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Lot Title:
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1797 16 Stars (LM-2). ANACS XF-40 details/scratched.
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Description:
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The scratches on the obverse, while profuse, could be individually forgivable since none is necessarily excessively distracting (bearing in mind the usual difficulties for early half-dimes). However, there are many of them, and the reverse is unfortunately bisected by a long, deep scratch that is obvious even without a glass. On a positive note, obverse definition is unusually strong for the "EF details" grade, though the eagle's feathers are weak as always for the die-marriage. LM-2 features a small, then a large "7" in the date, and a berry just between "N" and "I" on the reverse. (PCGS# 004258)
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Low Estimate:
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$2,300.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$2,600.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$2,300.00
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Price Realized:
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$2,645.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 411 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $16,250.00 |
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1797 15 Stars (LM-1, R.3). NGC MS-62.
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Condemnation of an early silver piece, particularly one struck in the eighteenth century, is easy when it is very white and deprived of patina, but some events are beyond a collector's control, and a... |
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| 244 | The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009 | $2,400.00 |
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1797 16 Stars (LM-3, R-5). NCS Genuine (VF details/planchet flaw).
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The sixteen-star obverse provides immediate attribution of LM-3, second scarcest die-marriage for 1797. Sometimes, it seems that early half-dimes just can't win. It is as if the coins were either... |
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| 381 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2007 on 02/09/2007 | $7,000.00 |
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1797 15 Stars. PCGS AU-50.
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This is a beautiful natural gray beauty. The strike is full with sharp stars and good interior wing detail. Struck from clashed dies and free of man made impairments, this could be the perfect type... |
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