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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1886 PCGS PF-64.
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Description:
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It is an irony of late nineteenth-century silver production that early business strike quarters and halves often featured better cameo contrast than contemporary proof coins! In the case of this proof 1886 half-dollar, scarcely any contrast between the brilliant devices and mirrored fields can be seen, yet the reflectivity of the fields even between each of the shield stripes provide obvious indications of proof status. Further, this is an astoundingly well detailed coin, with every strand of hair on Liberty's head sharply defined, as is every single one of the eagle's feathers. Molten gold patina pours across each side, encountering parts of the rim on both sides with a sudden blend of deeper royal-gold. The overall grade seems to have been assessed primarily on the basis of some haze in the fields and very minor hairlines.
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Low Estimate:
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$1,500.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$1,650.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$1,550.00
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Price Realized:
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$1,782.50 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 680 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2009 on 02/13/2009 | $1,350.00 |
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1886 PCGS MS-62.
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The Philadelphia quarters and half-dollars of the 1879 -- 1890 era are known for being consistently prooflike in appearance, and the present coin is no different. Reflectivity and cameo effect are a... |
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| 681 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2009 on 02/13/2009 | $3,100.00 |
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1886 NGC PF-65 Cameo.
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Devastating cameo contrast bequeaths fantastic eye appeal upon this proof type half. 1886 is a date for which business strike coins were produced to very high standards in Philadelphia, and those... |
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| 498 | The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008 | $3,900.00 |
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1886 NGC PF-65 Cameo.
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Modest cafe au lait color tastefully adorns both sides of this subtly attractive proof half-dollar. The tint is lighter at the outer edges of the beautifully frosted devices, then cedes to richer... |
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| 600 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2007 on 07/27/2007 | $950.00 |
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1886 NGC MS-63.
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An exquisite russet glow with enhancing light blue highlights reflect from the mirrorlike surfaces of this low mintage type specimen. It is meagerly marked and exhibits very prominent design... |
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