Terry Denman Collection of Middle Dates Part 1

THE TERRY DENMAN COLLECTION  WRIGHT PLATE COIN

LOT 136 1826 N-3 R3 PCGS graded MS63 Brown . Attractive frosty light to medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and satiny mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. Looks mint state but there is a trace of friction on the highpoints and some light contact marks. These include a small, light scuff in the field left of the peak of the 1 in the date, several tiny nicks in the field before the eye, and a diagonal nick on the throat, and a small nick on the truncation over the 8. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state a, with microscopic die flowlines in the fields but before any crumbling in the obverse dentils. This is the Wright plate coin for the variety. Called AU55 and CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #25386. Bland says AU55 and CC#5 among the confirmed examples in his census. Our grade is AU50+, very close to AU55. 36817.63/15104439 Ex Fritz Weber-William K. Raymond-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Myles Z. Gerson-R. S. “Robbie” Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:605-Wesley A. Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3504-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:211-Terry S. Denman Collection  LUSTROUS RED & BROWN N-4 EX NAFTZGER

LOT 137 1826 N-4 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown . Lustrous mint red fading to light bluish steel brown and light chocolate on the highpoints, about a third of the mint color remaining on the obverse and half remaining on the reverse. A splash of lighter toning shows between star 11 and the hair bun. The notable defects area spot of fine carbon at the left top of the N in CENT, another on the right top of the M in AMERICA, and a third on the left side of that C. Otherwise this cent is essentially flawless, and it has great eye appeal in spite of the few spots. EDS, die state a, with crisp dentils around both sides. Called MS63 and tied for CC#2 in the Bland census. Our grade is MS63 . 36821.64/13072556

Ex Elmer Sears-T. James Clarke 1954-R. E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:172; Vince Santostephano-Terry S. Denman Collection

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