1839 H10C No Drapery, CAM PR(PCGS#84409)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3068

等级

PR65CAM

价格

348,017

详细说明

Gem Cameo Proof 1839 Seated Half Dime 1839 Liberty Seated Half Dime. No Drapery. V-2. Repunched Date. Proof-65 Cameo (PCGS). Secure Holder. Proof Liberty Seated half dimes dated prior to 1856 (and that year is rare) are few and far between. As is the case with so many early Liberty Seated issues from the first decade or so of the design type, opportunity is more important than the price paid. This 1839 Proof half dime merits considerable attention, as not only is it incredibly rare,but it is also a Gemin quality and displays Cameocontrast. There are perhaps four or five known to exist in Proof of this issue, and none have been certified by PCGS or NGC finer than the coin offered here. There are no Deep Cameo examples graded by either service. NGC in their Censusreport notes another as PR-65 Cameo that may be technically tied with this coin, or perhaps it is the same coin? The strike shows no signs of softness whatsoever. While the obverse exhibits a thick rim to the coin there is just a modest raised wire rim or fin along the lower left side, while the reverse shows a much higher but thin wire rim around much of the extreme edge. This was created by the depth of the strike and pressing back on the collar forcing a thin arc of silver into this mechanically precise area, common to some Proofs of the era. This Cameo half dime is elegantly toned with a variety of iridescent colors. Diagnostics of the die include the 39 repunched high and west, faint die polish lines touching the base of the E in UNITED from the wreath, another touches both TE of STATES to the rim above. This coin has every attribute a sophisticated buyer could hope to find. Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers Here is a magnetic opportunity for a connoisseur. If this one slips by, where can you get another? In numismatics -- and we are all fortunate in this regard -- it is often the case that today's record price is tomorrow's bargain. How nice it would be to go back to our record-breaking sales of the Garrett Collection in the late 1970s and early 1980s, or the Eliasberg Collection in the 1990s, and be able to buy these coins for those prices today. Although the future is unknown, I would not be a bit surprised that if a generation hence someone reviewing this Rarities Night offering will be amazed at all of the excellent values that could have been purchased way back in November 2012. PCGS Population: 1; no other Proofs are listed for this date in any grade. PCGS# 84409. PCGS Population: 1; no other Proofs are listed for this date in any grade.