Terry Denman Collection of Middle Dates Part 1

THE TERRY DENMAN COLLECTION  EQUAL FINEST N-6

LOT 81 1820 N-6 R4 Small Date, PCGS graded MS63 Brown . Choice frosty medium brown and chocolate with underlying lighter steel brown and tan faded down from mint color showing through in the protected areas. Looks mint state to the unaided eye but there is light friction evident on the highpoints. Mint luster shows in the fields and protected areas and the surfaces are choice, void of marks or other defects. Nicely struck MDS with fine radial die flowlines from the dentils. Called AU55 choice and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #21127. Bland says AU55 and tied for finest known honors among the confirmed examples. Our grade is AU55+. 36694.63/13053246 Ex Judge Joseph Sawicki, Stack’s 2/27/1954:642-Willard C. Blaisdell (via Del Bland) 9/1976-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:97-Terry S. Denman Collection  SECOND FINEST 1820 N-7

LOT 82 1820 N-7 R2 Small Date, NGC graded MS64 Brown . Lustrous light to medium olive with uniform light steel brown on the reverse. There is a large puff of lighter tan toning in the field before the face, and peeps of mint color are still visible in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. Sharply struck with great eye appeal. The only notable sign of contact is a tiny nick hidden in the hair below star 8. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. The fields are smooth and hard with a hint of reflectivity, and the inner circle on the obverse is sharp. A beautiful cent, and the reverse is choice. Graded MS60 and CC#2 of only 2 mint state examples in the Noyes census, his photo #69516. Our grade is MS60+. 1712120-003

Ex Europe-Jack H. Beymer (via J. R. “Bob” Grellman, Jr.) 12/2013-W. M. “Jack” Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack’s Bowers 7/16/2015:2072-Terry S. Denman Collection

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