The Collectors' Auction - 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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1886 Type 1. NGC MS-64 RB.
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Description:
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Kilo-Volt Kollection. The bottom feather points between "IC", affirming attribution as "type 1". A popular misconception states that the portrait was modified, thus resulting in a slight change of placement for that feather, but in fact, the portrait was never changed. Rather, lettering for "OF AMERICA" was engraved slightly higher on some 1886 dies (and all dies thereafter), accounting for the relative shift in positioning. Deep copper-red competes with intriguing denim-blue patina for space on this attractive MS-64 RB example. (PCGS# 002155)
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Low Estimate:
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$500.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$550.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$360.00
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Price Realized:
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$414.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 294 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $525.00 |
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1886 Type 1. PCGS PF-65RB.
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At first glance, the appearance is much like a semi-prooflike business strike coin, since the aging dies produced a lot of cartwheel effect across each side. However, closer inspection reveals the... |
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