Local auction results- some strong bidders
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Yesterday I attended a coin auction in my home area. This auction was put on by a local auctioneer that concentrates on coin auctions on a monthly basis; these normally have items ranging from low grade $5 items on up to some nice collection folders and gold in the $1000 range. The auction yesterday was a once per year special auction of higher value items of $100 or more. The highlight was an 1856 flying eagle cent NGC certified as Proof 61; a decent looking coin that the main flaw was a noticable ding approximately 2 or 3/16" long in the field and another smaller one. This sold for $14,700.
Some other results:
2 1899 Silver Certificates CU consecutive numbers $1200
1800 Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle $1 ANACS VF20 $2100
1885 V nickel, weak good, porous.... $400!
$50 Mint sealed bag of 1970-S cents...... $300
1785 Nova Consellatio (blunt rays) PCGS AU50..... $2210
1911-D gold $2.50 Indian ANACS AU58... $4000
1918/17D buffalo nickel ACID DATE..... $130
1915-S St Daudens NGC MS63... $700
1875-S 20c piece PCGS MS63 (spotted)... $1000
National currency 1902 $10 Lawrence, KS blue seal F or less.... $620
1922 Lincoln cent strong reverse VF (close to XF)... $2250
Notebook of 304 Penny variety and error coins (I thought junk... BIE, plated, etc.)... $500!
There were 200 lots total and nearly all of it seemed to bring high winning bids. Including currency; of a dozen or so lots of early currency, it all brought at least 50% more than I would have thought. But then again, I do not know much about currency. I did make one buy that I really like; a 1827 bust half PCI MS60 slab that appears to be a nice original coin with darker toning, nice luster shining through, and a very very sharp strike for a bust half (11 1/2 full detail stars, full bust, full eagle, etc). And... the fields have a proof like quality behind the toning, so it must have been an early strike with the dies. A neat coin!
Some other results:
2 1899 Silver Certificates CU consecutive numbers $1200
1800 Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle $1 ANACS VF20 $2100
1885 V nickel, weak good, porous.... $400!
$50 Mint sealed bag of 1970-S cents...... $300
1785 Nova Consellatio (blunt rays) PCGS AU50..... $2210
1911-D gold $2.50 Indian ANACS AU58... $4000
1918/17D buffalo nickel ACID DATE..... $130
1915-S St Daudens NGC MS63... $700
1875-S 20c piece PCGS MS63 (spotted)... $1000
National currency 1902 $10 Lawrence, KS blue seal F or less.... $620
1922 Lincoln cent strong reverse VF (close to XF)... $2250
Notebook of 304 Penny variety and error coins (I thought junk... BIE, plated, etc.)... $500!
There were 200 lots total and nearly all of it seemed to bring high winning bids. Including currency; of a dozen or so lots of early currency, it all brought at least 50% more than I would have thought. But then again, I do not know much about currency. I did make one buy that I really like; a 1827 bust half PCI MS60 slab that appears to be a nice original coin with darker toning, nice luster shining through, and a very very sharp strike for a bust half (11 1/2 full detail stars, full bust, full eagle, etc). And... the fields have a proof like quality behind the toning, so it must have been an early strike with the dies. A neat coin!
----- kj
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1785 Nova Consellatio (blunt rays) PCGS AU50..... $2210
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Thats strong for a generic Nova in AU50, but of course it could have been a rarer variety recognized by a specialist. Or a nice coin destined for an NGC MS64 holder.