This little jewel looks as though it were struck last week. The hard, steel grey surfaces are tinged with gold. Pristine is the word that comes to mind when examining the coin. A couple of tiny contact marks are irrelevant; there is not a hint of friction or mishandling. The caky luster and overall appearance bespeak originality. The “look” of the coin immediately reminded me of the Plimpton Family hoard of coins dispersed in the 1980s and 1990s, discussed by Keith Davignon in recent editions of the John Reich Journal. The coin is the highest graded example of this scarce die pair and is plated in PCGS CoinFacts. Ex Paramount session of Auction `82, lot 1679 as beautiful “original”Ch. Unc., bringing $900 (in the trough of a down coin market), appearing again in Stack’s/Bowers’ January 2013 Americana Sale, lot 12405, as PCGS MS 63, where it sold for $7,708.
Estimate: $6,000 and up
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$7,850
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$7,850
$8,635
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Sheridan Downey, Numismatist 4400 Keller Ave.,
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