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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2002 Feb 19 @ 18:00UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
Eagles 1842-o Breen-6858. Possible Presentation Strike 60. <b>A piece which appears to have received special care upon striking. The details are almost medallic in appearance with every detail up and bold. The border denticles are broader and more prevalent than on just about any other example we have record of, while the shape of the edge milling (or reeding as it is sometimes called) is entirely different as well. On this coin the spacing between each reed is narrower than on a regular issue, while each reed appears higher and somewhat squarer as though the pressure it received from the dies was greater than average. (A ring-shaped coin collar that constrains the planchet's expansion during striking also imparts the edge milling in the same operation.) Furthermore, there are strong raised die lines in stars 2 and 3. The fourth star is sharply recut and there are die lines from star 13 to below the numeral 2 in the date. Inspection reveals this piece was ever so lightly cleaned long ago, the result being that the surfaces are dulled. It is obvious however that they had full mirror reflectiveness originally and texture which is dissimilar to that found on any business strike. Fields are completely free of handling marks; rims, too, are the quintessence of perfection! To this point, it is unknown why this remarkable coin was struck. What is known is that a least one coin each of the 1884-O Half Eagle and Eagle in Proof are reported. We encourage prospective bidders to inspect this strikingly beautiful coin in person, if only to further their numismatic education. This is among the most important Liberty $10 Eagle offerings in a number of years in our opinion. At the time it was sold in Superior's A. Bernard Shore sale fourteen years ago, a sale that included many high-priced rarities, it was described as "the most important coin in the sale"!</b> Mintage for the issue: 27,400, consisting of two varieties, one of which is from a leftover 1841-O reverse. One pair of dies was shipped to the New Orleans mint October 22, 1842. Previously from Superior's A. Bernard Shore Collection sale, January 30, February 1,2, 1988, lot 4276 <p align="center">Superior Galleries was founded in 1929 and has been a leader in
the numismatic auction business since 1971.</p> <p align="center"><b>Consignments wanted for June 2 & 3, 2002 Pre-Long Beach Sale.</b></p> <p align="center"><b>Call Steve Deeds</b> at (800) 421-0754 ext 230.</p>
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