1837 NY 3C HT-262, Feuchtwanger's MS(PCGS#20002)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

337

等级

AU55

价格

22,023

详细说明

Ever-Popular HT-262 Feuchtwanger Three Cents Superior Choice AU Quality New York--New York. 1837 Feuchtwanger Three Cents. HT-262, Low-117, W-NY-480-60j. Rarity-3. German Silver. Reeded Edge. 25 mm. AU-55 (PCGS). Coin alignment. A wonderfully original, visually appealing example of this classic Hard Times era type. Both sides are toned in warm olive-gray that deepens to bolder steel patina around the reverse periphery. Flashes of original satin luster peer from the protected areas around the peripheral devices on the reverse. The legs of the seated figure on the obverse and the upper right portion of the reverse wreath are softly defined (they are opposing features in the dies), but elsewhere we note sharp striking detail with only light rub appropriate for the Choice AU grade from PCGS. 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, as here, are scarce and Mint State pieces are 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 secondary Ford piece, and it is (far) finer than many of this HT number that have passed through our sales in recent decades. Provenance: Ex R. Evans, January 25, 1981; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.