Lot Number 58
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1827 Sq. Base 2 - O.122 R.5 PCGS AU 58 CAC
From the Dr. Charles Link collection, earlier in the Frederick collection, as noted on the PCGS label. Here is one of the 2 or 3 most important coins in the sale. Frederick’s 2x2 envelope accompanies. He wrote (in July 1980), “Easily the finest known of this very rare variety. Beautifully toned and choicely preserved, AU/AU+.” One uncirculated example has since surfaced, the De Olden PCGS MS 64, offered in MB 32, June 2006, lot 83, @$9,533. The Frederick/Link coin stays at #2 in the Condition Census, tied with the Meyer coin, also graded PCGS AU 58 (sold privately in July 2008 for $5,800). The toning on the current example is otherworldly! Preview is necessary. Any description will fall short, but must allude to the rose colored centers, surrounded by electric shades of turquoise and blue. Contact marks are absent. Cartwheel luster is undiminished in the fields. There is but a trace of friction on Liberty’s cheek. Enough said. Early congratulations to the winner! Est. $6,000 and up.
