1827 50C O-127 MS(PCGS#39726)

January 2017 Mail Bid Auction 44

Commissaire-priseur

Sheridan Downey

Numéro du lot

59

Grade

AU53

Prix

4 125

Description du lot

From the collection of Dr. Charles Link, noted on the PCGS label.  Soft luster throughout; light to medium grey toning with some hints of golden iridescence around the stars and legend.  The strike is superior to most.  In the 1990’s a spate of low to mid-grade 127’s brought the rarity down from Overton’s 2nd edition rating of R.7 to its current R.5.  High grade examples, however, remain elusive.  Witness Stew Witham’s PCGS AU 55 at $8,050 in Aug. 2010 (Heritage ANA sale, lot 4901), the Dosier-Prouty AU 55 @ $5,250 in Aug. 2000 and lot 54 of the recent MB 43, a PCGS AU 55 @ $4,291.  The current offering lies just outside the Condition Census but rests comfortably within a register of the top 10 examples.  Est. $3,000 to $4,000.