1854-O $3 MS(PCGS#7971)

The Regency Auction 52

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

198

等级

AU58

价格

197,785

详细说明

FROM THE OAK COLLECTION A totally original and high end AU58 example of the ONLY New Orleans-date $3 gold. It is also an old friend, having previously sold as lot 425 in our Regency Auction XV. A KEY condition rarity from a mintage of 24,000, the 54-O is virtually unheard of in PCGS Mint State grades (pop 3 in all grades above AU58). Few were saved, as $3 represented about a week's wages for many laborers in the Antebellum period. Handsome quality with orange-gold luster in the fields and areas that show some original prooflike flash in the protected areas. The strike is rather sharp as most of Liberty’s curls are well defined. At this lofty grade level there are not many to choose from and any collector would do well to secure this prized issue. This coin is SO HIGH END it is among the FINEST seen by CAC, with NO MINT STATE example having received a bean from that service in 15 years of approving grades! WOW! Ex Heritage, October 2012, lot 5776; unknown intermediaries; Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency Auction XV, lot 425; intermediaries, including Doug Winter; our consignor. PCGS 30, NGC 93, CAC 9. In our December 2015 sale, this jewel sold for $20,563 on an estimate of $15,000-$17,500. The current Collectors Universe value is $23,000 and the CAC CPG value is $22,800. There are only three (count them, three) graded finer by PCGS in over 35 years of grading. A PCGS MS61 sold 16 years ago for $86,250! Worthy of a WORLD CLASS, CAC approved set of $3 gold! Bid accordingly! Cert. Number 25624464 PCGS # 7971