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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1926 American Sesquicentennial. PCGS MS-64.
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Description:
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There are distinctive issues in U.S. numismatics which are common up through a grade of MS-64, then suddenly become virtually unobtainable in MS-65. One coin famous for this phenomenon is the 1926 Sesquicentennial coin, where "gem" coins are worth several multiples the value of coins in MS-64. Because it is struck in low relief, the tiny ticks and abrasions present on the unstruck planchet tend to remain on the struck coin, appearing on Washington's cheek, as that is the highest central area of the design and the last to make contact with the dies.
Because of the large premium for MS-65 coins, the closest that many collectors will come to owning a gem is by purchasing premium quality MS-64, and that describes the present lot precisely. It is housed in a green label PCGS holder and seems very cautiously graded by comparison to the innumerable like-graded examples with a noisy cheek. Under high magnification, the tiny abrasions just discussed do appear on the founding father's cheek, but they are minuscule at worst, and irrelevant at best, as the balance of this premium piece gleams with original silver-white brilliance and exudes all the characteristics of a hands-down gem. Post mint impairment consists merely of a couple of minute bagmarks on the conjoined busts, and a small reed mark on the right side of the Liberty Bell. From the Ninth Hole Collection.
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Low Estimate:
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$260.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$350.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$380.00
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Price Realized:
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$437.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 544 | The Collectors' Auction 2013 on 10/18/2013 | $1,200.00 |
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1926 American Sesquicentennial NGC MS-65 (no-line).
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Eunice Peters Estate. 279 graded MS-65, 12 higher at NGC. The 1926 Sesquicentennial holds well-known status as a condition-rarity within the commemorative series, as few gems have been certified,... |
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| 1580 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $425.00 |
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1926 American Sesquicentennial. PCGS MS-64.
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This coin goes from the $450 range in MS-64 to the $4000 range in MS-65. That is one hell of a spread. This coin is very solid MS-64 that could have an outside chance at an upgrade. The odds are... |
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| 920 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/17/2006 | $0.00 |
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1926 American Sesquicentennial. NGC MS-64.
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What a nice MS-64. Sesquicentennial are usually very "beat-up" looking coins. This coin is an exception to the rule. Washington has some very light chatter on the cheek, while Collidge's face is... |
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