TNA HOF Collection Pt 1

LOT 1287 1849 N-16 R5 F15. Ten points sharper but there is a dull scratch in the hair above the T in LIBERTY plus nicks scattered over the obverse including a dull nick on the earlobe and another on the peak of the 1. Lightly cleaned with light to medium brown toning. Rare EDS, die state a, before any crumbling inside the lower part of the 9. 

LOT 1290 1849 N-17 R4 EF40+. Glossy golden light greenish olive. Smooth with light wear and small nicks including one on the end of the nose and another on the chin. A vertical planchet flake over the end of the wreath stem is the best identifying mark. LDS, die state e, with a small lump at the end of the crack in the dentils over the F in OF. 

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection  N-19 EX STARR-NAFTZGER

LOT 1288 1849 N-16 R5 VF35. Sharpness EF45 but there are several very light rim bruises on both sides, the strongest one at the E in AMERICA. Otherwise smooth and the toning is an attractive glossy brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. LDS, die state c, with crumbling inside the bottom of the 9 and on the lower right of star 7. 

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

LOT 1289 1849 N-17 R4 AU55. Glossy medium steel brown with traces of faded red on the reverse. Satiny mint luster shows in the fields and protected areas and this cent has mint state eye appeal. Just light friction on the highest points and a few tiny contact marks. A horizontal tick on the earlobe and a small nick on the truncation over the 8 can help identify this cent. E-MDS, die state b. The tops of the C & E in CENT are not connected by crumbling and there is a very fine die crack at ME. 

LOT 1291 1849 N-19 R5- EF45. Glossy tan and light brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth and choice with light wear and frost in protected areas. A barely visible speck of burgundy toning against the curl left of star 13 is the best identifying mark. EDS, die state a, before crumbling in the top of the N in ONE. Comes with a great provenance for a relatively modest cent. 

Ex Fred H. Borcherdt Collection

Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Floyd T. Starr, Stack’s 6/13/1984:619-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr. (via William C. Noyes)-Fred H. Borcherdt Collection (includes the Starr lot ticket and Naftzger collection envelopes)

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