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Session Three - Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 5:00 pm
2100
1872-S
.
NGC graded EF-45.
CAC APPROVED.
Nominal
wear with a typical strike for the date. Some darker accents are
noted on the design highpoints. (
PCGS # 8965
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,550 - 1,600
2101
1873. Open 3
.
PCGS graded AU-55.
CAC APPROVED.
Residual luster in the fields with average surfaces for a lightly
circulated Type Two double eagle. Soft yellow-gold color with a
few marks on the obverse. (
PCGS # 8967
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,500 - 1,600
The Agora Collection
.
2102
1875-S
.
NGC graded AU-55
. Pleasing honey-gold color,
especially over the reverse. Numerous small abrasions pepper
the obverse. (
PCGS # 8975
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,400 - 1,450
2103
1875-S $20 Sharpness of VF35
. Once cleaned but re-toning
nicely.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,200 - 1,250
2104
1876-CC
.
PCGS graded AU-53
. Still partly lustrous honey-
gold color with rich mint frost on the devices. Pleasing for the
assigned grade with a minimum of marks on either side and a
reflective nature to the fields. One of the more available Carson
City double eagles from the mid-1870s. (
PCGS # 8977
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$4,000 - 4,500
The Agora Collection
.
2105
1876-S
.
PCGS graded AU-58
. Nearly full luster remains on
this coin that likely never saw circulation, only abundant bag
handling. One curving mark is noted in the right obverse field,
and a couple more on Liberty's cheek. (
PCGS # 8978
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,500 - 1,600
P
ROOFLIKE
1879-S $20 L
IBERTY
2106
1879-S
.
NGC graded MS-60 PL
. In 1879, the San Fran-
cisco Mint struck over 1 million double eagles for only the
ninth time since it opened in 1854. Most of these coins
either entered circulation, or were later exported for inter-
national transactions. Large quantities of the exports have
since returned to America, but most examples were lightly
worn or heavily abraded from rough bag handling. Mint
State pieces remain quite rare, and prooflike examples such
as this coin are virtually impossible to locate.
Pop 3; 4
finer, 2 in 61, 2 in 62
. (
PCGS # 8991
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $6,000 - 6,500
2107
1883-S
.
PCGS graded MS-62
. A partially reflective appear-
ance is presented in the fields on each side. Deep orange-
golden color overall, a single milling mark is reported above the
mintmark and below the eagle's tail feathers. (
PCGS # 9000
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,000 - 2,100
2108
1884-S
.
PCGS graded MS-61
. A solid strike and frosty mint
luster are both noted. The surfaces show minimal signs of bag
handling, and present soft reddish-gold color over slightly
reflective fields. (
PCGS # 9002
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,400 - 1,500
