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Images courtesy of Superior
Galleries
Significant examples:
NGC MS-66. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II",
March 15-17, 2001, Lot 47, "Small date, crosslet 4", unsold
Finest
certified
Large Date. PCGS MS-62
(illustrated above). Ex - Harry W.
Bass, Jr. collection - Superior
Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", June 5-7, 2000, Lot 2092, sold
for $10,062.50
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-64. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot
1201, "Large Date, Plain 4", illustrated, not sold
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 144, "Small Date, Crosslet
4", illustrated, sold for $2,760.00 Purchased from Joe Flynn, August 27, 1973
NGC MS-61. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 993, "Large Date", plated,
sold for $4,312.50
MS-60. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 145,
"Small Date, Crosslet 4", illustrated, sold for $1,725.00 Purchased from Superior, March
1978
NGC AU-58 (illustrated
below). Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 670, sold
for $690.00, where
it was described (in part) as follows: "Frosty luster in the fields
and a coin that retains problem free surfaces. The dies were not quite in
alignment, as the upper obverse and lower reverse are not as sharply
struck as the opposing ends. Clean cheek on Liberty, and an appealing coin
for the date collector. The lower reverse die has a heavy die crack
through the peripheral lettering."
AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 146,
"Small Date, Crosslet 4", not illustrated, sold for $1,178.75
NGC AU-58. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 3945, "Small date, Crosslet 4", illustrated, sold for
$529.00
NGC AU-55. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8846,
"Small date, Crosslet 4", not plated, sold for $402.50
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8847,
"Large date", not plated, sold for $431.25
Notes:
The finest "Small date" examples graded by PCGS
are 3 MS-64's.
The finest
"Large date" example graded by PCGS are 2 MS-62's.
Varieties:
Large Date, Plain 4 (illustrated above)
Small Date, Crosslet 4 (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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