Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
683 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $700.00 |
1849 NGC AU-53.
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A trifle "scrubby" for the grade of AU-53, with myriad short, sharp hairlines sharing space in the fields with tiny contact marks. Although a little pale overall, a few tidbits of old dirt and grunge... |
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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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