Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
575 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $850.00 |
1849 NGC AU-53.
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Reflective luster flickers from beneath a tenuous layer of almond-tan patina, contrasted by an occasional dabble of greyish tone. Three or four very old lengthy scratches cross over Liberty's upper... |
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548 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010 | $810.00 |
1849 AU/cleaned.
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Almond-bisque tone has settled across the surfaces and helps to downplay the hazy effects of an old cleaning. Fortunately, luster was hardly affected by the unfair treatment, as the obverse retains... |
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497 | The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009 | $475.00 |
1849 AU/altered surfaces.
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Microgranularity texture of the surfaces suggests that this coin has been whizzed, perhaps in a foolish attempt to lessen the effect of minor handling marks on the reverse. The marks are hardly... |
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714 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2009 on 02/13/2009 | $525.00 |
1849 AU/questionable color/porous surfaces.
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Considerable eye appeal has been eliminated from what was probably a nice, original coin, though at least some blame rests upon storage in an improper environment. The color is clearly not original,... |
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