The Midwest Summer Sale 2010
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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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1869 NGC AU-58.
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Description:
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A lightly abraded coin with ticks in the obverse lower left field, but no spots. Many coronet gold coins minted prior to 1877 are very difficult to locate in uncirculated grade, and command a large jump in valuation between AU-58 and MS-60, and that is the case for 1869. Commonly available price guides suggest at least doubling the cost above the NGC AU-58 grade, potentially making this canary-gold example look like a bargain.
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Low Estimate:
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$950.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$1,100.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$950.00
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Price Realized:
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 902 | The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008 | $2,000.00 |
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1869 NGC MS-61.
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The low initial mintage of merely 4,300 pieces for 1869 suffered inordinate attrition, leaving probably just about a hundred examples in existence today. Although they did not share dies with proof... |
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