181.7 50C O-103, Punctuated Date MS(PCGS#39510)

August 2016 Mail Bid Auction 43

Commissaire-priseur

Sheridan Downey

Numéro du lot

28

Grade

AU53

Prix

3 850

Description du lot

Another “old friend.”  This was Keith Davignon’s coin, offered in my Jan. 2014 FUN Sale, MB 38.  Here is how I described the coin. Raucous, original toning will draw crowds to preview this lot.  Plenty of luster underlies the toning – enough to justify a several point upgrade.  The “punctuated date” is under terrific pressure from Red Book and Registry Set collectors.  Though rated a mere R.2 the fact remains that choice AU or better examples are rarely encountered.  Check your auction records and be prepared to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your bid if you hope to corral this lovely piece.  Davignon acquired the coin from Bowers & Merena in November 1994, then housed in an NGC AU 55 holder.   The coin brought $4,950 in 2014.  (Heritage sold a nearly comparable “AU 53” at last year’s ANA Sale for $4,700.)  Expect this remarkable coin to again push the $5,000 barrier.  Est. $4,000 to $5,000.