1837 NY 3C HT-262, Feuchtwanger's MS (PCGS#20002)
August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2177
- 等级
- MS62
- 价格
- 30,011
- 详细说明
- Ever-Popular HT-262 Feuchtwanger Three Cents
Exceptional Mint State Preservation
New York--New York. 1837 Feuchtwanger Three Cents. HT-262, Low-117, W-NY-480-60j. Rarity-3. German Silver. Reeded Edge. MS-62 (PCGS).
25 mm. This is an outstanding example of a type that is eagerly sought even in circulated grades. Retaining full luster in a soft satin texture, both sides are predominantly silver-gray in appearance with subtle hints of pale gold that appear to drift toward the borders. The strike is tight to the left obverse and right reverse borders, affecting only the denticulation. Isolated softness to a few design elements is also noted, but the overall impression is quite sharp for the type. Smooth and with eye appeal to spare.
This is a somewhat scarce variety, but it is popular beyond its modest rarity rating for its distinctive obverse design and unusual reverse denomination. On the other hand, HT-262 was a circulating issue, and most survivors grade VF or EF. About Uncirculated examples are scarce, while in Mint State this HT number is rare. The fabulous Dice-Hicks specimen cataloged as Uncirculated is one of the finest known, and it is also the Rulau plate token. Mr. Ford had three of these, one each cataloged as Uncirculated, Very Choice About Uncirculated and About Uncirculated. The present example is comparable to the primary Ford piece, and it is (far) finer than many of this HT number that have passed through our sales in recent decades.
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