The Midwest Summer Sale 2012
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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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1898 NGC PF-66 Star Ultra Cameo.
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Description:
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Mintage: 67. Extremity of the contrast on the reverse almost defies belief -- really that is true of either side, since under most viewing conditions, the design elements are separated from the fields by explosive white-on-black intensity. However, for some reason, the eagle's side of the coins seems to take the dramatic presentation to a whole new level of intensity. An imaginary drop of water would never find the bottom of the unfathomably deep fields. The strike over the entire coin is unquestionably as full as it can possibly be. Every single detail is struck with complete sharpness, and fine die-polish lines can even be seen within the eagle's beak. Interestingly, because the central area of a coin is often where weakness is expected, the eye is drawn there, and only upon such close inspection is a single contact mark found, directly at the top of Liberty's ear. Fortunately, the mark somehow avoided disturbing the frost very much, and the abrasion is virtually invisible. It is accompanied by a micro-tick just beneath, and together, these are the only abrasions to be found on the entire coin. Exceedingly light, feathery hairlines dart diagonally through the fields at specific lighting angles, but by no means can they be called a distraction. (Available elsewhere: UCAM proof 1898 quarter-eagle, half-eagle and double-eagle.) (PCGS# 098838)
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Low Estimate:
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$45,000.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$55,000.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$48,500.00
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Price Realized:
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$55,775.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 1197 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/26/2013 | $1,050.00 |
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1898 PCGS MS-63.
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Samuel Robertson Gold Consignment. Just a little pale overall, though the rim areas of both sides display noticeable butterscotch toning that helps provide depth to the eye-appeal. Both sides greet... |
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| 1118 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $700.00 |
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1898 NGC MS-62.
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Although there is no denying the myriad tiny abrasions in the fields that specify the MS-62 grade, there is also no doubt that the eye-appeal exceeds the technical assessment, since there is a hint of... |
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| 1195 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/24/2009 | $1,950.00 |
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1898 MS-63.
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The NCI grade of MS-64/64 is actually spot-on accurate for a technical grade, but will seem conservative by today's standards that allow for moderate handling at the MS-64 level. This coin is very... |
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| 969 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2008 on 02/08/2008 | $950.00 |
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1898 Coronet eagle, PCGS MS-63
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Luster flows freely from this choice gold coin. There is a prominent carbon spot adhering to the top of the eagle's left (observed) wing. |
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| 1010 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2007 on 02/09/2007 | $300.00 |
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1898 MS-60.
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This piece glistens with a yellow-gold hue augmented by a whiff of orange iridescence. Some light hairlines and contact ticks, with one meandering reverse scratch between the Eagle's beak and the... |
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