LOT #98110 |
Sold on Oct 27, 2014 for: Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
1868 2C PR67 Red NGC....
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Sold on Oct 27, 2014 for:
Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
Description
1868 Two Cent, PR67 Red
Tied for Finest Graded, Top-Notch Eye Appeal
1868 2C PR67 Red NGC. A stunning and pristine coin, showing
orange margins ceding to fire-red in the center of the shield on
the obverse and a similar, if slightly less pronounced effect on
the reverse. The strike is needle-sharp. A loupe serves merely to
reinforce the top-notch eye appeal.Variety: The second of three varieties Walter Breen describes for the date in the Proof Encyclopedia: "No recutting at 1. Recutting within tops of 68. Ornament just below W lapped off die."
Population Data (7/14): Although this piece was the sole finest at NGC at the time Mr. Gardner bought it, NGC has since recorded a second PR67 Red example of this date, presumably a different coin. PCGS shows one PR67 Red.
Heritage Commentary: Breen notes that the three varieties he documents of this date all have the upper-left serif of the D in UNITED broken off and restored by hand.
Provenance: Baltimore (Bowers and Merena (7/2004), lot 244.(Registry values: N4719)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 274X, PCGS# 3638, Greysheet# 2734)
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin & zinc
Weight: 6.22 grams
Weight: 0.21oz
Mintage: 600
Auction Info
2014 October 27 The Eugene H. Gardner Collection II US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1214 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2014
27th
Monday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 8
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 660
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
17.5% 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