ALERT! David Lawrence auction #115 lot 4232 Bust Half 1814/3 wrong enlarged pictures

mozin

I just noticed this attribution error made by PCGS, and not caught by David Lawrence. The correct attribution of the enlarged pictures is 1814 O-104a R2, worth a fourth as much as the overdate 1814/3. PCGS calls it worth $600 compared with the overdate at $2,500!

David Lawrence was notified a few minutes ago by email. I hope they quickly make the correction in their auction listing.

By the way, the 1814 O-104 WITHOUT the cracks is R4.

Edited to make update. PCGS holder label is correct. It is the enlarged pictures, without the holder, that are of another coin.

MikeKing

how could pcgs make a mistake like that?

slumlord98

Mozin,

Recheck your images and you will see that it is a 14/3, but with the wrong obverse substituted in the enlarged version. I'd be concerned about the porous surfaces of the 14/3. They appear corroded.

Also note on the previous 1814 O.102, an obverse die crack thru 4. I had never heard of nor seen this before. Anyone interested in die states of 1814, a fascinating subject, has a prize at hand.

mozin

slumlord98,

You are correct, DL simply used the wrong enlarged obverse. I never bothered to look at the coin in the holder, only the enlarged obverse and reverse pictures without the holder. DL did not make the correction as of this hour.

I agree the surface on the 1814/3 reverse looks to possibly be corroded. Not a coin I would want.

KentuckyJ

DLRC are out of the office until Monday, bcause of the Thanksgiving holiday.

KJ

mozin

<< <i>To be fair and accurate, I'd recommend an edit of this thread's title. >>

Good suggestion. It has been edited, and an update placed in the original post. Actually, both of the enlarged pictures of the coin without the holder are of the O-104a, the wrong coin for the listing.