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Images courtesy of Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 610, "..So Called 845 over
1844, but not really an overdate", illustrated, sold for $46,000.00
From the Bowers and Merena
sale of the Richard E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, October 1982, Lot 674;
earlier from the John H. Clapp Collection, B. Max Mehl's sale of the James
Ten Eyck Collection in May 1922, and the Chapman brothers' sale of the
Thomas Cleneay Collection in December 1890; the finest graded by PCGS
PCGS AU-53. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 187,
"Breen-6869, Repunched 84" Not sold
NGC AU-50 (illustrated above). Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California
Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 1032, where it was described as
follows: "Well struck by lapped dies and with some luster in the
fields. During the coining process, the planchet feeding mechanism
sometimes jams, in which case the dies clash together without a planchet
between them. As more and more coins are struck, dies often clash together
several times, imparting some of their respective designs on the opposing
die. The fields of the dies start to show wear also, sometimes die cracks
appear from the intense strain of pounding metal on metal. When dies
become clashed, cracked or worn, they are often removed, carefully ground
down with files and repolished. This process extends the useful life of
the dies, but also reduces the depth of the devices, as the fields are
literally lowered, and the relief becomes more shallow. Parts of the
original devices may be entirely ground away in this process, one of the
more famous is the "three legged buffalo" nickel of 1937.
On this particular coin, the obverse die was lapped, disconnecting
Liberty's hair curls down the back of her neck, so they now appear as
lumps. Similarly, her hair beads are smaller and no longer connected. The
surfaces show moderate handling marks, as always seen on circulated gold.
This coin shows the double cut 84 in the date, noted as "rare"
in Breen's wonderful Encyclopedia." @ $1,322.00
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 611, "Repunched
84", illustrated, sold for $2,990.00 From Stack's sale of the Bartle Collection, October
1984, Lot 1155
Net EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 612,
"Repunched 84", illustrated, sold for $1,035.00 Purchased from Lester Merkin's sale of
March 1969, Lot 404
Net EF-40. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 613,
"Repunched 84", illustrated, sold for $690.00 Purchased from Jack L. Klausen on June
17, 1968
EF-40. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 614, "Repunched
84", illustrated, not sold From the Bowers and Merena sale of the Armand Champa
Collection, May 1972, Lot 548
A strong Very Fine,
approaching Extremely Fine. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary
Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1809, not plated, sold for $460.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-61.
The finest "Repunched Date" examples graded by PCGS are 2 EF-45's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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