1864 2C Small Motto, RB PR (PCGS#3625)
The November 2011 Baltimore Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5034
- 等级
- PR64+ CAC
- 价格
- 620,090
- 详细说明
- 1864 Two-Cent Piece. FS-401. Small Motto. Proof-64+ RB (PCGS). CAC. Pale mint orange and warm golden brown highlights adorn satiny reflective fields and modestly frosted motifs. Doubling in the motto, best seen at WE. From a tiny <em>estimated</em> proof mintage for the date of 100+ pieces, according to the <em>Guide Book, </em>a figure that includes the Small Motto <em>and</em> Large Motto examples of the date. We seldom see or offer proofs of this scarce and popular key issue in the series, but when we do, the sky's the limit for the end result. Indeed, the last proof 1864 Small Motto two-cent piece we sold was the W.L. Carson example offered in our November 2010<em> </em>75th Anniversary Sale. That specimen, graded Proof-64 RB and certified by PCGS with a CAC sticker, <em>but without the PCGS ""+"" designation that the present coin displays, </em>realized an impressive $63,250 after heated bidding activity. Out of the numismatic marketplace for more than 50 years, the present Choice Proof-64+ RB specimen should experience the intense bidding activity it deserves.<br /> <br /> <strong>Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers</strong><br /> Among United States proof coins struck after the late 1850s--which were widely available to collectors--there are three famous rarities among the lower denomination issues, pieces that were not showcased in their time, but which in the later era of sophistication became recognized as almost impossible to locate. These are the 1864 Indian cent with L on Ribbon, the 1867 Shield nickel with rays on the reverse, and the presently-offered 1864 two-cent piece with Small Motto. It seems that in 1864 when minor proof sets were distributed (including the cent and two-cent piece), no attention was paid to differences in the motto. Beyond that, I have located no early numismatic mention of the variety. How many were struck is not known, but the number must have been in the dozens, not the h
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