1863-S H10C MS(PCGS#4383)

The Regency Auction 39

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Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

40

等级

MS67+

价格

164,424

详细说明

FROM THE BIGMO CIVIL WAR COLLECTION EX GARDNER One word sums up this beast: PERFECT! WOW! How does this MONSTER even exist? No question this is the absolute FINEST 1863-S Half Dime that exists. Good luck finding even a microscopic tick anywhere. We used a strong glass and enjoyed looking over and and over for any kind of imperfection. All we saw were some Mint made die clashes. No question this coin left the Mint and was never touched again possibly for its 157 year life span. A strong and vibrant luster beams from all over. Marvelous totally original colors of plum, violet, navy, blue, reddish gold and gold swirl wildly all over. The eye appeal is totally jaw dropping! Demand for coins remained higher in the west, where they circulated, and 100,000 half dimes were produced. PCGS CoinFacts estimates 300 survive in all grades, just 12 of which are thought to grade MS65 or finer. Again, coins in the western economy circulated heavily and any GEM example survives by pure happenstance. PCGS 1, NGC 01 CAC 1. PCGS has graded ONLY this coin in MS67+, and is the ONLY one they have graded higher than MS66. This coin last sold as an old NGC MS67 in the May 2015 sale of the Gene Gardner Collection, where it brought $18,800. Now in its proper holder we can't see this coin selling for anything less than a world record price! $22,400. An old friend to our family, Laura Sperber placed this coin with Gene Gardner back in 2006. This isn't just the BEST 1863-S half Dime, it's one of the BEST Half Dimes ever! Be prepared for crazy bidding here. Cert. Number 25689622 PCGS # 4383