The Collectors' Auction 2009
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Lot Title:
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1857-C NGC AU-55.
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Description:
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Charlotte struck 31,360 half-eagles off a single pair of dies in 1857, and thus the level of strike quality ranges widely from quite sharp to rather poor. The present example provides evidence of an average strike, though of course, brief circulation played a role in the slight flattening of the hair at the top of Liberty's head and the curls over her ear. Feathers on the eagle's neck and the arrow shafts are a touch soft as well. Underlying brilliance is attenuated slightly by amber-gold patina that is half a shade darker on the obverse, and only peeps of luster appear at the peripheral areas.
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Low Estimate:
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$2,500.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$2,900.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$2,300.00
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 1049 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $1,350.00 |
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1857-C XF details/cleaned.
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Brassy color on the portrait is surrounded by curiously greenish-gold tint in the fields, and on the whole, this is a rather harshly cleaned Charlotte coin. Many hairlines crisscross through the... |
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| 782 | The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009 | $1,950.00 |
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1857-C ICG AU-50.
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Fields and devices are somewhat less abraded than would typically be expected of Charlotte gold, with just a small cluster of minor bagmarks on Liberty's cheek. The surfaces are definitely too pale... |
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