The Collectors' Auction 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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1812 PCGS AU-55.
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Description:
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Any capped-bust gold half-eagle with excellent eye-appeal should be considered a prize, as coins from the series experienced severe attrition, leaving a very limited supply for today's collector, whether as a type or date. Records indicate that 58,087 were struck for 1812, but if even 1% of that number survives today, we may count ourselves fortunate. These were all struck from a single obverse die and two reverse dies, of which this is the more common with a wide denominator. Delightful luster gravitates toward the primary devices and therefore creates a lovely framework for the eye-appeal of this example. Tilting the coin gently under a lamp activates considerable vibrancy within the stars and produces about two-thirds of the original cartwheel effect on the reverse. The relative softness of these early gold pieces permitted stronger strikes than one might expect of such coins, with this one showing highly acceptable definition. Liberty's cap bears the presence of a single tiny carbon spot toward the right, and under certain viewing angles, a narrow old scratch snakes part way down the center of the cap. (PCGS# 008112)
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Low Estimate:
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$6,000.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$8,000.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$7,750.00
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Price Realized:
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$8,912.50 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 836 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $22,000.00 |
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1812 (BD-1) NGC MS-63.
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The instant your cataloger laid eyes upon this coin, it became an immediate contender for the coveted Scotsman Cataloger's Choice award, and subsequent inspection affirms that opinion. That is... |
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| 1014 | The Collectors' Auction 2007 on 10/19/2007 | $12,500.00 |
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1812 PCGS MS-62.
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1812 is a popular choice for the Capped Bust half eagle type as it is one of the more available dates, but this particular variety for the date (BD-1, distinguished by a wide denomination) is far the... |
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| 348 | The Collector's Auction on 10/20/2006 | $5,250.00 |
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1812 AU-50++.
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A sharply detailed example from the last year of the Capped Bust To Left type. No obtrusive marks or blemishes to be noted on this lightly cleaned issue. |
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