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Images courtesy of
David Akers Numismatics
A listing of the known Proof
examples:
NGC Proof-66 (one of the five
Proofs listed below)
1. NGC
Proof-64 Cameo (illustrated above). Ex - World's Greatest
Collection", Lot 103 - Numismatic Gallery's "Memorable"
Sale, March 2, 1948, Lot 97, sold for $45 - John Jay Pittman
collection - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May
21, 2001, Lot 171, illustrated, not sold. This coin offered a
completely new obverse die that had never been seen on any 1836 Quarter
Eagle!
2. NGC Proof-65 Cameo. Head
of 1837. Ex - Lorin G. Parmelee, Lot 1055 - John G. Mills, Lot 530 -
William H. Wooding, Lot 956 - John H. Clapp - Louis Eliasberg, Lot 103,
sold for $35,200.00 - Harry Bass - offered by
North American Certified Trading in the October 22, 2001 issue of Coin
World for $117,500.00
3. Proof. Head of 1835
(not the head of 1834 listed by Breen). National Numismatic
Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.
4. Proof. Head of
1835. Ex - Brian Hendelson, part of a complete, original Proof set
held intact by the same Philadelphia area family since 1836.
5. Proof. Head of
1835. Ex - Col. E.H.R. Green - Jerome Kern, Lot 26 - Abe Kosoff -
Stack's 55th Anniversary Sale, Lot 1674 - New York dealer.
6. Stack's 10/2003:2072
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 120, "Head of 1835, Script
8", illustrated, sold for $25,300.00 From Lester Merkin's sale of April 1970, Lot 655.
The finest certified.
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 2137, "Script 8, Head of 1835", unsold From the sale of the
Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part II, October 1999, Lot 290, earlier
from Goliad Corporation, May 30, 1972
NGC MS-64. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin &
Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May
28-30, 2001, Lot 1231, "Script 8", illustrated, sold for
$9,200.00
MS-64. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities
Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 428, "Breen-6143, Head of
1835", illustrated, not sold From the sale of the Harry
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part II, October 1999, Lot 291; earlier from Quality
Sales Corp.'s sale of the Beck Collection, Part III, February 1977, Lot
1392
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach"
Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003, Lot 3574, sold for $5,750.00
NGC MS-63 (illustrated
below). Block 8. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 665, sold
for $4,370.00, where
it was described (in part) as follows: "The surfaces show minor
handling marks, as expected, but none are deep or annoying. One copper
spot below, right of the 6 on the edge. Flashy luster and apparently an
early die state as no cracks are visible."
NGC MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7154,
"Script 8, Head of 1835", illustrated, sold for $3,680.00
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 122,
"Head of 1837, Block 8", illustrated, sold for $5,290.00 From RARCOA's session of
Auction '84, July 1984, Lot 1890
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Cabinet of Lucien M. Lariviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 43,
"Breen-6142, Block-8", sold for $4,600.00 From Bowers and Merena sale of
the Bass Collection, Part III May 2000, Lot 88
NGC MS-63. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin &
Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May
28-30, 2001, Lot 1232, illustrated, sold for $3,910.00
PCGS MS-62. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7493, "Block
8", illustrated, sold for $2,300.00
MS-62. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 121,
"Head of 1835, Script 8", illustrated, sold for $2,185.00 Purchased from Rowe and
Brownlee, June 25, 1968
NGC MS-62. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s,
"Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001,
Lot 8834,"Script 8", plated, sold for $2,530.00
NGC MS-62. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet
of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 172,
"Breen-6143, Head of 1835", illustrated, not sold
PCGS MS-61. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s,
"Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001,
Lot 8833, "Script 8", plated, sold for $1,667.50
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of
Notre Dame Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 989, plated, sold for
$1,495.00
NGC AU-58. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s,
"Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001,
Lot 8835, "Block 8", not plated, sold for $862.50
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet
of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 173,
"Breen-6143", not illustrated, sold for $1,035.00
AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 123,
"Head of 1837, Block 8", illustrated, sold for $920.00 Purchased from Steve Ivy, April
24, 1974
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7153,
not illustrated, sold for $632.50
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 124,
"Head of 1837, Block 8", not illustrated, sold for $368.00
AU-50, Cleaned. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5665,
"Block 8", not illustrated, sold for $310.50
About Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 990, "Head of 35", not
plated, sold for $402.50
EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2139, "Head of 1837", sold for $345.00
EF-40. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2138, "Head of 1835", sold for $299.00
ANACS Fields Tooled Polished AU Details, Net VF-20. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7492, "Block 8", not illustrated, sold
for $287.50
Very Fine. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September
12-13, 2000, Lot 1463, sold for $172.50
VF-20. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The
Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1233,
"Script 8", not illustrated, sold for $437.00 From
Stack's Sale of the Wilson-Rueter Collection, October 16-17, 1959, lot
794, envelope included
Fine. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13,
2000, Lot 1464, sold for $264.50
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated "Block 8" example graded by PCGS is
a single MS-66.
The finest Uncirculated "Script 8" example graded by PCGS is a
single MS-65.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-65.
Varieties:
"Script 8" in the date (illustrated above)
"Block 8" in the date (illustrated below)
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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