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The Midwest Summer Sale 2012
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1801 PCGS Genuine (XF details/surfaces tooled). 1801 PCGS Genuine (XF details/surfaces tooled).
Lot Title: 1801 PCGS Genuine (XF details/surfaces tooled).
Description: PCGS code-98 may call out the surfaces as being "tooled", but such a brief designation gives no clue as to intent. Intentional tooling of surfaces in order to hide flaws is obviously frowned upon by most collectors as a form of doctoring, but incidental or unintentional surface damage can be more easily forgiven. In this case, one might well guess that the numerous micro-digs into the fields were not part of any concerted effort to disguise pre-existing issues, but are rather the consequence of frequent unfortunate contact with a contemporary poking object. It is almost as if the coin spent a long time jostling around in a coin counting machine, which is of course a very unlikely scenario but illustrates the machined pattern of the tooling. Suffice it to say that the coin has much better cosmetic qualities than what is usually called "tooled", and the presence of sharp XF detail (really not far from AU) is strong enticement. (PCGS# 008564)
Low Estimate: $4,500.00
High Estimate: $5,250.00
Lot Status: Bidding has been closed for this lot.
Hammered Price: $4,500.00
Price Realized: $5,175.00
1801 PCGS Genuine (XF details/surfaces tooled).
1801 PCGS Genuine (XF details/surfaces tooled).

Price history for items of the same classification:
Lot #AuctionCurrent Bid or Hammer PriceDescription
1180The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/26/2013$13,000.00
1801 MS-60 details/light damage.
The consignor has never attempted to certify this early gold eagle, knowing full well that some small digs flung off to the right will certainly preclude a straight grade. He was more interested in...
959The Collectors' Auction 2012 on 10/05/2012$5,250.00
1801 XF details/damaged.
"Damaged" references a pair of rim indentations that seem to suggest the coin was once in a vise for who-knows what reason. The rim is dinged at opposing 11:30 and 5:30 edges of the obverse, and an...
1137The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011$4,450.00
1801 NCS XF details/damaged/improperly cleaned.
The obverse fields have been machined and given "new" texture for no discernible reason, resulting in completely foreign appearance with no remaining luster, and two digs impact the cap just above...
1138The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011$35,500.00
1801 (BD-2) PCGS MS-62.
1801 represents the most available date for early eagles in mint-state grades, with PCGS showing 177 in overall UNC, of which 64 are graded MS-62, and 73 are graded higher. These may seem like...
1099The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010$10,750.00
1801 (BD-2, R.2) AU details/burnished.
It cannot be denied that the luster is flat and muted as the result of light wear and cleaned surfaces, yet sharpness is breathtaking for an early gold eagle, and includes fully beaded rims bordering...
1009The Midwest Winter Sale 2009 on 02/13/2009$9,500.00
1801, BD-2, PCGS Genuine.
Serious error in judgment occurred when this coin was cleaned, as it was obviously an extremely well struck example near mint state prior to the injustice. Indeed, scarcely any wear is apparent...
1041The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008$19,000.00
1801 PCGS AU-55.
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1101The Midwest Summer Sale 2007 on 07/27/2007$20,250.00
1801 NGC AU-58.
Here is a perfect example of the AU-58 grade. Surfaces are bright and fresh with only mild effects of circulation friction showing in the fields between the device and the stars. The strike is full,...

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