Winter 2022 Showcase Auction – 27 October - 4 November 2022
U.S. Coins and Currency
Part 2: Fr, 28.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 02.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 02.11.2022, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 03.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 03.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 10: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 11: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Description
"1799" (ca. 1863) Cincinnatus of America - The Union Must Medal. Second Reverse. By George Hampden Lovett. Musante GW-438, Baker-278. Copper. MS-65 BN (NGC).
32 mm. A generally medium brown example with olive outlines to the design elements, direct lighting calls forth not only iridescent undertones of powder blue and champagne-gold, but also semi-reflective tendencies in the fields. Sharply struck with expertly preserved surfaces and strong eye appeal. This type is only known in copper and cataloged as "rare" by Musante (2016). Prior to this sale we had only offered two other examples in at least 17 years, one of which, the Baker specimen in PCGS MS-66 RB, sold for $3,360 in our November 2019 Baltimore Auction, lot 20322.
From our December 2020 Auction, lot 2008.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 1'900 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 1'500 USD |
