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Images courtesy of Superior
Galleries
Significant
examples:
PCGS MS-62. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,” July
25, 2003
, Lot 639, illustrated, sold for
$16,675.00. "Breen-1, B-1635, Rarity-4"
NGC AU-58 (illustrated above). Ex - Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long
Beach Sale", June 5-7, 2000, Lot 2084, where it was described as
follows: "1832 NGC AU58 A coin whose provenance includes the Byron
Reed collection. Numerous small marks are a feature of the obverse,
although this is tempered somewhat by ample luster. Also, it should be
pointed out the devices are boldly struck. The reverse is much choicer,
and again, has an excellent strike." Price realized - $5,635.00
Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 3936, illustrated, sold for $6,325.00
PCGS EF-40. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 3937, illustrated,
sold for $5,290.00
Notes:
"The
mint changed to the capped bust left of Liberty in 1821, with a minor
change to reduced size planchets in 1829-34. The head and eagle were by
Robert Scot. Mintage, which was low throughout the period, came to a mere
4,400 pieces in 1832, hardly worth the effort to produce. Compare to the
more than 157,000 total for the 1832 Half Eagle, the preferred
denomination in those days for export purposes."
- from the description of
Lot 2084 in Superior
Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", June 5-7, 2000
The finest Uncirculated example
graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, April 2004" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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