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Sale 69
The May Pre-Long Beach Auction
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Lot 1309 |
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1800 Dotted Date B-14, BB-194 Rarity 3 NGC graded XF Details. Mount removed, graffiti. Mostly untoned due to cleaning.
Estimated Value $700 - 750.
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$1,024 |
Lot 1310 |
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1800 B-15, BB-195 Draped Bust 10 Arrows Rarity 4. PCGS graded AU-55. CAC Approved. Subset of PCGS # 6891. In a new secure plus holder. Condition Census. A beaming About Uncirculated 55 specimen rolling in unbeatable originality that emits boldly beneath rustic gray highlights. Possessed of a much better-quality strike than is normally found for a dollar struck this year, all of Libertyís hair waves show their finest detail. All obverse stars are also complete. The reverse concerns collectors the most since this is where poor strikes show immediately. We can reassure everyone that this specimen has the requisite strike to satisfy just about everyone. We do not a small diagonal mark in line with the diagonal of the N in UNUM but barring this, the surface is remarkable for its smooth, abrasion-free appearance. Donít miss this one! Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety . (PCGS # 40080) .
Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000.
Ex: Cardinal Collection; The Dr. Hesselgesser Collection.
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$15,238 |
Lot 1311 |
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1800 B-17, BB-196 Draped Bust 12 Arrows Rarity 1. PCGS graded MS-62. Subset of PCGS # 6890. In a new secure plus holder. Condition Census. Lovely gray toning with iridescent gold and blue around LIBERTY. Lustrous and lovely elsewhere, as well, a frosted and extremely sharp coin showing bold detail on the eagle's breast feathers and only the lightest suggestions of weak detail along the upper edge of the right wing near the shield. Free of scratches, also no stains, and best of all no heavy marks. The dies are lightly clashed. A series of fine cracks are present, including the arc crack from star six to ribbon that defines the die state. The Bowers reference states a census that includes only two Mint State coins and two graded AU-55 with AU specimens described as 'in the rare category, and Mint State coins are exceedingly rare.'"
How fitting that this impressive Mint State 62 graded by PCGS is available now for purchase as part of the esteemed Dr. Hesselgesser collection!
Variety Notes: BB-196 represents one of the varieties for 1800 featuring a rather distinctive date format. On this obverse, there is a plain die line slanting downward from the left side of the lower part of the numeral 1 in the date. In addition, on all but those few rare specimens from the early, pre-clashed die state, there is a visible raised collar along Liberty's neck, extending about half the length of her bust. The reverse, as expected, generally displays a curved clash mark running the OF. However, what makes this variety most collectible for specialists is the fact that the eagle holds just 12 arrows. The BB-196 variety has been given its own separate Redbook listing, as the 12 Arrows type. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety. Finest Known (PCGS # 40079) .
Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000.
Ex: Cardinal Collection; The Dr. Hesselgesser Collection.
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$33,350 |
Lot 1312 |
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1801 B-2, BB-212 Wide Date Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-63. Subset of PCGS # 6893. In a new secure plus holder. Condition Census. The point of the leftmost arrowhead is under the left edge of the left serif of N in UNITED. The point of upper part of eagle's beak touches down on a point of a star slightly back from extreme star point. Only 12 arrows show plainly (13th faintly shows, but is difficult to find). First A in AMERICA touches third feather, and is connected by die crack to 4th feather. Leaf points more towards left corner of base of I in AMERICA.
The same hub used to produce this reverse was also employed to make Reverse X and Reverse Y for the 1801-2-34 novodel series (see Chapter 6). It had 12 arrows, instead of the correct 13. Whenever this hub was used, the 13th arrow was added by hand, always with a light impression from a separate punch.
Reverse die used to strike 1801 (intermediate state) BB-212; 1802/1 BB-231 (early state) and BB-232 (early state); 1802 BB-241 (slightly advanced intermediate state); and 1803 BB-253 (if it exists) and BB-254 (slightly advanced intermediate state), and BB-255 (terminal state). (Note: Die progression study reveals that 1801 BB-212 was struck after 1802/1 BB-231 and BB-232, but before 1803 BB-254 and 1803 BB-255; thus it was not struck before 1802.)
The population of 1801 BB-212 is about 201 to 500, or about the same as 1801 BB-211. These two varieties are the two most populous of the year. However, of the four business strike varieties of the date, none is a rarity.
