The Midwest Summer Sale 2012
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Lot Title:
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1842-D Small Date. PCGS XF-45.
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Description:
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The "small date" obverse is more common than the "large date", but as a type coin, one can never consider a handsome, attractive and original 1842-D half-eagle "common". This example displays the perfect look for circulated Dahlonega gold, including delicate bronzing of the peripheral areas, and a judicious quantity of 1840s dirt still worked into the devices. Marvelous! There is no luster, as usual for the XF-45 grade range of the type and mint, and sporadic hairlines sweeping upward toward the left appear to be merely incidental, not indicative of any foul play. A harmless old scratch beneath the chin and another below the eagle's left (observed) wing have carefully toned along with the rest of the coin, leaving no distraction. (PCGS# 008210)
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Low Estimate:
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$1,850.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$2,050.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$1,900.00
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Price Realized:
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$2,185.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 1140 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/26/2013 | $875.00 |
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1842-D Small Date. NGC VF details/damaged.
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More available than the "large date" subtype, the small date 1842-D certainly comprises a majority of the 60-thousand minted. This example provides an unusually and pleasantly bold appearance, with... |
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| 1088 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $600.00 |
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1842-D Small Date. F details/cleaned/rim dents.
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The rims have previously been dinged, and subsequently smoothed (probably filed), while the whole coin has also been lightly polished, perhaps to lessened the impact of surface disturbances. Fewer... |
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| 775 | The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009 | $1,350.00 |
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1842-D Small Date. PCGS VF-25.
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Olive-gold patina decorates the fields in a thin ring just inside the circumference of each rim, providing an unorthodox framed appearance for the dominant motifs. While normal circulation wear has... |
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