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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1907-O PCGSGenuine.
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Description:
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There is no singular factor that denotes this as a coin with altered surfaces (PCGS Genuine-94), yet someone familiar with the vast array of methods employed by coin doctors would guess that something is "not quite right" with the dull appearance of the obverse. A chemical treatment or residue of some unknown type may have been used to hide hairlines or minor surface flaws that are not immediately recognizable. This is probably a borderline AU-58/MS-62 coin without the alteration, and indeed, the reverse seems unaffected by whatever process took place on the obverse.
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Low Estimate:
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$300.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$400.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$425.00
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Price Realized:
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$488.75 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 580 | The Collectors' Auction 2012 on 10/05/2012 | $340.00 |
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1907-O PCGS AU-53.
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Toning pattern overall had to have been caused by the coin being taped into an album many years ago. A broad rectangle straight across the obverse shows much less toning than the upper and lower... |
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| 607 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/17/2006 | $150.00 |
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1907-O XF-45+.
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I am glad the guy who cleaned the 1870-S $5.00 gold piece in this sale didn't get his hands on this original beauty. That guy is still on coin collecting probation, and will be for a long time if I... |
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