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Sale 65
The Pre-Long Beach Auction
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Lot 2014 |
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1885. PCGS graded MS-62 CAC Approved. Well struck with glittering prooflike fields. Rare low mintage date as a mere 801 were struck. The cataloger is expected to describe his Lots in restrained, modest language but in this instance, the coin is a blow-out first choice for any buyer who is looking for extremely low-mintage gold issues in desirable Mint condition. Pop 21; 57 finer (PCGS # 8007) .
Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000.
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$9,488 |
Lot 2015 |
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1886. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ CAC Approved. Lovely light golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Well struck with the right degree of originality to entice any devout collector of these scarce pieces! Pop 41 (PCGS # 8008) .
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300.
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$4,140 |
Lot 2016 |
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1887. NGC AU Details, obv improperly cleaned. A few scattered hairlines but overall, quite a nice looking coin that is loaded with reflective mint luster. Only 6000 struck (PCGS # 8009) .
Estimated Value $800 - 850.
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$1,323 |
Lot 2017 |
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1888. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. A glittering golden beauty, mostly untoned. Only 291 Proofs struck. Frosty honey gold motifs stand boldly out from deeply mirrored fields. A blazing Proof which is almost in the Gem class, and a bold one struck in the penultimate ("second to the last) year this denomination was made, 1888. The known population of collectors in that era was small but there was active speculation in Proofs in the 1880s, mainly in the $1 and $3 denominations, which accounts for the advanced Proof mintage figures. We suspect that perhaps a few score or so exist -- with the present beauty well up in the rankings where quality and eye appeal are concerned. Pop 1; none finer.
Estimated Value $12,500 - 15,000.
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$16,675 |
Lot 2018 |
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1888. PCGS graded MS-61 CAC Approved. Well struck, fully lustrous and delicately toned. Production of this $3 denomination was extremely variable over the entire span of its issue (1854-89). For 1888, only 5,000 struck. Pop 34 (PCGS # 8010) .
Estimated Value $2,600 - 2,700.
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$3,565 |
Lot 2019 |
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1889. PCGS graded MS-62 CAC Approved. Well struck and glistening with brilliant mint luster. Only 2,300 struck. The centers and fields are bright yellow-gold oscillating with pale reddish-gold accents. Far from the normal example of this issue is the respectable amount of detail throughout with no signs of weakness to the except, perhaps at the ribbon bow on the reverse, where detail generally lacks due to this being a high point in the design. Pop 56 (PCGS # 8011) .
Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500.
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$4,945 |
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