TNA HOF Collection Pt 1

LARGE CENTS



LOT 1001 1840 N-1 R1 Small Date, Repunched 8 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous light to medium steel brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is excellent. The only marks are a tiny tick in the field near the tip of the nose and a few specks of darker toning under star 10. E-MDS, die state a late. The fields are lightly flowlined and the repunching at the base of the 8 is dull but visible. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#6 honors in the Grellman census. The attribution and Iskra Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. 395818.63/81078194

LOT 1002 1840 N-1 R1 Small Date, Repunched 8 AU50. Glossy golden light olive with frosty luster in the fields and protected areas. Trivial marks and very light friction on the devices. A fine planchet lamination at the end of the wreath ribbon is a good identifying mark (as struck). LDS, die state b. The repunching at the bottom of the 8 is gone. 

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex Dean Rodina, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 9/13/1997:255-Thomas D. Reynolds-Chris McCawley McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/2013:510-Fred Iskra Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2016:1-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LUSTROUS N-2 SMALL 18 OVER LARGE 18

\ LOT 1003 1840 N-2 R2 Small Date, Small 18 over Large 18 MS62. Lustrous light steel brown and tan with subtle hints of light bluish steel overtone. Generous traces of mint red show on both sides and this cent has great eye appeal. The only notable marks are two very tiny specks of carbon at the upper right point of star 2 and a microscopic planchet chip at the left end of the eyebrow. EDS, die state a. The repunching on the 18 is sharp and there are no rim cuds. A really nice example of this “Redbook” variety. CC#8 in the Grellman census.

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

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