The Midwest Summer Sale 2014
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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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Judd-239: 1859 half-dollar, NGC PF-61.
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Description:
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Hairlines twist and turn through the fields, but of course they do not diminish the scarcity of this almost-rare and popular pattern. The portrait has a distinctive "French" decor about it, and indeed inspires the "French head" appellation given this and several other half-dollar patterns of the era. Caramel-grey patina layers the surface and helps attenuate the effects of cleaning during bygone eras, yet the fields still retain nice reflectivity. (PCGS# 011972)
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Low Estimate:
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$1,200.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$1,400.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$1,150.00
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Price Realized:
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$1,322.50 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 990 | The Collectors' Auction 2013 on 10/18/2013 | $1,500.00 |
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Judd-239: 1859 1/2-Dollar Pattern, silver, NGC.
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Avant Garde Collection. French influence plainly shows in the presentation of Liberty's head facing right for this available and popular half-dollar pattern. A small planchet void appears beneath... |
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