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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1888-S NGC AU-55 and 1915 $5 Indian NGC MS-61.
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Description:
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The 1888-S becomes rapidly scarcer in grades beyond XF or so, and there is a large percentage jump in value between AU-50 and AU-58. The 1915 is graded MS-61, and it also falls within a grade range that shows a large percentage jump, this time between MS-60 and MS-62. Two coin lot.
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Low Estimate:
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$700.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$850.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$850.00
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Price Realized:
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$977.50 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 849 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $1,200.00 |
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1888-S NGC MS-62.
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The obverse is about average for MS-62, while the reverse seems to grade MS-64 all by itself, and on top of that, the powder-gold patina is very attractive, indicating a coin that has not been messed... |
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| 799 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010 | $290.00 |
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1888-S NGC AU-53.
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Reflectivity glints from protected areas of the reverse, signifying that this was likely a prooflike coin when struck. Light circulation has since taken hold and would prevent any such designation... |
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