1848 1/2C Original, RB PR(PCGS#1297)

The Regency Auction 38

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

48

等级

PR65RB

价格

258,725

详细说明

A majestic GEM with a SUPERB provenance! This is the Garrett-Naftzger-Missouri Cabinet Collection example, and this coin's visual allure and technical qualities are indicative of that illustrious pedigree! Breen-1A, R-6. An amazingly high quality example with an equally impressive provenance. Beautifully preserved surfaces show much mellowing mint red toning down with some soft bluish brown. The fields offer plenty of flash to the smooth surfaces. We note a few areas of deeper toning that will forever serve as pedigree markers for this GEM. As to be expected from a proof, all the devices are crisply imparted from a strong strike; all the hair details, star centers, beads, leaves, etc are fully rendered. A minute number of unimportant flecks are noted under a strong loop, but none detract from the superb eye appeal of this gem! This important coin originated in the John Work Garrett Collection, some time in the 1890s, and was donated to Johns Hopkins University in 1942. Sold as lot 41 in the November 1979 Bowers and Ruddy sale of the Garrett Collection where it was bought by R.E. “Ted" Naftzger. Sold in Stack’s Session of Auction ‘89, lot 1525 to R. Tettenhorst. Gifted to the Missouri Cabinet, Goldberg’s January 2014, lot 186, where it realized $60,375. While the original mintage was not recorded, the estimate is 15 pieces. PCGS 1, NGC 1, CAC 2. The current PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $55,000 and the CAC CPG value is $59,300. There is just a single coin graded finer, a PR65+ RB that was also in the Missouri Cabinet, which sold for $94,875. A world class copper rarity, a coin that has graced some of the most important cabinets of all time, and now can join yours! Good luck! Cert. Number 27383838 PCGS # 1297.00