are no notable marks, but the toning is not attractive. This cent deserves some TLC that would begin with removing the coating that was intended to keep it from toning. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. The reverse is uncracked. CC#9 for the variety in the Grellman census. Might rate a higher grade if properly retoned. Comes with a nice provenance. 

Ex Stack’s 9/18/1937-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:858-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Blaisdell and Naftzger collection envelopes)

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