1795 $1 BB-51, Off-Center Bust MS(PCGS#39996)

The Regency Auction 41

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

13

等级

MS66

价格

4,787,528

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FROM THE BRUCE MORELAN COLLECTION The incomparable Earle-Eliasberg-Pogue-Morelan 1795 B-14, BB-51--a SUPERB GEM of the first order! One of the most magnificent 1795 Draped Bust dollars that survives! At one time, this coin was graded MS67 by NGC. To this day it ranks at the TOP of the PCGS CoinFacts census, and is ranked just behind the Randall-Garrett-Hayes-Pogue Specimen-66 in the 2013 Bowers census. Described in the April 1997 Eliasberg Auction, lot 2173 as: "MS67, prooflike. Superbly, indeed, incredibly sharply struck, the very definition of the design. Brilliant surfaces with just a whisper of golden toning. This piece is certainly one of the very finest in existence of any issue in the entire Draped Bust series. Believed to be the very finest known specimen of 1795 BB-51, and incredibly important coin from the aspect of its preservation and also its numismatic and historical significance. Quite possibly the Eliasberg Collection specimen is a presentation coin to illustrate the first use of the Draped Bust obverse style. If any 1795 Draped Bust dollar is deserving of the Proof appellation, this is such a coin!" Twenty-four years later, this magnificent coin still ranks among the absolute FINEST of all early dollars, this spectacular dollar displays a strong cartwheel luster with distinctive, semi-Prooflike reflection in the fields. Rotating the flashy surfaces in a light, the Prooflike tendencies are really brought to the forefront, dazzling the viewer's gaze. An early strike, you can tell the dies were freshly wiped, creating the PL texture in the fields. The quality of the surfaces stand up to magnified scrutiny with a strong loupe. Beautifully toned on both sides with a soft golden and pale rose glow with traces of lilac and blue iridescent toning near the peripheries, especially along the lower obverse. The devices are fully and crisply struck, each detail rendered to its absolute finest advantage. The Off-center Draped Bust dollar, the B-14, BB-52 die pair was the first time both the obverse and reverse dies were used. Struck from the earliest die state, un-cracked, and basically in the same condition they were when placed into the the coining press. The resulting striking of this coin rendered the design in the exact form as intended. It is likely this coin is one of the FIRST Draped Bust dollars struck. Robert Scot's Draped Bust design is modeled after a portrait by Gilbert Stuart. The design is clearly an improvement over the previous Flowing Hair design. A formidable provenance that goes back over 100 years, this coin is ex. George H. Earle, Jr. Collection, sold by Henry Chapman, June 1912, lot 2683; John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp Estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. intact in 1942 via private treaty; Eliasberg Collection, Bowers & Merena/Stack's April 1997, lot 2173; Bowers & Merena's July 2002 sale, lot 427; D. Brent Pogue Collection, Stack's Bowers/ Sotheby's, May 2016, lot 4013; Bruce Morelan Collection. PCGS 1, NGC 3, CAC 2. This magnificent coin realized $763,750 in the May 2016 sale of the D. Brent Pogue Collection. The NGC MS66+* CAC coin from the Newman Collection is called MS65+ (estimated) on the CoinFacts census, and that coin brought $910,625 back in November 2013. The current Collectors Universe value is listed at $800,000. One of the GREATEST early dollars that has EVER been offered; your collection will automatically be elevated to LEGENDARY status! Cert. Number 11777144 PCGS # 96858.00