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Gold: $3,334.56
Silver: $36.58
Platinum: $1,220.50
Palladium: $1,065.28
G/S: 91.15
Pt/G: 0.37
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  • Lot #429 - 1906 NGC PR-66 Star CAC
  • Gold $5-Liberty Head Half Eagle
  • Dab Revisited Consignment. 1 graded PR-66+, 6 higher at NGC, however, at last check, the cataloger could not find in the NGC population report any mention of the present PR-66 "star" example, even though it was certified at least some twenty years ago. In 1906, the mint produced merely 85 proof half-eagles, the lowest mintage since 1898, and these were struck under different aesthetic intent from 19th century pieces. Cameo designations are extremely rare (and DCAM unheard-of) for the late-dates in the series. In this case, NGC did not go quite that far with designation, yet the "star" designation for superior eye-appeal clearly denotes the borderline cameo effect produced by delicate matte texture on the portraits. Mirrors are as deep as ever for the series -- the mint had merely elected to move to an "all brilliant" proof format early in the 1900s.

    Curiously, it is actually more difficult to describe high-grade proof examples compared to coins with anomalies that require mention. Here, the surfaces are so immaculate and filled with pristine old-gold character that there is practically nothing off-quality to mention. Extremely faint handling marks can be found with persistence, lurking beneath Liberty's chin and an overly aggressive review finds one single diagonal hairline near the bottom of the obverse right field (ignoring a hairline on the slab itself that reflects in the mirror).
 

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  • The Collectors' Auction    View Lots
  • 11/1/2024 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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  • Lot #622 - 1879-S NGC MS-67+
  • Hammer: $1,050
  • Silver Dollar-Morgan
  • Absolutely contact-free, smooth and fully struck, Liberty's cheek ticks off the top of the want list for a Morgan dollar nearing perfection in terms of grade. Astoundingly, so common is the 1879-S that even at this lofty grade level, the population report is not worth denoting, but for an "ultimate" kind of type collector, the outrageous late-die frosted luster and ridiculously sharp strike both satisfy the most demanding collector.
 

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