Terry Denman Collection of Middle Dates Part 1

THE TERRY DENMAN COLLECTION

LOT 104 1822 N-7 R3+ VF20+ . Sharpness VF35 with a patch of fine corrosion under NT in CENT into the wreath below and specks of fine verdigris elsewhere on the reverse. The obverse is smooth with just minor contact marks. Mostly glossy olive brown and chocolate mixed with reddish brown tones on the reverse. M-LDS, die state b. The outside leaf below IC in AMERICA is quite weak and the vertical crack down through star 7 is clear. Graded VF35 net VF20 in the Noyes census, his photo #34767. Comes with a nice provenance. 

Ex J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 11/1936:377-Floyd T. Starr, Stack’s 12/4/1984:1623-Wesley A. Rasmussen, 1996 EAC Sale, lot 207-Stuart M. “Mac” MacDonald, Heritage Auctions 9/1997:5210-Terry S. Denman Collection

LOT 105 1822 N-8 R4 VF35 . At least five points sharper with too many minor contact marks for the higher grade. None of these marks is distracting and the eye appeal is quite nice. The best identifying marks are a small spot of darker steel toning at the dentils over star 4, a dull nick on the top of the second 2, and a dull nick on the left foot of the M in AMERICA. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty golden tan and light brown toning faded down from mint color in protected areas. Sharply struck M-LDS, die state d, with a fine bisecting die crack on the reverse and fusing of some dentils over ST in STATES. The fields are smooth and prooflike on both sides, and this cent has the eye appeal of a higher grade. Called EF40 net VF30 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #25436. 

Ex Coin Galleries 8/1986:1913-Denis W. Loring 9/1986-Richard V. Punchard 6/1989-Wesley A. Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3469-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:164-Terry S. Denman Collection

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