Examples are quite rare AU or finer. Bowers knew of no Uncirculated specimen coming on the market in recent decades. "Perhaps some coins listed in that grade many years ago will resurface to be graded by today's interpretations, and some future edition of this book will list them. The Winsor-Mills coin probably does qualify, and in the Condition Census I arbitrarily assign the grade of MS63 to it." Marvelous prooflike surfaces emphasize the exceptional strike very well. Pop 2; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 40084) .
Estimated Value $45,000 - 50,000.
The Dr. Hesselgesser Collection.
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$74,750 |
Lot 1313 |
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1801 B-3, BB-213 Wide Date Broken T Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-62. Subset of PCGS # 6893. In a new secure plus holder. Condition Census. Although uniformly lustrous within and around the device, the fields are slightly deeper gray than the devices on both sides. Pale tan-gray iridescence is noted throughout, but the overall appearance is one of brilliance. Here, too, we are struck by the nice, convincing design detail for all areas of this important coin with not even the slightest amount of flatness on the hair or eagle. Just when the Mint got its act together to produce high-quality work, the series was within two years of its demise! How regrettable that it wasnít continued for many years to come.
About 425 to 800 examples are known of the 1801 BB-213 dollar today. This is just slightly more available than BB-214, and each of these two varieties is less abundant than 1801 BB-211 and BB-212. Again, the issue is scarce in higher grades. Although a number of Mint State coins have crossed the block, these date from before 1986 when the change in grading interpretations took place.
It is the reverse that is important on BB-213. A point of the star touches outside of upper part of eagle's beak. Right foot of all T's missing, the result of a broken punch (apparently, this die was made immediately after the die for 1801 BB-214, which has a partially broken lower right serif). A touches 3rd feather only. 13 arrows. AM joined at base, E extremely close (Bolender said it is joined). Leaf touches I in AMERICA slightly right of center of base. Star under cloud 7 double punched (an interesting error, but a rare one; it is a wonder that more stars were not double punched c. 1798-1803).
Note: As 1801 BB-213 was struck after 1801 BB-212 (per obverse die state evidence), and as 1801 BB-212 was struck no earlier than 1802, it follows that 1801 BB-213 was also struck no earlier than 1802. Reverse die used to strike 1801 BB-213 only. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 40085) .
Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000.
The Dr. Hesselgesser Collection.
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Lot 1314 |
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1801 B-3, BB-213 Rarity 3. NGC graded VF-30. Light even gray toning. About half of Liberty’s hair is defined on this circulated specimen. We note clean, smooth surfaces with a modest rim bruise at the obverse rim about the 2 o’clock position. The reverse has similar beauty inasmuch as it escaped the usual circulation features like nicks or gouges. The entire coin, in fact, shows how fortunate it was to spend 211 years without major impairment!
Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800.
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Lot 1315 |
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1802 B-5, BB-242 Wide Date Rarity 5. PCGS graded AU-58. Subset of PCGS # 40087. In a new secure plus holder. Condition Census. Peripheral russet and gray toning lessens to natural dove grade in the field on both sides. At the moment when luster is a key determinant of the grade of a high-class AU58 like this, it goes without saying the devices should also be struck boldly by the dies. And here, the coin is bold throughout. No compromises here. The coin, whose photos show only half the beauty of the piece, is truly one in a million that collectors will esteem to buy if at all possible.
With an estimated population of only 31 to 75 specimens, 1802 BB-242 is at once the rarest (by far) non-overdated 1802, and the second rarest (after 1802/1 BB-235) variety of the year. In 1881, this was the only variety of 1802 that Haseltine designated as rare.
Normal date. Base of T in LIBERTY perfect. These two characteristics, used together, are diagnostic for the variety. On this reverse (used again and again in different die marriages, see below, the point of the leftmost arrowhead is under the center of the left upright of the N in UNITED. There is a "spur" on the curved part of D. Leaf points under center of I in AMERICA. Point of a star touches the outside of upper part of eagle's beak slightly above beak's point. This long-lived die was mated with obverses dated 1801, 1802, and 1803. Letters T in UNITED and STATES have lower right serif partially broken. Apparently, this die was made immediately before the die used to coin the reverse of 1801 BB-213, which has the lower right serif completely missing. Die progression evidence indicates that 1801 BB-214 was struck no earlier than 1802.
