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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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1879 ANACS PF-55/cleaned, and an 1888 PF-60/cleaned.
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Description:
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Steve Deckling Collection. Famous small ANACS holders encapsulate this pair of proof Seated Liberty half-dollars, but both coins have "cleaned" indicated on the slab labels. 1879 (net PF-55) features obvious aluminum-white hairlining of the fields, but has recovered a fairly pleasing presence of rim toning on both sides, with a reverse that actually has a lot of die-polish in the fields unfairly mimicking hairlines. 1888 (net PF-60) shows strong vertical wiping hairlines only at limited viewing angles, and substantial patina has recovered for both sides to greatly lessen the negative connotation of wiped surfaces. Two coin lot.
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Low Estimate:
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$800.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$1,100.00 |
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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 |
| 678 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2009 on 02/13/2009 | $500.00 |
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1879 MS-60/lightly wiped.
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Both sides of this prooflike coin display strike doubling around the peripheral areas. A lower mint state grade would be appropriate if not for impact damage through "ERT" on the shield. Still, this... |
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| 599 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2007 on 07/27/2007 | $850.00 |
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1879 PCGS PF-63.
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Only 5,900 half dollars were struck this year with 1,100 issues being Proof. Its frosty motifs are supported by its reflective fields. Complemented by subtle sunset hues, mainly on the reverse,... |
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| 1461 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $1,750.00 |
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1879 NGC PF-64.
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A couple of stray tiny marks are evident on the deeply reflective surfaces, yet not nearly enough for it to be considered anything but a Proof-64. The devices on both sides are nice and white, yet... |
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