1855 $10 Wass Molitor MS (PCGS#10354)
August 2011 Chicago ANA - Rarities Night
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 7558
- 等级
- VF30
- 价格
- 124,880
- 详细说明
- 1855 Wass, Molitor & Co. $10 Gold. K-6. Rarity-7. VF-30 (PCGS). All known examples of this issue have the second digit 5 in the date "plugged" (i.e., the digit 2 was probably drilled out of an unused 1852 die and replaced with the 5 to create the 1855 date). Walter Breen's initial estimate for survivors of the 1855 Wass Molitor & Co. ten-dollar gold issue is just eight coins. Other examples have come to light in more recent years, but the issue remains very scarce in numismatic circles with coins seldom finding their way even into major numismatic auctions, such as here. This piece exhibits light sandy-gold patina, both sides also with a tinge of pale-rose iridescence coming into view at certain angles. An uneven strike has left isolated peripheral areas quite blunt, but the central devices are suitably bold, if not quite sharp (read: Liberty's portrait on the obverse). Scattered abrasions include a few moderate size, yet shallow scuffs in the left obverse field that we mention solely for accuracy.<br /> This lot includes PCGS "old green holder" insert # 4539669 that carries a grade of VF-35 for this coin.
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