The Collectors' Auction 2007
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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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1873 Closed 3. NGC MS-63.
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Description:
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A dusting of apricot patina suffuses both sides with a frosty appearance. The luster is perhaps slightly muted, but undeniably unbroken and original. Suitably struck, and lacking any mentionable marks, although a faint hairline traverses Liberty’s lower neck. A low mintage issue, for which the “closed 3” is considered the better variety.
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Low Estimate:
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$850.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$950.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$1,050.00
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Price Realized:
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$1,207.50 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 885 | The Collectors' Auction 2012 on 10/05/2012 | $875.00 |
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1873 Closed 3. PCGS MS-63.
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A little scarcer than the "closed 3", the date was changed on this and other denominations in 1873 in order to stem the reported confusion caused by mistaking the "3" as an "8". This particular... |
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| 835 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2008 on 02/08/2008 | $500.00 |
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1873 "closed 3" NGC AU-58 and 1878-S PCGS AU-55 Coronet...
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An 1873 "closed 3" quarter eagle in an NGC AU-58 holder pairs up well with an 1878-S quarter-eagle graded AU-55 by PCGS. The coins display a virtually identical appearance from the standpoint of... |
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