1828 50C O-102 Curl Base 2, No Knob MS(PCGS#39755)

The Regency Auction 47

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

88

等级

MS65

价格

62,603

详细说明

Ex Eliasberg and Pogue Collections, as noted on the insert. Arguably the FINEST O-102, a coin with a SUPERB pedigree in an amazing state of preservation. With the Overton Condition Census listed at 66,65,65,65,64, this coin is solidly near the top of the list, and among the examples listed in Stephen Herrman's AMBPR, this is second highest behind an NGC MS65*. Since this coin had been graded MS66 by NGC at one time, we believe it is the FINEST. A glistening satiny luster swirls with a vibrant cartwheel brilliance on both sides. Mottled olive and slate patina clings to the peripheral devices blend to an ancient pearly-silver gray and rich deep golden tone. The texture of both sides is thick with a creamy frost. The devices are crisply struck in the centers, and most of the stars are even complete in the centers. Incredibly smooth and devoid of all but the most microscopic of traces of contact can be found only with a careful search with a powerful loupe. The eye appeal is exceptional, we do not understand CAC's reasoning for not "beaning" this gorgeous coin! Ex. William H. Woodin Collection, Thomas Elder, March 1911, lot 172; John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp Estate, 1940; Clapp Estate, sold en bloc to Louis E. Eliasberg Sr, via Stack's in 1942; Eliasberg Estate to Richard Eliasberg in 1976; Bowers & Merena/Stack's sale of the Eliasberg Collection, Part II, April 1997, lot 1837; Phil Kaufman Collection; sold privately to Joseph C. Thomas, by Heritage; Heritage's sale of the Joseph C. Thomas Collection, April 2009, lot 2439 (as NGC MS66); D. Brent Pogue (via Larry Hanks); Stack's Bowers/Sotheby's sale of the D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part III, February 2016, lot 3066; our consignor. PCGS 6, NGC 16. This is the most recent example to sell, realizing $9,400 in February 2016, at the bottom of the market. Today the PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $12,500. Just two examples have ever graded higher at PCGS, neither of which have ever sold in auction. What a fantastic GEM quality example worthy of another world class cabinet, just imagine your name at the end of the Woodin-Clapp-Eliasberg-Kaufman-Thomas-Pogue-Chicago pedigree chain! Good luck! Cert. Number 31914872 PCGS # 39755.00