Reverse die used to strike 1801 BB-214 (typically with crack from border toward cloud 6); 1802/1 BB 233 (perfect; first use of the die), BB-234 (die relapped, cloud 6 mostly missing, some arrowheads disconnected; some with clash mark from cloud 5 to border above O), and BB-235; 1802 BB-242 (spur on D from now on); 1803 BB-251 (relapped, struck before BB-252) and BB-252 (relapped, struck after BB-251). Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety. The Finest Known (PCGS # 40089) .
Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000.
Ex: Warren Miller Collection (sold privately to the Cardinal Collection); Ex: Cardinal Collection; The Dr. Hesselgesser Collection.
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Lot 1316 |
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1803 B-3, BB-256 Small 3 High Rarity 6. PCGS graded AU-53. Subset of PCGS # 6900. In a new secure plus holder. Condition Census. Prooflike. A well-centered, medium-gray toned AU58 with deeper color toning at the rim on both sides. Nicely struck as well, with just a hint of weakness at the center of the scroll.
Thin top to 3, position of 3 similar to 1803 BB-251, but star 8 is more distant from Y. Close date. On the left, stars 1 and 2 are more widely separated than are any others. Obverse die used to strike 1803 BB-256 only.
The 1803 BB-256 is the second rarest die variety of the year (after BB-253, if BB-253 exists). Between 13-20 pieces are estimated to have survived. "Examples seldom surface on the market. This issue is one that the specialist would be well advised to acquire in any condition, using leisure time to upgrade if the opportunity is presented.
"In his 1881 Type-Table, J.W. Haseltine called this variety extremely rare, but did not inform the reader whether an extremely rare coin was more or less populous than an excessively rare one." Pop 1; 1 finer in 58 for the variety (PCGS # 40100) .
Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000.
The Dr. Hesselgesser Collection.
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Lot 1317 |
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1804 Mint-Made Electrotype. COPY of the Class Two 1804 Dollar with an impressive pedigree. From the Heritage Auction listed in the Provenance and described as follows:
1804 Class Two, Mind-Made Electrotype COPY Proof 60 Uncertified. Struck in copper and then plated, traces of the former metal are visible over a few of the highpoints. This is the semi-official restrike of the Class Two 1804 Dollar. This electrotype was produced in the Philadelphia Mint circa 1860 using the then-current electrotyping process that many official institutions, such as the Britishs Museum, used to produce reproductions of significant rarities. The word COPY is stamped in the revere field after the word AMERICA.
The "model" for this electrotype is the unique Class Two 1804 Dollar which is now part of the National Collection in the Smithsonian. At the time this electrotype was created, that coin was part of the U.S. Mint Collection. The original Class Two 1804 Dollar was overstruck on an 1857 Swiss Shooting Thaler, and evidence of the undertype is visible on this electrotype around the peripheries. This electrotype was produced by William E. DuBois, Assistant Assayer of the Philadelphoa Mint in 1860 and keeper of the U.S. Mint Collection. DuBois was married to the sister of Chief Assayer Jacob Eckfeldt, whom he eventually succeeded. Some numismatists believed that Eckfeldt produced several plain edge Class Two 1804 Dollars in 1858, all but the overstruck example being converted to Class Three examples when their edges were lettered.
This piece is listed incorrectly by Adams-Wooden (No. 26) in their 1913 monograph as a copper die trial piece of the 1804 Dollar. It is also listed (correctly) as No. 5 in the 18th edition of Wayte Raymond's "Standard Catalogue of U.S. Coins", and in Don Taxay's "Scott's Comprehensive Catalogue and Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins" as a semi-official replica. The importance of this electrotype stems from an impressive pedigree that originates with Assistant Assayer William E. DuBois.
Both sides of the piece retain nearly complete silver plating with some charcol patina in the more protected areas. All features are sharply defined, and there are scattered handling marks on both sides. The most important pedigree marker is a reverse scratch in the field below the eagle's left (facing) claw and tail that penetrates the U in UNITED.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 13,000.
Ex: Assistant Assayer of the Philadelphia Mint and keeper of the U.S. Mint Collection William E. DuBois; Dr. Spiers (1860); Society of California Pioneers; Waldo Newcomer (circa 1906), who later passed it to his son; Philip G. Straus; 53rd Public Auction (New Netherlands, 6/59, lot 1750; Heritage April 26, 2002, lot 6715.
