1867 G25C BG-743 MS(PCGS#10570)

November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3534

等级

AU58

价格

16,820

详细说明

1867-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-743. Rarity-7+. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS). A landmark rarity among Period II octagonal quarters, and a handsome Choice AU example that also sports an impressive numismatic provenance. Near-fully lustrous, the surfaces readily reveal a semi-prooflike finish in the fields despite an overlay of light golden-honey patina. Pretty iridescent rose undertones, as well, with all design elements sufficiently bold for this challenging issue. This rare variety was discovered by Kenneth Lee sometime before his 1970 publication of California Gold Dollars, Half Dollars, Quarter Dollars. It is attributed to maker Robert B. Gray & Co., as evidenced by the initial G on the obverse below Liberty's portrait. Bob Leonard knew of only three examples of BG-743 when his census was published in 2003, the present example ranked CC#3 behind the MS-64 and MS-62 coins that are still listed in the PCGS Population Report. Since then a fourth example has been confirmed: the PCGS MS-61 coin that sold as lot 1790 in Ira & Larry Goldberg's February 2020 Pre-Long Beach Auction sale of the Di Perro Collection. NGC also reports a single grading event for this issue in MS-63. With only four or five examples confirmed and market appearance few and far between, the significance of this offering for the BG-743 octagonal half dollar can hardly be overstated. Provenance: From the Oregon Collection. Earlier ex Doering, July 12, 1984; Dr. John Westal Rowe ("Jay Roe"); our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Jay Roe Collection, September 2003, lot 187. The plate coin for Doering and in the 2003 edition of the Breen-Gillio reference on California small denomination gold. PCGS Population: just 4 in all grades, to which is added only a single grading event at NGC. PCGS# 10570. NGC ID: 2BNS. Click here for certification details from PCGS.