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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1855-S NGC AU-50.
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Description:
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Olive-drab patina dominates the fields and only grudgingly yields to glimmers of golden luster in the peripheral areas between the letters. Collectors of this series may will no doubt recognize 1855-S as a much tougher three-dollar gold coin, and it has semi-key status, particularly at AU-50 (this grade) and above. This seems to be a strictly original coin with no problems and no notable abrasions. Very nice!
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Low Estimate:
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$5,000.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$6,000.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$5,100.00
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Price Realized:
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$5,865.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 441 | The Collectors' Auction 2011 on 10/21/2011 | $2,600.00 |
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1855-S PCGS XF-45.
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Given that the grade is in the XF range, there is a surprisingly nice amount of luster still tracing an outline around protected areas of the design elements, though the wide open fields have... |
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