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$14,375 |
Lot 1318 |
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1842. NGC graded AU-53. Untoned.
Estimated Value $700 - 750.
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$805 |
Lot 1319 |
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1846. NGC graded AU-58. Lightly toned. A popular collector's date (and affordable), this sports extensive mint frost throughout and around the devices on both sides. Choice and original.
Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500.
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Lot 1320 |
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1850-O. NGC graded AU-58. Attractively toned on both sides. Lustrous. Only 40,000 struck. Devices were struck with the primary energy to impart the design to most outer areas but not with enough oomph and vigor by the dies to impart clear-cut stars or centers (the latter most noticeable on the reverse). This is a well-known trait of 1850-O. The 1850-O is one of this cataloger's favorite issues in the entire Seated Dollar series. Federal records report a not very generous mintage, and domestic circulation throughout the antebellum South undoubtedly considerably affected this delivery. Examples, therefore, are scarce in all grades. The '50-O is also a prime condition rarity, with high-end AU coins being elusive in today's market. Add to this the fact that so many 1850-O Dollars have been dipped or cleaned and one can easily understand the desirability of this agreeable original specimen. Pop 18; 14 finer .
Estimated Value $4,700 - 5,000.
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$5,405 |
Lot 1321 |
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1871. ANACS graded Proof 64. Gorgeous multi-color iridescent toning on both sides. Only 960 proofs made. The naturally toned specimen offered here, while subject to a few wispy hairlines in the fields, exhibits generous arcs of electric blue and soft pastel violet toning over both sides, the balance of the coin being a lighter silvery gray. Mint records show that just shy of one-thousand Seated Liberty Dollar Proofs were struck in 1871. However, this number may have since fallen to much lower levels after years of attrition and loss. Today, the surviving numbers are a small fraction of that original total in choice condition like the present Proof 64.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300.
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$3,680 |
Lot 1322 |
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1875-CC. PCI graded MS-63. Irregular toning on both sides. Desirable CC-mint issue. Much of the early production for 1873-75 was exported from West Coast ports and ended up in the Orient. Our grade is MS60 lightly cleaned and toned .
Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700.
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$1,840 |
Lot 1323 |
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1877-S NGC graded Unc Details Improperly Cleaned. Looks like a near gem coin.
Estimated Value $900 - 950.
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$1,208 |
Lot 1324 |
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1878 7TF Reverse of 78. NGC graded Proof 64. P-1728A. Housed in an Old Holder. Nice cameo effect. Only 250 proofs struck.
Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000.
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$4,140 |
Lot 1325 |
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1878 7TF Top-100 VAM-70 DDO "RIB". NGC graded MS-65.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,000.
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Lot 1326 |
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1878. 7 tail feathers, reverse of 1878. PCGS graded MS-65 Prooflike. Full white with blazing surfaces. We believe this coin should be graded as DMPL. Pop 221; 46 finer at the service in PL. (PCGS # 7075) .
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100.
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$1,898 |
Lot 1327 |
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1878-CC. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty with light golden tone. Many choose the 1878-CC for its double-feature of being the first year of issue as well as being struck at Carson City Mint (PCGS # 7080) .
Estimated Value $425 - 450.
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$460 |
Lot 1328 |
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1878-CC. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ CAC Approved. A nice white coin. Plenty of positive qualities to find here. Almost in the gem class (PCGS # 7080) .
Estimated Value $425 - 450.
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$575 |
Lot 1329 |
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1879-CC GSA Morgan Dollar VAM-3. NGC graded MS-63. Housed in the original black GSA holder. Untoned with chalky white devices and a silvery sheen on the obverse as well as the reverse. We do note a small line on the cheek area on Liberty's face and a cluster of field scuffs beneath to either side of the eagle, quite in keeping with the mid-range MS63 grade.
Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000.
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$8,625 |
Lot 1330 |
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1879-CC. NGC graded AU-50. Untoned. This attractive and lustrous example seems to have avoided the usual heavy contact with other coins. Its surface is quite choice (PCGS # 7086) .
Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400.
