Terry Denman Collection of Middle Dates Part 1

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 130 1825 N-7 R3 Repunched 5, PCGS graded AU55 . Glossy dark olive and steel brown with frosty flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, but a bit darker than you prefer at this level of sharpness. The notable defects are a tiny nick just right of the eye, a pinprick off the left end of the line below CENT, and a thin scuff of fine hairline scratches over the N in ONE. None of these marks catches your eye. M-LDS, die state g. The die crack from the curl at star 13 to the dentils right of the date is clear and rim cud breaks extend from above star 4 clockwise to the bottom of star 11. In addition, a fine but clear die crack reaches from the curl on the forehead to the upper right point of star 4. The terminal rim cud breaks from star 12 to the date have not formed. The repunching on the 5 is clear. A very thin double profile caused by die bounce or “machine doubling” shows on the bottom of the nose, lips, and throat. This cent has great eye appeal in spite of the dark color. Called AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #21386. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#3 among the confirmed examples in his census. Our grade is AU50. 36799.55/15104434

Ex John P. Young, M. H. Bolender 6/8/1951:375-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 274-Stuart A. Hodge, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/2004:415-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:203-Terry S. Denman Collection

LOT 131 1825 N-8 R3+ EF45+ . At least 5 points sharper but there are some small contact marks scattered over both sides including a shallow dig on the jawline and a dull, light nick in the field off the lower part of the neck. Frosty light brown mottled with some darker bluish steel brown on the obverse. Satiny mint luster shows in protected areas and there are traces of faded mint red on the reverse. EDS, die state a. The dies are uncracked and the inner circle from under the 1 to star 8 is strong. 

Ex Thomas D. Reynolds 11/26/2011-Terry S. Denman Collection

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