LOT #1615 |
Sold on Jul 31, 2008 for:
Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
1848 10C PR66 NGC....
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Sold on Jul 31, 2008 for:
Not Sold Description
Premium Gem Proof 1848 Seated Dime
One of the Three Finest Certified
1848 10C PR66 NGC. Although the precise mintage of this Type
Two (Stars Obverse) Seated dime is unknown, Walter Breen estimates
in his 1988 Complete Encyclopedia that perhaps eight pieces
were produced. The www.coinfacts.com website estimates the number
of specimens coined at 10.The present example conforms to the diagnostics as Breen outlines in his 1989 Proof Encyclopedia: "B-2. High date, slanting down to r., 1 recut above and touching base, final 8 about equidistant between base and nearest point of border; left base of 1 above space. Rev: die of 1844, 1846, 1847 proofs, probably used on other intervening dates." The vertical shield comes to a point just to the left of the upright of the 1. Turning in the Breen Proof Encyclopedia to the 1844 reverse, we find little except for "Rev. Striae at ED." This piece does indeed display diagonal die lines visible, running from southwest to northeast between those letters. There are also a series of faint horizontal die polishing lines in the area around the bow on the lower reverse.
The obverse displays delicately tinted central devices and stars in shades of pinkish-gold, while the background fields and much of the reverse exhibit moderate steel-blue and sage tints. Contact marks are essentially absent, and few pedigree markers exist to trace any potential future appearances of this piece. The most likely candidate is a pair of dotlike planchet indentations, as made, just to the right of the last 8 in the date, in the exergual field. The strike is remarkable: All of the stars demonstrate full centrils, Liberty's toes show separation on her right (facing) foot, and the sandal is distinct from Liberty's foot just above. There is no mentionable softness visible on Liberty's head, the gown clasp, or on any of the reverse details.
The current NGC population data show a total of 10 pieces certified ranging from PR63 to PR66, while PCGS shows two proofs, one each in PR64 and PR65 (6/08). This PR66 coin in quality is the equal of the Pittman-Kaufman coin, also in the present sale, and together the two pieces comprise two of the three finest certified examples.
Ex: Richmond Sale III (David Lawrence Rare Coins, 3/2005), lot 1242; December 2005 Baltimore Auction (Bowers and Merena, 12/2005), lot 1458; very likely the same as The Turtle Rock Collection (Superior Galleries, 2/2008), lot 503.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23C4, PCGS# 4735, GSID# 4180)
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 2.67 grams
ASW: 0.07726oz
Mintage: 8
Auction Info
2008 July-August Baltimore, MD (ANA) US Coin Signature Auction #1114 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Jul-Aug, 2008
30th-3rd
Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 4
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 572
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
15% of the successful bid per lot.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms | US & World Coin Grading Tutorial
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms | US & World Coin Grading Tutorial