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Images
courtesy of David
Akers Numismatics, Inc.
Varieties:
1847 over 7
Significant
examples:
Proof. National Numismatic
Collection at the Smithsonian Institution
"Gem Uncirculated" (illustrated above).
Ex - Colonel
E.H.R. Green - Palace Collection of Egypt sale (King Farouk of
Egypt), Lot 251 (along with 12 other coins) - John Jay Pittman - David Akers Numismatics, Inc.
"The John Jay Pittman Collection", October 21-23, 1997, Lot 981,
illustrated, "Possibly The Finest Known Specimen"
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-65. Ex - Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8962, "1847/7", illustrated, unsold
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 405, illustrated, sold for $3,450.00 Purchased from Rick Carter, July
13, 1973
NGC MS-61. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1376, illustrated, sold for $1,495.00
SEGS MS-60. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 4019, illustrated,
sold for $690.00
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot
2355, "Breen-6570, Doubled 7", sold for $1,667.00
Choice About
Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1737, "7 over Small 7", plated, sold
for, $287.50
AU-50. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 899,
"Wiped with a jeweler's cloth", sold for $149.00
EF-40, Cleaned. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5681, "47/7", not illustrated, sold for
$218.50
Choice EF. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1110, not plated, sold for $161.00
Choice EF. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1111, "Doubled 7", not
plated, sold for $184.00
Extremely Fine. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1552, sold for $230.00
Notes:
The reverse of this date may also have been used to strike the Proof
Half Eagles of 1844, 1845, 1846, and 1848. According to Akers, the
die shows "die scratches or file marks in the left field at the
eagle's leg feathers and the three lower wing feathers closest to the
body."
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-66's.
The finest Uncirculated
"1847/7" example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
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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