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ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
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Gobrecht Dollars
1839 P$1 Name Omitted, Judd-104 Original, Pollock-116, R.3 -- Spot Removed -- PCGS Genuine Secure. AU Details. Silver. Reeded Edge. Die Alignment IV (medal turn, the head Liberty is opposite the F in OF). DTS State A. It is tempting to say the diagnostics are apparent, but in reality few actually are. Undoubtedly this is from the time the coin spent in circulation. The only readily apparent marker is a slight remnant of die clashing below the elbow of Liberty. These pieces were all struck in the last week of December 1839. Only 25 to 30 DA IV circulated pieces are believed extant in various grades. The spot that was removed obviously refers to an area in the lower reverse field. This area shows several pinscratches, and this scratched area coincides with a roughly square-shaped planchet void. We have noticed over the years sometimes voids and depressions on coins tend to take on carbon spotting. Perhaps that explains this particular area. Otherwise, the surfaces are quite nice. The fields are more semiprooflike than prooflike, and certainly not what we would term proof in the modern understanding of the word (in spite of its historic usage in connection with the Gobrecht series). Pearl-gray centers are surrounded by deep blue-gray margins. A few other, less-noticeable planchet flakes are scattered about, mostly on the reverse.
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1839 P$1 Name Omitted, Judd-104 Original, Pollock-116, R.3 -- Spot Removed -- PCGS Genuine Secure. AU Details. Silver. Reeded Edge. Die Alignment IV (medal turn, the head Liberty is opposite the F in OF). DTS State A. It is tempting to say the diagnostics are apparent, but in reality few actually are. Undoubtedly this is from the time the coin spent in circulation. The only readily apparent marker is a slight remnant of die clashing below the elbow of Liberty. These pieces were all struck in the last week of December 1839. Only 25 to 30 DA IV circulated pieces are believed extant in various grades. The spot that was removed obviously refers to an area in the lower reverse field. This area shows several pinscratches, and this scratched area coincides with a roughly square-shaped planchet void. We have noticed over the years sometimes voids and depressions on coins tend to take on carbon spotting. Perhaps that explains this particular area. Otherwise, the surfaces are quite nice. The fields are more semiprooflike than prooflike, and certainly not what we would term proof in the modern understanding of the word (in spite of its historic usage in connection with the Gobrecht series). Pearl-gray centers are surrounded by deep blue-gray margins. A few other, less-noticeable planchet flakes are scattered about, mostly on the reverse.
HID02901242017