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 fifty-cent (J-748). PCGS PF-65CAM.
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Description:
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In a design much unlike any struck for normal production, Liberty's portrait faces right with a diadem eponymously inscribed, and a ribbon swoops below her, bearing the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. The date is curiously relegated to the reverse, beneath a wreath of oak and laurel leaves surrounding the prominent denomination. This is undoubtedly one of Barber's better renditions, and it leads to a very attractive coin. Besides, as implied by the PCGS PF-65 CAM grade, technical preservation is outstanding for this gem, allowing full appreciation of the aesthetics. Faint silver-beige patina envelopes both sides, gravitating very slightly toward a darker tone at the rims. Tiny raised bumps on the surfaces are indicative of minimal die rust, most of it polished away, as can be presumed by the extensive polish lines visible throughout the entire field area. Between the two grading services, only two coins exceed the PF-65 level offered here.
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Low Estimate:
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$3,250.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$4,000.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$3,250.00
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Price Realized:
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$3,737.50 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
No history for this lot classification has been found. |