1799 $1 MS(PCGS#6878)

The Regency Auction 41

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

18

等级

MS66

价格

1,236,778

详细说明

FROM THE BRUCE MORELAN COLLECTION Legend Rare Coin Auctions is proud to offer the famed "Boston Specimen" of the B-5, BB-157 1799 dollar, a coin that had reportedly been with the same family from 1799 to the 1960s. A GORGEOUS coin that boasts impeccable surfaces and stunning brilliance. This is the FINEST listed among Dave Bowers' 2013 list of "Notable Specimens," and it is tied for the highest graded at PCGS, with just the Newman NGC MS67 graded finer numerically. A distinctive toning pattern is easily identifiable by the splashes of sea-green/olive, deep slate blue, pewter-silver, and russet-tan that form an irregular shaped pattern, surrounding an ancient fingerprint. The surfaces are free of any distracting marks of any consequence. Sharply struck from Die State II with an extensive die crack that follows the legend along the left side of the reverse. The eye appeal is unique in its toning pattern, and generally quite pleasing overall. Listed in the census as the Boston Dollar, in the possession of the same Boston family from 1799 to the 1960s. Appearing in the October 1990 Superior Auction, lot 3716; Heritage's 1997 ANA auction, lot 6497; Bowers & Merena's 2003 ANA auction, lot 2014; Bruce Morelan; intermediaries; ANR's Old West and Franklinton Collections Sale, August 2006, lot 710; Heritage's 2012 FUN auction, where it realized $260,015; Bruce Morelan Collection. PCGS 2, NGC 1. Unlisted in the PCGS Price Guide in such a lofty state of preservation, the highest grade listed there is MS65+ and it carries a value of $300,000. Prior to this one selling, the other MS66 a B-11, BB-161 sold for $299,000 in the 2011 FUN auction. The Col. Green- Eric Newman NGC MS67 sold for a record $822,500 in November 2013 and has been off the market since. We have a distinct feeling our estimate will prove conservative when the hammer falls on this outstanding 1799 dollar. Cert. Number 7342892 PCGS # 6878.00