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Images courtesy of Superior
Galleries
Significant examples:
NGC MS-64 (illustrated above). Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach" Sale, June
5-7, 2000, Lot 2194 @ $14,950.00 "to the book"
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 391, illustrated, sold for $5,060.00 Purchased from Stanley Kesselman,
March 14, 1975
PCGS MS-61. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot
392, illustrated, sold for $3,910.00 From Abner Kreiberg's sale of November 1972, Lot 1164
AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 393,
illustrated, sold for $1,840.00 From
Abe Kosoff's sale of November 1968, Lot 473
AU-53. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 394, not
illustrated, sold for $977.50 From
Lester Merkin's sale of January 1968, Lot 473
ANACS AU-53. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s,
"Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001,
Lot 8960, plated, unsold
Net AU-50, sharpness of AU-55, Granular surfaces. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part
III", May 21, 2001, Lot 219, not illustrated, sold for $368.00
VF-30. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1371, not illustrated, sold for $253.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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