The Collectors' Auction 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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1805 Large 5 - Stems (C-4, R.2). PCGS XF-45.
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Description:
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The large "5" touches the drapery, with stems on the reverse, and for die-state II, the chip in the left field clearly visible. Superior quality for a commercial XF-45 grade, with a fine, clean dark-walnut appearance and faded red luster peeping over peripheral lettering on the reverse. Clearly an original coin, crumbles of dark grunge are worked into the devices on both sides, but especially so on the reverse. All abrasions seen are minor and not worth mentioning individually.
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Low Estimate:
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$725.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$850.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$750.00
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Price Realized:
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$862.50 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 194 | The Collectors' Auction 2011 on 10/21/2011 | $700.00 |
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1805 (C-4) Large 5 - Stems VF-25, 1805 (C-4) Large 5 - Stems XF-45,...
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Both of the 1805 half-cents are attributed as C-4, but the disparity in grade is obvious. That graded XF-45 has very sharp details and even hints of luster to accompany mahogany-brown patina, but... |
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| 195 | The Collectors' Auction 2011 on 10/21/2011 | $850.00 |
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1805 (C-4) Large Italic 5, Stems. PCGS AU-55 (green label).
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Although cleaned long ago and recolored, the overall chocolate-bronze eye-appeal is definitely nicer than one might expect, given the remnants of luster that stubbornly remain on both sides. Flowline... |
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