1882 $5, DCAM PR(PCGS#98477)

The Regency Auction 35

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

557

等级

PR65DCAM

价格

297,676

详细说明

FROM THE PIEDMONT NUMISMATICS COLLECTION This is a STUNNING DEEP CAMEO GEM Proof 1882 half eagle. Everything about it is exceptionally high end and gorgeous, one of the FINEST DCAMs graded and among the finest known of the date. Only 48 Proofs were struck, of which John Dannreuther estimates a survival of 18-22 in all grades. The gold mirrored fields possess a wonderful, rippled orange peel effect that accents the fully frosted design elements. The black and white cameo contrast is gorgeous and captivates the viewer from across the room. Even with a strong glass, all you can find is a stray line or two that is perfectly acceptable for the assigned GEM grade. Matching Proof gold to old auction appearances is difficult to do. Of the 14 enumerated by John Dannreuther, three are impounded in institutional collections: The ANS has the Colvin Randall-J.P. Morgan coin, and the National Numismatic Collection has the old mint cabinet coin as well as the Josiah Lilly Collection coin which was probably Col. Green before going to Clifford T. Weihman. The remaining 11 may or may not be earlier appearances of the same coin; the half tone black and white images do not allow for up close inspection for microscopic lines or other identifiers. PCGS 1, NGC 2, CAC 1. The only PR DCAM graded by PCGS to ever sell in auction was a PR63 DCAM that sold in 2009. Indeed the only recent comparables are PR66 coins: one was the Floyd Starr PCGS PR66 CAM that sold in the 2015 ANA auction for nearly $50,000 and an NGC PR66 UCAM that brought $48,000 in November 2017. The current Collectors Universe value is listed at $52,500. We know that a coin like this, which appears at auction so infrequently, will bring a very strong bid from specialist collectors. Bound for a great collection of Proof half eagles, a gold Proof type set, or a box of special rarities and will see strong bidding. Cert. Number 6760229 PCGS # 98477.00