The Collectors' Auction 2008
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Please Note: A 15% Buyers' Premium is added to the hammer price of all lots in this sale.
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Lot Title:
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1869 NGC PF-64.
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Description:
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From a purely artistic point of view, this is undoubtedly one of the most attractive coins in today's sale, and it is in an embossed NGC holder. Though graded only PF-64, the stunning aesthetic appeal far surpasses technical considerations. A highly brilliant and heavily frosted obverse portrait is immediately surrounded by superb reflectivity, which is itself dressed in a sheath of marvelous royal-blue and burgundy-gold colors. The reverse has begun to acquire a similar countenance, though the peripheral color is concentrated in the lower left quadrant. As expected, the strike is razor sharp. The technical deficiencies that determine the grade include a couple pin scratches off of Liberty's upper left (observed) arm and a handful of trivial hairlines, and there is a small, bent strike-through in the right obverse field. The connoisseur of numismatic beauty can easily forgive such distractions, as this coin is simply a knock-out from the standpoint of sheer aesthetic quality.
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Low Estimate:
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$725.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$800.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$3,200.00
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Price Realized:
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$3,680.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 328 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010 | $800.00 |
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1869 PCGS PF-64.
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Even in proof format, Seated Liberty coins of the mid-nineteenth century sometimes suffered incomplete strike details, but not so this amazingly sharp example. The only area of minor softness noted... |
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