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LOT 157 Trio of Draped Bust Cents, 1797 & 1798. Trio of Draped Bust Cents. Includes a 1797 S-140 medium to dark chocolate browns V-LDS AG3, a 1798 S-148 M-LDS Breen state VI with the large cud over ERTY G5, and a 1798 S-167 E-MDS dark brown and steel G4. A few lower grade common varieties with smooth surfaces.

Ex; Fred Borcherdt

LOT 159 1797 S-143 R-5 F12+. VF30 sharpness but uniform granularity covers all but the high points on both sides. There are a couple of tiny rim bumps at the bust tip, no other notable marks Semi-glossy olive brown with puffs of dark lilac steel on the reverse. Graded VF25 net F12 and TCC#11 by Noyes, his photo #27466.

LOT 158 1797 S-143 R-5 F15. XF40 sharpness with uniform granularity covering the surfaces except the highest points, which are smoother. There is also a nick on the rim above ER, the only mark. Glossy dark brown with lighter chocolate tones on the high points. Unevenly struck on the upper left obverse and lower left reverse, weaker in those areas, but otherwise full date and legends. Graded XF40 net VF20 and TCC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #26488.

Ex; Fred Borcherdt (1987)

Ex; Fred Borcherdt

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