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Varieties:
Misplaced date
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-64.
The "Misplaced
Date" variety features a small mark near the rim beneath the left
side of the 5 of the date. The mark is believed to be the top and
upper serif of a misplaced 1. This variety was first reported in
November 1999 by Beth Piper of Bowers & Merena Galleries.
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-63. Misplaced
Date. Ex - Auctions by Bowers & Merena, Inc. "Harry W.
Bass, Jr.", Part III, May 2000, Lot 633, where it was called MS-60,
"lightly brushed", sold for $2,990.00 - Ira & Larry Goldberg
Coins & Collectibles, Inc., May 2003, now graded PCGS MS-63, sold for
$10,235.00 - Superior Galleries, September 2003, still PCGS MS-63, but
with no mention of the prior pedigree - Albanese Rare Coins, Inc.
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex -
Stack's "The Marvin Taichert Collection of U.S. Type Coins", May
9, 2001, Lot 106, plated, sold for $5,290.00 Ex Auction '89
(RARCOA's session, July 7, lot 443)
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 554, illustrated, not sold
NGC AU-58. Ex - Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9080, not plated, sold for $920.00
AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 662, not illustrated, sold for $977.50 Purchased from Paramount on July 2,
1971
ANACS AU-50. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000,
Lot 1037, sold for $351.00
EF-45. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 265, not
illustrated, sold for $460.00
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, January 2004" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
"1856 eagle variety
first seen in 2000", COIN WORLD, February 16, 2004, pages 2
and 79
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