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Images courtesy of
David Akers Numismatics, Inc.
Significant examples:
Gem Proof (illustrated above). Ex - Lorin G. Parmalee,
1890, Lot 1054, sold for $21.00 - Farouk, 1954, Lot 248 (a complete set of Classic
Head Half Eagles, including a Proof 1835 and this coin!), sold for $483.00 - David Akers Numismatics, Inc.'s sale of the John Jay Pittman
collection, Part One, October 21-23, 1997, Lot 938.
Gem Proof
(according to Akers). Part of an original, previously unknown,
complete 1836 Proof set purchased privately by Brian Hendelson in 1996.
Gem Proof
(according to Akers). Smithsonian Institution.
Recent appearances:
PCGS Proof-63. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 344, illustrated, sold for
$48,300.00 Purchased from Stack's,
July 1971
PCGS MS-61. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 338, illustrated, sold for $3,450.00
Purchased from Julian
Leidman, September 4, 1968
MS-60. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 339,
illustrated, sold for $2,760.00 Purchased
from Ron Gillio, September 20, 1972
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of
Notre Dame Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1101, plated, sold for
$2,300.00
NGC AU-58. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
700, illustrated, sold for $1,207.50
NGC AU-58. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7225, not illustrated, sold for $1,150.00
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 123, sold for
$1,265.00
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 124,
"Breen-6510", sold for $1,380.00 From the Bowers and Merena sale of the
Bass Collection, Part II, October 1999, Lot 857. Purchased from
Stanley Kesselman, June 1, 1970
NGC AU-58. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s,
"Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001,
Lot 8946, not plated, sold for $1,265.00 From the Dr. Robert W.
Dingle Collection
AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 340,
illustrated, sold for $1,265.00 Purchased
from Rowe & Brownlee, August 4, 1967
AU-53 (illustrated below). Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California
Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 891, plated, sold for $1,150.00
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7224,
not illustrated, sold for $661.25
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 341, not
illustrated, sold for $483.00 From
Abe Kosoff's sale of September 1967, Lot 707
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 345, not illustrated, sold for
$747.50 Purchased from Stanley
Kesselman, February 18, 1971
AU-50. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 892, sold
for $667.00 From Superior Galleries sale, June 2-3, 1986, lot 1874
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 336, not
illustrated, sold for $552.00 From Abe Kosoff's sale of September
1967, Lot 726
About Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1102, "Second head, large 5",
not plated, sold for $546.25
AU-50 Cleaned. Ex-
Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach
Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7108, not illustrated, sold for $322.00
EF-40. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2328, "Breen-6509", unsold
About EF. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1103, "Second hand, large 5",
not plated, sold for $316.25
Choice Very Fine. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1548, sold for $253.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example
graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-63.
Varieties:
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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