Terry Denman Collection of Middle Dates Part 1

THE TERRY DENMAN COLLECTION

LOT 153 1827 N-11 R1 AU58+ . Lustrous steel brown and olive with faded mint color showing in the protected areas on both sides, perhaps 5% of the planchet showing some mellowed red. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the portrait; the reverse is choice mint state. The only marks, and they are microscopic, and a few tiny planchet chips on the cheek and a very small planchet flake that affects a single dentil at the bottom of the reverse. Graded MS60 net AU55 by Noyes, his photo #28667.  Ex Stack’s (privately)-Al Bonard-G. M. “Pat” Patterson, Kagin’s 5/6/1988:1149-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:881-Chris McCawley 4/14/2012-Terry S. Denman Collection  NOYES PLATE COIN

LOT 154 1827 N-12 R5 VF30 . Close to mint state but covered with uniform very fine roughness. No verdigris and the only mark is a tiny rim nick at star 5. Slightly glossy uniform dark olive brown. Sharply struck showing full radial lines in all the stars and a complete brow lock. M-LDS, die state b late. A clear die crack reaches up from the dentils between the 1 & 8 to the back of the ear, T, and into the hair above where it fades away. This cent has decent eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Called AU50 net VF35 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #25334. Bland says net VF30 and tied for CC#2 in his census. This cent is plated in the 1991 Noyes reference to illustrate his die state B.  Ex Grant’s Hobby Shop 6/15/1929:578-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Floyd T. Starr, Stack’s 6/13/1984:204-Wesley A. Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3536-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:253-Chris McCawley 8/18/2011-Terry S. Denman Collection

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