Lot 148
1823 Private Restrike in Silver PCGS graded MS62BN. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty grayish steel with lighter silvery gray highpoints. The only marks are a short struck-through line close over star 12 and two more over star 10, all caused by equally short pieces of wire stuck to the die (most likely from brush used to help keep things clean; how ironic). In addition, there is a piece of wire struck INTO the coin along the dentils at stars 1-2. The pieces struck in silver are normally from the late state of the dies with two die cracks on each side, but this example has a single reverse die crack (the final crack down from TE in STATES has not formed), and the earlier reverse die crack is not especially strong. This piece would seem to argue against the common wisdom that the silver strikes were made last. A nice example of this extremely rare silver version (less than 10 are known), but this one is made even more significant when the unusual die state is considered. Reportedly struck by Captain John W. Haseltine circa 1879. Noyes photo #21650. Our grade is MS63. PCGS Population 1; none finer.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Ex Anderson Dupont, Stack's 9/24/54:619-Herbert Oechsner, Stack's 9/8/88:98 (there called Proof-65)-Tony Terranova 9/19/88.
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