The Midwest Winter Sale 2009
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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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1839-C AU/cleaned.
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Description:
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It is curiously difficult to decipher just how much original luster remains on this rather appealing 1839-C half-eagle. The cleaning alluded to in the title of this lot is actually comparatively mild, given the extent to which other Charlotte gold has been abused, and definite signs of the cartwheel effect remain at the peripheral areas, but apparently, some flowline field luster has been adversely affected. On the other hand, this must have been a very well struck coin at the time of production, and the details retain more sharpness than typical of Charlotte gold. The eagle's wing feathers are particularly distinct. All in all, not a bad coin at all for a type collector.
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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$2,400.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$3,000.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$3,600.00
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Price Realized:
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$4,140.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
No history for this lot classification has been found. |