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November 2024 Showcase Auction  –  18 - 26 November 2024

Stack's Bowers Galleries, November 2024 Showcase Auction

U.S. Coins and Paper Money, including the Fairmont Collection - Athenee

Part 1: Mo, 18.11.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 2: Tu, 19.11.2024, from 7:00 PM CET
Part 3: Tu, 19.11.2024, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 4: We, 20.11.2024, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Th, 21.11.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 8: Fr, 22.11.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 6: Fr, 22.11.2024, from 7:00 PM CET
Part 7: Fr, 22.11.2024, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 9: Mo, 25.11.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 10: Tu, 26.11.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.

Description

1836 First Steam Coinage Medal. Julian MT-21. Mar 23/Feb 22 Date. Copper, Bronzed. Specimen-64 BN (PCGS).27 mm. Original dies. A most unusual example of the type, and for two reasons. First, the bronzing is so heavy that the surfaces present a deep orange-red color that is more dramatic on the obverse. We have seen only other specimen with this finish, the PCGS Specimen-66 example that realized $4,320 in our Spring 2024 Auction. Second, the reverse is double struck with appreciable spread between impressions discernible under a loupe. A few blushes of pale olive-gray tinting on the reverse seem to be the only impediments to an even higher grade. Intriguing!

Estimate: $2000

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Price realized 1'500 USD
Starting price 1 USD
Estimate 2'000 USD
The auction is closed.
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