1853 G50C BG-419 MS(PCGS#10455)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4310

等级

MS63

价格

233,224

详细说明

Exceedingly Rare 1853 BG-419 Round 50 Cents One of Just Five Examples Positively Confirmed to Exist A New Discovery; Finest Certified 1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-419. Rarity-7+. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC). In a sale replete with rarities from the California small denomination gold series, this remarkable BG-419 stands out as a leading highlight. It is a lovely Mint State example, with surfaces that feature a soft satin texture that is very smooth for the assigned grade. Dominant deep honey-orange patina blankets both sides, and there are delightful highlights of iridescent pinkish-rose and powder blue. Most design elements are sharply defined, and the strike is nowhere less than bold for a coin from this challenging series. Attractive in all regards, and of the utmost rarity and desirability. This variety, attributed to maker M. Deriberpie, remained unknown to numismatists until discovered by Ken Lee circa 1950 to 1955. Since then only four other examples of BG-419 have been positively confirmed: 1 - NGC MS-63.The present example, a new discovery, and finest certified for this exceedingly rare variety. 2 - PCGS MS-61.Ex Kenneth W. Lee; Superior's sale of the Lee Collection of California Fractional Gold Coinage, September 1988, lot 68; Jack Totheroh; Holabird-Kagin's sale of the Jack Totheroh Collection, April 2013 Americana Sale, lot 231. The discovery coin for the variety. 3 - PCGS AU-55.Ex F.C.C. Boyd; Superior's sale of the Club Cal Neva Collection, September 1987, lot 4441; Dr. John Westel Rowe ("Jay Roe"); our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Jay Roe Collection, September 2003, lot 78. 4 -PCGS AU Details--Bent. Ex William C. O'Connor, acquired after 2002; Kagin's sale of March 2021, lot 3071. 5 - This piece, the fourth confirmed for the variety, appeared on eBay in 2010. Bob Leonard's census, published in the 2003 edition of the Breen-Gillio reference California Pioneer Fractional Gold, includes one other listing for this variety, a coin described simply as "Ex Doering." Either that listing represents a duplicate of one of the five pieces enumerated above, or it is for a coin that has yet to be certified or offered in the modern market. New discoveries for rare varieties in numismatics are always greeted with excitement. As the finest certified example, this newcomer to the census for the exceedingly rare BG-419 round 50 cents is particularly significant and is sure to see spirited bidding among specialists. PCGS# 10455. NGC ID: 2BK9. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com Click hereto see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]