Terry Denman Collection of Middle Dates Part 1

THE TERRY DENMAN COLLECTION  SECOND FINEST N-9

LOT 12 1816 N-9 R3 Repunched 18, PCGS graded MS63 Brown . Lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate with delicate overtones of light bluish steel, especially on the obverse. The reverse is a shade or two lighter than the obverse with subtle hints of very faded mint red in protected areas. The only marks are a light horizontal nick just right of the mouth, another light nick in the field off the brow lock, plus a few tiny ticks on the chin. A tiny swipe of darker toning at the lower point of star 8 is a good identifying mark. Otherwise this cent is choice and the eye appeal is excellent. E-MDS, die state a, with clear repunching left of the lower loop of the 8 and to the left from the peak and base of the second 1. Fine radial die flowlines cover the fields on both sides and the dentils are complete. A really nice example of a variety that is prohibitively rare in true mint state grades (three known, one of which is in the ANS Museum Collection). Graded MS60 and tied for second finest known in the Bland census. Called MS62 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #27604. Our grade is MS60+ . Comes with an important provenance. 36547.63/15114858 Ex Fred Baldwin 4/14/1960-Mrs. R. Henry Norweb-Norweb Family Collection, Bowers & Merena 11/14/1988:2862-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:634-Chris McCawley, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/2004:321-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:22-Terry S. Denman Collection

LOT 13 1817 N-1 R4 EF45 . Frosty olive brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and choice except for a planchet flake at the bottom of star 4 and another flake on the rim over the A in STATES, both as struck. The only notable contact mark is a very light rim bruise over the O in OF. M-LDS, die state b, with fine die cracks from the bust tip and the tip of the coronet, but the final crack to star 11 has not formed. A very nice example of this tough die variety, tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #21688. Graded EF45 by Del Bland. 

Ex Hollinbeck Coin Co. Mail Bid Sale #91, 11/1950:811-Jerry Kolar-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz 3/1974-Myles Z. Gerson 3/1980-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale 4/1989:188-R. S. “Robbie” Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:415-Chris McCawley 5/2/2012-Terry S. Denman Collection

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