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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1849 Closed Wreath. PCGS MS-63.
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Description:
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Competition between the "closed wreath" and "open wreath" reverse is among the most interesting in the U.S. series. At some grades, one appears scarcer than the other, flip-flopping precedence at other grades. PCGS has assigned a suitable MS-63 to this luminescent example of the "closed wreath" reverse, and at this exact level, experience suggests that the coins are neck-and-neck in terms of scarcity. Laying such comparisons aside, the important point is that many type collectors covet a single coin from this inaugural year, and an attractive example like this should serve nicely. Gorgeous coppertone patina flutters about the streaming luster, and forms an intriguing pattern over the striated, central areas of the reverse. (PCGS# 007503)
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Low Estimate:
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$800.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$1,200.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$1,125.00
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Price Realized:
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$1,293.75 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 979 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $1,000.00 |
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1849 Closed Wreath. PCGS MS-63.
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At first glance, the lemon-yellow hue is highly reminiscent of that seen on fractional gold, and for that matter, the general countenance is somewhat prooflike -- again as is often seen on California... |
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| 717 | The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009 | $900.00 |
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1849 Closed Wreath. PCGS MS-62.
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Peachy-gold and squeaky clean, this inaugural gold dollar probably received a conservative grade due to slide marks on the portrait. But at arm's length, the appearance is that of a sharp gem. Not... |
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