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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1846 Large Date. NGC AU-58.
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Description:
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The powdery lemon-gold patina seems at first glance more in keeping with a coin struck at Charlotte, and furthering the impersonation is a lack of sharpness on the highpoint details. As is typical of gold coins of the era, cartwheel effect is less pronounced than it would be on coins struck decades later, but flowline luster consistently occupies all peripheral areas. This coin has survived the ravages of time with very little evidence of handling, a few ticks around the eagle's head being the only notable blemishes.
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Low Estimate:
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$800.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$925.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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$800.00
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 1038 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $11,250.00 |
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1846 Large Date. NGC MS-64.
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According to David Akers, the die used to strike the reverse of the 1846 half-eagle was also used to strike proof examples of 1844, 1845, 1848, and possibly 1847. It is further interesting to note... |
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| 1151 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/24/2009 | $14,750.00 |
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1846 Large Date. NGC MS-64.
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With the exception of the 1873, obtaining a $5 Liberty prior to 1878 in such a lofty grade is one of the tougher challenges in numismatics. In fact, in the Coin Dealer Newsletter pricing sheets, a... |
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