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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1859 NGC PF-67 CAMEO.
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Description:
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Proof coins of the 1850s seem perennially underrated by collectors, even though they provide the best representation of Christian Gobrecht's vision of Seated Liberty. This is a glacier-white 1859 dime, with blatantly obvious cameo effect on both sides, though the obverse probably possesses the better visual contrast. Some of the deepest recesses of the design, such as between Liberty's elbow and midsection, lack ideal mint frost, but this is hardly unexpected of mid-nineteenth century minting technology. Details are as intricately sharp and finely detailed as can be expected. Intriguing evidence of rust pits on the dies can be inferred from numerous tiny pimples on Liberty's motif. Ultimate quality!
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Low Estimate:
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$9,000.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$11,000.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$5,250.00
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Price Realized:
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$6,037.50 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 429 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $825.00 |
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1859 PCGS MS-64 CAC.
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Defying the usual convention of toned rims and brilliant central details, an aura of subdued platinum-grey patina surrounds Liberty's figure, ceding to silvery brilliance at the rims and ensures a... |
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| 591 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/24/2009 | $12,750.00 |
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1859 NGC PF-67 Cameo.
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Icy-white, with very obvious cameo effect on both sides, though the obverse probably possesses the better contrast. Some of the deepest recesses of the devices lack mint frost, but this is hardly... |
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| 423 | The Collectors' Auction 2007 on 10/19/2007 | $290.00 |
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1859 MS-60 Details, Altered Surfaces.
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An unknown process was used apparently to disguise hairlines and add a lustrous effect to both sides of this antebellum dime. Beautifully retoned in gunmetal grey and blue colors. |
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| 1009 | The Collector's Auction on 10/20/2006 | $850.00 |
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1859 NGC PF-62.
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This is a nice bright dime with not one bit of toning. There are some lines on both the obverse and reverse, but they look like die polishing lines. Anyway, these coins are way underrated in Proof,... |
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