Images courtesy of Superior
Galleries
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-67. Ex -
Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature
Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6553, plated, sold for $115,000.00
Ex: J. Colvin Randall,
March 1894; to J. M. Clapp; John H. Clapp; Clapp estate, 1942; to Louis
Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg Collection (Bowers and Merena, 4/97), lot 2290;
the coin realized $132,000 in that sale. From the holdings of Andy
Hansen
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6552, plated, unsold From the Gary Wolkwitz Collection
PCGS MS-64. Ex-
Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach
Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8399, illustrated, sold for $59,800.00 Ex: Naples II
NGC MS-62. Ex –
American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,” July 25,
2003
, Lot 553, illustrated, sold for $32,200.00
MS-61 (illustrated above). Superior Galleries'
"Pre-Long Beach" Sale, June 5-7, 2000, Lot 1808, sold for $10,580.00
"to the book"
MS-60. Superior Galleries'
"Pre-Long Beach" Sale, June 5-7, 2000, Lot 1809, sold for $8,855.00
"to the book"
MS-60. Ex - Superior
Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 3690,
not illustrated, not sold
MS-60. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National Money
Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 384, unsold
SEGS AU-58. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1005, illustrated, not sold
NGC AU-58. Superior Galleries'
"Pre-Long Beach" Sale, June 5-7, 2000, Lot 1810, sold for $2,300.00
PCGS AU-58. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8398, illustrated, sold
for $5,577.50
ANACS AU-53. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6550, not
illustrated, sold for $920.00
PCGS AU-53. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6551, not
illustrated, sold for $1,495.00
PCGS AU-50. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000,
Lot 3691, illustrated, sold for $1,552.50
ANACS AU-50. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8397, "VAM-2
Doubled Date", not illustrated, not sold
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1572, sold for $1,035.00
NGC AU-50. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6549, not
illustrated, sold for $920.00
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities
Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 357, illustrated, sold for $977.50
AU-50, Cleaned. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 5805, not
illustrated, sold for $299.00
AU-50, Polished. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 5806, not
illustrated, sold for $575.00
EF/AU. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13,
2000, Lot 745, sold for $1,035.00
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6351, not
illustrated, sold for $402.50
ANACS EF-40. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8396, not illustrated,
sold for $115.00
Choice Extremely Fine.
Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot
1397, not plated, sold for $207.00
Notes:
A very rare date in Mint State, despite a nice, high mintage of over
1,000,000 coins. Apparently, most of these were melted, as none have
appeared in any of the hoards that came onto the market in the past
decades. In Mint State, the 1892-S is one of the great rarities of
the series, but some surprisingly nice examples exist. As rare as
this date is in Uncirculated condition, you can just about forget finding
one in Prooflike or Deep Mirror Prooflike condition (PCGS has graded only
5 Prooflikes and only a single MS-61 DMPL)! The finest examples
graded by PCGS are a single MS-68(!), 3 MS-63 Prooflikes, and the
afore-mentioned MS-61 Deep Mirror Prooflike.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