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$1,898 |
Lot 1331 |
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1879-CC. Capped die. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Semi-reflective surfaces. Wonderful rainbow toning on both sides. Top 100 Variety. The Capped Die 1879-CC was produced by one die, VAM-3. It is good to be reminded every so often that the so-called "Capped Die" is actually a Medium Over Small Mintmark, the results of which went awry and ended up looking a mess. Well struck, the surfaces have bright, frosted mint luster and the lovely peripheral toning surrounds the outer margins, coming far in toward the center on the reverse (PCGS # 7088) .
Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000.
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$5,750 |
Lot 1332 |
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1879-CC. Capped die. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Recently graded at PCGS and should be MS64 or MS64+. Reflective surfaces with lovely rainbow toning (PCGS # 7088) .
Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000.
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$5,750 |
Lot 1333 |
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1879-CC. Capped die. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ CAC Approved. Recently graded at PCGS and probably should be an MS64 and MS64+. Lovely rainbow toning with reflective surfaces (PCGS # 7088) .
Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000.
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$6,038 |
Lot 1334 |
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1879-CC. Capped die. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely blue and gold toning. VAM-3. Top 100 Variety. While the obverse and reverse are both nicely toned, brilliant silvery luster fights its way through to greet and energize your field of vision. A satiny example which has come into its own now that its origins are better understood. Not only is the mintmark repunched, but it is a medium over small mintmark, and VAM-3 is considerably scarcer than its 'normal' mintmark equivalents. Well struck except for the curl above Liberty's ear. The reverse is well preserved, while the cheek has a few very minor luster grazes (PCGS # 7088) .
Estimated Value $4,200 - 4,500.
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$5,290 |
Lot 1335 |
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1879-CC. Capped die. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely light golden toning with semi-reflective surfaces. The "Capped Die" has a Medium Over Small Mintmark which the naked eye might mistake as a jumble but magnification soon reveals. The coin manufacturing process, and this is really a factory system when everything is boiled down to the basics, occasionally produces an anomaly like the Capped Die reverse 1879-CC. Well struck, the surfaces have choice, frosted mint originality and nice color (PCGS # 7088) .
Estimated Value $4,200 - 4,500.
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Lot 1336 |
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1879-CC. Capped die. PCGS graded MS-62 CAC Approved. Lovely blue and gold toning. Very frosty. A scarce date. While the obverse is essentially brilliant with peripheral color and a light overlay of gold, the reverse has dusky colorful patina. A satiny example of this variety. Well struck except for the curl above Liberty's ear. The reverse is well preserved, while the cheek has some light luster grazes. Rims free of injury. A choice example (PCGS # 7088) .
Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,400.
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$4,370 |
Lot 1337 |
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1879-CC. Capped die. PCGS graded MS-62. Mostly light gold toning on both sides. A few little abrasions. Decently struck and lustrous. Scarce (PCGS # 7088) .
Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,400.
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$4,025 |
Lot 1338 |
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1879-CC. Capped die. PCGS graded MS-61 CAC Approved. Housed in an OGH. Frosty and white. A fairly scarce Carson City Dollar that has considerable luster across the borders and devices. Sharply detailed, with vibrant white frost. There are some normal abrasions (PCGS # 7088) .
Estimated Value $2,800 - 2,900.
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$5,750 |
Lot 1339 |
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1879-S. Reverse of 1878. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely rainbow toning with nice reflective fields.Scarcer variety with this reverse. Pop 505; 58 finer, 12 in 64+, 45 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 7094) .
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050.
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$1,438 |
Lot 1340 |
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1879-S. Reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-67 CAC Approved. A frosty gem with russet toning about the borders. Pop 1212; 94 finer: 2 in 67+, 79 in 68, 2 in 68+ (PCGS # 7092) .
Estimated Value $600 - 650.
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$1,380 |
Lot 1341 |
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1879-S. PCGS graded MS-67. A blast white frosty mint gem (PCGS # 7092) .
Estimated Value $600 - 650.
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$748 |
Lot 1342 |
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1880-CC Reverse of 1878. NGC graded MS-65. In a black GSA holder. The surfaces are uncommonly smooth for this CC-mint issue, and the only noticeable luster scuffs are a few on Liberty’s face and in the left reverse field. The luster is rich with silvery frosted white texture. Taking things a step further, both sides are bathed in radiance whose cartwheel spin exemplifies the well-preserved Morgan Silver Dollar. Here, too, we are struck by the nice, convincing design detail for all areas of this important Carson City date with not even the slightest amount of flatness on the hair or on the eagle’s breast.Pop 83; 8 finer, 6 in 66, 2 in 66 Star .
