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1886 G$1 MS67+ PCGS. CAC....
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Sold on Sep 17, 2020 for:
$13,200.00
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Description
1886 Gold Dollar, MS67+
Unheralded Late-Date Key
Ex: Duckor
1886 G$1 MS67+ PCGS. CAC. Ex: Simpson. Collectors, dealers,
and speculators likely acquired the majority of the 5,000
circulation strike gold dollars produced in 1886, while others
entered the jewelry trade. The majority of survivors today are
likely those that collectors and dealers acquired; typical examples
fall in the range of MS60 to MS65. Finer examples are elusive.When this piece was offered in the Duckor Collection, Douglas Winter commented:
"I have always regarded the 1879-1889 "late date" gold dollars as a very collectible subset, and the 1886 is likely the unheralded 'key' to the series. It can be located in MS65 and with some patience in MS66, but it is quite scarce in MS67 and likely unknown above that grade.
Only one MS67 PCGS-CAC coin has been sold at auction since 2006, and it went very reasonably for $5,875 as lot 306 in the December 2014 Legend auction. I know of just three MS67 PCGS coins with CAC approval: the Duckor example, the piece from the 2014 Legend sale, and one I sold to a collector in 2013."
Indeed, the Duckor-Simpson coin is one of just two PCGS Superb Gems that we have handled since our records began in 1993, and it is the only one with the PCGS Plus designation. Hints of powder-blue toning appear on the rose-gold surfaces of this stunning Superb Gem gold dollar. A glass is required to distinguish the trivial, minuscule surface marks from the clash marks on each side, and the devices are boldly defined. Population: 7 in 67 (2 in 67+), 0 finer. CAC: 7 in 67, 0 finer (8/20).
Purchased from Donald Kutz; The Duckor Family Collection of Gold Dollars / ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2015), lot 4287.(Registry values: N2998)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25DR, PCGS# 7587, Greysheet# 8049)
Weight: 1.67 grams
Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Auction Info
2020 September 17 Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part I #1310 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2020
17th
Thursday
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