1844 50C PR(PCGS#6388)

The Regency Auction 45

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Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

114

等级

PR62

价格

146,153

详细说明

THE BOYLSTON COLLECTION PART II Like all Proof coinage from the 1840s, this piece is EXTREMELY RARE and very under appreciated in the marketplace. The mintage listed by PCGS CoinFacts is 8, with perhaps as many as a half dozen thought to survive. This is the ONLY one graded by PCGS in the non-Cameo designation, and there is only one finer, a PCGS PR65 CAM. The present coin is RARER than an 1804 dollar, 1894-S dime, 1884 Trade dollar, 1876-CC 20 cent piece, and countless other classic rarities in the U.S. series that bring six and seven figures. The issue is so rare, that the Eliasberg and Norweb collections lacked an example, as did famed collections like David Queller, Garrett Family, James Pryor, Reed Hawn, and Floyd Starr. The present Brilliant Proof is the former George "Buddy" Byers coin last sold in October 2006. Its watery mirrored fields have a somewhat subdued reflection, marred by numerous minor hairlines from an ancient wiping. The surfaces are toned in a pearly-golden gray patina that is generally quite pleasing to the eye. There are a couple of minor marks seen but these do not detract from the nearly CHOICE quality surfaces. The overall eye appeal is very nice for the modest assigned grade and this coin offers a wonderful provenance. Ex. Stack's Winter Collection Sale, January/February 1974, lot 1437; George "Buddy" Byers Collection, Stack's October 2006, lot 1130 (sold raw as Brilliant Proof); unknown intermediaries; Boylston Collection--the present coin. Some catalogers have suggested that this coin is also the unplated Brand-Lichendfels coin in the February 1961 Kreisberg-Shulman sale. PCGS 1, NGC 1. The only PR62 to sell in auction, was the Gene Gardner duplicate, graded by NGC and sold for $17,625 back in October 2015. The current PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $18,500. The only other certified example is the PCGS PR65 CAM CAC, which has an extensive pedigree including Pittman, Kaufman, Greensboro, and Gene Gardner Collections, which most recently sold in excess of $75,000! This is an EXTREMELY RARE coin, any sophisticated collector will recognize just how important an opportunity this is! Do not let it pass you by! Cert. Number 84287110 PCGS # 6388.00