The Collectors' Auction 2009
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Lot Title:
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1857-C ICG AU-50.
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Description:
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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 to pass as fully original, but many collectors will appreciate some remnants of mint luster and the rather sharp strike, the latter characteristic being all too uncommon for the issue. Tool marks in the die produced the distinctive raised lines next to the right obverse rim -- a diagnostic of the only known die.
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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$1,950.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$2,250.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$1,950.00
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Price Realized:
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$2,242.50 |
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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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| 783 | The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009 | $2,300.00 |
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1857-C NGC AU-55.
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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... |
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