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The Collectors' Auction 2007
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1879 NGC MS-61. 1879 NGC MS-61.
Lot Title: 1879 NGC MS-61.
Description: Despite the modest (and technically correct) grade assessment of just MS-61, this is a fabulous coin. Fully prooflike, but not so designated on the old NGC slab, as it was certified at a time when that grading service did not record such qualifiers. Obvious contrast between the devices and the fields is augmented by the beautiful mirrors, plus as a bonus, this seems to be a nice, undipped coin. Excellent!
Low Estimate: $400.00
High Estimate: $450.00
Lot Status: Bidding has been closed for this lot.
Hammered Price: $475.00
Price Realized: $546.25
1879 NGC MS-61.
1879 NGC MS-61.

Price history for items of the same classification:
Lot #AuctionCurrent Bid or Hammer PriceDescription
706The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010$2,600.00
1879 PCGS MS-66.
1879 is one of the dates in the gold dollar series that is notorious for an absurdly small mintage (3000), but an excessively high survival rate that resulted in a coin that is much more common today...
884The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008$575.00
1879 NGC MS-62.
A low mintage (3000) and semi-prooflike Philadelphia product that seems undergraded at first blush, though a loupe reveals a few wispy hairlines in the obverse fields. This coin is imbued with...

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