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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$2,990 |
Lot 1343 |
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1880-CC Reverse of 78 VAM-7. ANACS graded MS-64. Lightly toned and frosty, an ideal coin for a Choice quality set of Morgan Silver Dollars.
Estimated Value $750 - 800.
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$891 |
Lot 1344 |
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A Lot of NGC graded MS65 Morgan Dollars. Dates include: 1880-S (3) and 1881-S (1). All 4 coins are in Old Holders and are nice.
Estimated Value $600 - 650.
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Lot 1345 |
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1880/79-CC. Reverse of 1878. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ CAC Approved. A frosty white coin. Indeed, this is a sparklingly bright gem whose surface shows rich silvery iridescence on both sides. Pop 469; 62 finer, 1 in 65+, 61 in 66 (PCGS # 7108) .
Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700.
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$1,840 |
Lot 1346 |
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1880-CC. Reverse of 1878. NGC graded MS-63. Lovely shades of blue and gold toning. Stored in an envelope for many years (PCGS # 7108) .
Estimated Value $500 - 550.
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$575 |
Lot 1347 |
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1880-CC, 8 over low 7. Reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-64+ CAC Approved. Lovely golden toning around the edges. Well preserved, frosty, and a touch prooflike (PCGS # 7104) .
Estimated Value $600 - 650.
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$776 |
Lot 1348 |
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1880-CC. Reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ CAC Approved. A well struck white gem. In our opinion this coin is MS67. Very frosty with superb detail on both sides. Although Mint records show that 591,000 Morgan Dollars were made at the Carson Mint in 1880, not all coins were released. The Assay Commission ordered that the Nevada facility melt 96,000 '80-CC Dollars because their silver fineness did not meet government standards. As a result, the net mintage for this issue is a mere 495,000 pieces. The smooth, virtually distraction-free features are impressive for a CC-mint coin, and the already impressive eye appeal benefits from a rich endowment of silvery color. Conditionally scarce (PCGS # 7100) .
Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800.
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Lot 1349 |
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1880-CC. Reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ CAC Approved. A nice white coin with semi-reflective surfaces (PCGS # 7100) .
Estimated Value $500 - 525.
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Lot 1350 |
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1880-CC. Reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-64 CAC Approved. A frosty white coin. Only 591,000 minted, with few as choice and gleaming as this (PCGS # 7100) .
Estimated Value $500 - 525.
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$552 |
Lot 1351 |
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1880-O. NGC graded MS-64. A choice white coin and a Premium Quality example for the grade (PCGS # 7114) .
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300.
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Lot 1352 |
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1880-S. PCGS graded all MS-65. Lot of 12 coins (PCGS # 7118) .
Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,550.
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Lot 1353 |
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1880-S. PCGS graded MS-67 CAC Approved. A hint of gold tone around the edges. The reverse is semi-prooflike. A lovely coin that has only been graded once. Superb! (PCGS # 7118) .
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
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Lot 1354 |
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1880-S. PCGS graded MS-67 PQ. Light golden toning around the edges. Almost a perfect cheek. Only graded once in it's lifetime. "I have seen MS-68 coins not this nice," notes Larry Goldberg, who examines each and every coin personally in every consignment to our sales, drawing upon his 50+ years of experience as a numismatist (PCGS # 7118) .
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
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Lot 1355 |
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1880-S. PCGS graded MS-67 PQ CAC Approved. Lovely golden toning on both sides. A superb coin that has been graded only once in it's lifetime and should be regraded (PCGS # 7118) .
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
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| Realized
$1,265 |
Lot 1356 |
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1881. PCGS graded MS-64+ DMPL PQ CAC Approved. A coin that should be graded MS65DMPL. Pop 1; 7 finer in 65DMPL (PCGS # 97125) .
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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| Realized
$6,900 |
Lot 1357 |
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1881. MS-65. A satiny white gem. Sent to both PCGS and NGC with each grading this example MS-64+. Our opinion is that this example should be graded MS-65 (both tags are included). See for yourself if you don't agree.
Estimated Value $800 - 850.
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| Unsold |
Lot 1358 |
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1881-O. NGC graded MS-64 DPL. A nice white coin. Housed in an Old Holder.
Estimated Value $700 - 750.
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| Realized
$805 |
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