1852 $1 MS(PCGS#6940)

The Regency Auction XXI May 2017

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

310

等级

AU58

价格

251,031

详细说明

Legend Rare Coin Auctions is proud to present a major Seated Dollar rarity, the 1852. This highly attractive example is a borderline Mint State coin; there is just a touch of friction in the fields and on the high points. A bold luster shines on both sides, with hints of glassy reflectivity. A tiny mark or two can be detected with a strong glass. Light lilac-silver iridescent hues blend with rich gold, peach, apricot and champagne toning that accent the well struck devices. The fields show tiny bag marks that require a glass to locate, but are mentioned for accuracy. The details are very sharp, all of the details on Ms. Liberty’s drapery and the eagle’s feathers are fully rendered and crisply defined. An exceptionally rare coin, one of the important keys to the entire Seated Dollar series, 1840-73. Only 1,100 were struck, creating an instant rarity. Further exacerbating the low mintage, when these were struck, the bullion value exceeded the face value, and many were exported as bullion and melted down. PCGS 9, NGC 3. This is a true classic rarity in the series, regardless of grade, and always highly sought after and hotly contested when one appears in an auction sale. About a baker’s dozen are graded finer at PCGS, but most of these are clustered in MS62, suggesting duplication. The most recent example to sell brought $32,900 in the 2016 FUN auction, a sale that took place as the market was in a state of shock as the stock market, gold and oil prices were dropping and prices were not strong at all. Before that, going back to 2006, these were selling for $34,000-$35,000. A true prize for the connoisseur, and an opportunity that should not be taken lightly by anyone assembling a set of Seated dollars. PCGS # 6940 Cert. Number 6380807 PCGS # 6940