Terry Denman Collection of Middle Dates Part 1

THE TERRY DENMAN COLLECTION

LOT 124 1825 N-3 R3 NGC graded MS63 Brown . Frosty medium steel brown with lighter tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on both sides. Just trivial contact marks but there is a splash of reddish brown toning below CE in CENT, and there are traces of microscopic carbon in that spot. E-MDS, die state a, with lightly flowlined fields and an uncracked obverse. The small horizontal lump under star 6 is clear. Our grade is net AU50. A very nice cent in spite of the spot. (The holder is badly scuffed.). 1917722-001

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 THE HELFENSTEIN-AHUMADA N-3

LOT 125 1825 N-3 R3 PCGS graded MS63 Brown . Frosty steel brown and chocolate with generous traces of very faded mint color in protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers all but the highpoints on the portrait and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The only marks are two barely visible planchet flakes on the jawline, as struck, a few tiny ticks on the nose, and a puff of reddish steel toning at ES in STATES. The portrait is very well struck. M-LDS, die state c early, with a microscopic die crack down from the curl over the right edge of the 5 and another equally faint die crack slanting down from the bottom edge of the bust over the 1. Graded MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #27700. Bland says MS60 and tied for CC#4 in his census. Our grade is MS60 . Comes with a nice provenance. 36790.63/83245003 Ex Louis Helfenstein, Lester Merkin 4/1966:14-Lester Merkin 3/1969:678-Roy Rauch, McIntire Numismatic Auctions 6/10/1988:17-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:815-Manuel Ahumada Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/4/2017:69-Terry S. Denman Collection

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