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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1851, 1851-O, 1855, 1867 and 1872 Three-Cent silver pieces.
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Description:
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A lot of three cent silver coins that failed certification at PCGS, yet offer terrific value for what they are. Included with commentary are: 1851 "cleaned" (more likely just heavily abraded on the devices, as the fields remain unaffected), 1851-O "cleaned" (uncirculated details), 1855 "cleaned" (naturally retoned over moderate hairlines), 1867 "cleaned" (either a proof, or very prooflike), and 1872 "damage or tooling spot(s) removed" (proof, with a corrosion spot removed from the lower right star point). There is no truly definitive way to distinguish 1867 proofs from business strikes, as the mint actually used them interchangeably in proof sets and in distribution to circulation. Five coin lot.
This lot may contain an item not certified by ANACS, PCGS, or NGC. While Scotsman Auction Co. is typically conservative in our descriptions of items not certified by one of these companies, we cannot guarantee our grading estimation will match their grade. We highly recommend that collectors seeking items certified by a third-party grading service only bid on items that have already been certified. No lot can be returned because of a variance in judgment with regards to grade.
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Low Estimate:
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$1,100.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$1,300.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$2,400.00
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Price Realized:
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$2,760.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 365 | The Collectors' Auction 2013 on 10/18/2013 | $475.00 |
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1851 PCGS MS-64 (rattler).
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Little to no evidence of clashed dies can be found for this steam-grey type coin. In spite of the moderate patina, plenty of mint frost still shows, especially across the reverse, with scattered tiny... |
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| 430 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $550.00 |
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1851 PCGS MS-65 (green label).
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On the obverse, the star looks like a meteor rapidly descending through the sky, with curious flames of slate and steel-grey trailing above as it ignites in the atmosphere. Some collectors will not... |
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| 343 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $340.00 |
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1851 NGC MS-64 (no line).
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Astonishingly thick, deep, vintage beige-grey patina piles up about a mile high on both sides of this diminutive coin, threatening to swallow it up whole with such a huge supply of original tone. ... |
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| 299 | The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008 | $1,450.00 |
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1851, 1852, 1853 (x2), 1861 and 1862 Three-Cent silver pieces.
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Three cent silver coins with a total face value of eighteen cents are found in this lot. They are listed as follows: 1851 (MS-62, possible reverse PVC residue), 1852 (MS-63, obverse PVC residue), 1853... |
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| 301 | The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008 | $1,350.00 |
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1851, 1852 and 1860 Three-Cent silver pieces. PCGS MS-64.
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A trio of three cent silver coins, all certified and graded MS-64 by PCGS. They are listed as: 1851 (pleasing original), 1852 (pewter-grey original with a few specks of carbon on the reverse), and... |
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