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Bowers and Merena
to Present More Than 900 Coin Rarities in Beverly Hills this Saturday, September
13
Highlights Include
Near-Gem 1867 Proof Shield Nickel with Rays in PCGS Proof-64 and Superb Gem
1931-S Buffalo Nickel in PCGS MS-67
IRVINE, Calif.
– Bowers and Merena Auctions, America's leading rare coin and currency
auction house, will host their Beverly Hills Rarities Sale on Saturday, September
13, 2008, at The Tower Beverly Hills, prior to the Long Beach Coin, Stamp &
Collectible Expo. Lot viewing for the entire auction is scheduled for Thursday
through Saturday, September 11-13. The catalog includes more than 900 exceptional
coin rarities
Topping the list of highlights
is Lot 120, a lovely Near-Gem 1867 Proof Shield Nickel with Rays graded Proof-64
by PCGS, one of perhaps just 35 to 45 coins extant. The proof 1867 Shield Nickel
with Rays is a very rare issue, long included as an integral part of the regular-issue
Shield Nickel series, a fact that places extreme demand on the surviving examples.
This lovely near-Gem is at the upper reaches of the assigned grade, the surfaces
virtually distraction free and quite smooth in outward appearance. It is fully
struck with uniform mint brilliance that sparkles beneath a dusting of pale
golden-silver tinting.
One of the two highest-graded
1931-S Nickels on the PCGS Population Report also stands out at Lot 168 in PCGS
MS-67. Lovely technical quality and eye appeal in a ‘31-S Buffalo Nickel,
this coin is so well preserved that it has gone straight to the top of the PCGS
grading scale for the issue. Sharing the MS-67 grade level with only one other
example, this Condition Census Superb Gem is overlaid in soft, billowy, satin-textured
luster that is as full as the day the coin fell from the dies.
Also worthy of special mention
is Lot 49, an extraordinary Pop 2/0 1895 Indian Cent in PCGS MS-67 Red. The
surfaces literally glow with rich reddish-orange color and an incredibly thick,
frosty texture from the dies. A sharp strike is no less praiseworthy, and the
surfaces are so well preserved as to be devoid of even the most trivial distractions.
Additional Auction
Highlights:
| Lot 27 |
1864 Indian
Cent. L on Ribbon. Snow PR-1. Proof-64 BN (PCGS). |
| Lot 49 |
1895 Indian Cent. MS-67
RD (PCGS). |
| Lot 120 |
1867 Shield Nickel.
Rays. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. |
| Lot 129 |
1885 Liberty Nickel.
MS-66 (PCGS). |
| Lot 156 |
1919 Buffalo Nickel.
MS-67 (PCGS). |
| Lot 157 |
1942-D/Horizontal D
Jefferson Nickel. FS-027. MS-64 FS (PCGS). |
| Lot 168 |
1931-S Buffalo Nickel.
MS-67 (PCGS). |
| Lot 232 |
1859 Transitional Seated
Liberty Dime. Judd-233, Pollock-280. Rarity-6+. Proof-65 (PCGS). CAC. |
| Lot 233 |
1916-D Mercury Dime.
MS-65 FB (PCGS). |
| Lot 376 |
1795 Draped Bust Silver
Dollar. BB-52, B-15. Rarity-2. Centered Bust. AU-58 (PCGS). |
| Lot 381 |
1798 Draped Bust Silver
Dollar. Large Eagle. BB-105. B-23. Rarity-3. Pointed 9, Wide Date. MS-62
(PCGS). CAC. |
| Lot 387 |
1836 Gobrecht Silver
Dollar. Name on Base. Judd-60 Original, Pollock-65. Rarity-1. Proof-64 (PCGS). |
| Lot 397 |
1879-CC Morgan Silver
Dollar. MS-65 (PCGS). |
| Lot 696 |
1854 Gold Dollar. Type
II. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. |
| Lot 704 |
1804 Capped Bust Right
Quarter Eagle. BD-2, HBCC-3011. Rarity-4. 14-Star Reverse. MS-62 (PCGS).
CAC. |
| Lot 764 |
1893 Liberty Half Eagle.
MS-68 (PCGS). |
| Lot 782 |
1890-CC Liberty Half
Eagle. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC. |
| Lot 788 |
1804 Capped Bust Right
Eagle. BD-1, HBCC-3201, Taraszka-31. Rarity-4+. Crosslet 4. EF-40 (PCGS). |
| Lot 819 |
1852 Liberty Double
Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS). |
| Lot 821 |
1852-O Liberty Double
Eagle. Winter Variety One. MS-61 (PCGS). |
| Lot 829 |
1854-S Liberty Double
Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS). |
| Lot 838 |
1857-S Liberty Double
Eagle. 20A, Spiked Shield. MS-66 (PCGS). |
| Lot 842 |
1859-S Liberty Double
Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS). |
| Lot 853 |
1866-S Liberty Double
Eagle. No Motto. AU-53 (PCGS). |
| Lot 874 |
1897 Liberty Double
Eagle. MS-65 (PCGS). |
| Lot 894 |
1909-D Saint-Gaudens
Double Eagle. MS-66 (PCGS). |
| Lot 918 |
1925-D Saint-Gaudens
Double Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS). |
| Lot 919 |
1926-D Saint-Gaudens
Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS). |
The Bowers and Merena Beverly
Hills Rarities Sale will take place on Saturday, September 13, at The Tower
Beverly Hills, featuring more than 900 extraordinary coin lots. The complete
auction and lot viewing schedule as well as the catalog in its entirety are
available on the Bowers and Merena website at www.bowersandmerena.com.
Bowers and Merena Auctions
was founded in 1983 and has grown to become the-world’s preeminent numismatic
auctioneer with more than half a billion dollars in rare coin and currency sales.
Bowers and Merena has handled four of the five most valuable United States coin
collections ever sold, including the Louis E. Eliasberg Sr. Collection, the
Harry W. Bass Jr. Collection, the Garrett Collection for The Johns Hopkins University,
and the Norweb Collection.
For more information about
Bowers and Merena Auctions and the Beverly Hills Rarities Sale, call 800.458.4646.
For media inquiries, ask for president Steve Deeds. Complete prices realized
for all past auctions are available at www.bowersandmerena.com.
