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Lot:2100 1799 Capped Bust Right Eagle. Bass Dannreuther-10. Rarity-3. Large Obverse Stars. Mint State-65 (PCG

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USD 120,000-175,000

SBP-苏富比2015年9月纽约波格集藏Ⅱ

2015-10-01 07:00:00

2015-10-01 12:00:00

USD 258500

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I realized I was amid scholars in a challenging field. -- Catherine Bullowa, recalling her 1951 entry into the world of numismatics, 1971.Only a truly extraordinary collection could include a duplicate like this, a second superb gem specimen of the 1799 Large Stars eagle. This one glows with satiny obverse luster, smoothly layered amidst rich yellow gold surfaces and their highlights of pale green and subtle orange. The look of the reverse is similar, with matching lustre and color that deepens at the lower periphery. The strike is as superb as the previous specimen, showing a full range of details from the broad curves of Libertys portrait to the finest graver strokes in the individual eagle feathers. The surfaces are fresh and original, showing just a trivial scattering of wispy lines and a few inconsequential marks or abrasions. Star 7 finds itself between a light abrasion above it and a tiny contact point below it. Another fine abrasion is seen in the lower right obverse field, above star 13, and a shallow scuff is noted beneath IT of UNITED. Some haze sits atop the surface of the upper reverse, subtly visible inside the shield and under the motto banner, more notable among the star cluster, where some raised specks within the material have the look of being tiny planchet flaws until the proper light reveals their relief. The dies are uncracked, having struck this coin early in their useful lives.After more than a half century in numismatics, Catherine Bullowa offered what she billed as "my personal treasures" in a 425-lot sale held in Center City Philadelphia in December 2005. With many of the nations best known dealers and collectors in attendance, highlights from her personal collection were offered beginning with lot 369. Our May 2015 offering of coins from the D. Brent Pogue Collection Part I included a superb gem 1805 quarter eagle from Mrs. Bullowas most famous sale. In the present sale, two more of her prized pieces will be sold, the finest known 1795 Flowing Hair dollar and this coin, one of the finest surviving 1799 eagles. Mrs. Bullowa wrote "I have been the loving keeper of these pieces for some 50 to 60 years. As in every lifetime, there comes a time to share them with the rest of the collecting world." Her friend Anthony Terranova wrote the 2005 catalog, and described this coin in six memorable words: "Original frosty, superb Gem Uncirculated. Breathtaking!"Type collectors have long sought out 1799 eagles. The date evokes an antiquity that even eagles dated a year later do not. While 1799 is not technically the last year of the 18th century, the American 18th century ended with the death of George Washington on December 14, 1799. The Mint was likely producing eagles that day, just a few blocks from Washingtons former home in the shadow of the Pennsylvania State House, then serving as the national seat of government, today called Independence Hall. Nearly 6,000 eagles were delivered on December 17, followed by 3,790 more on December 20 and a final 18 pieces on December 28 before the curtain fell on the 1700s.A duplicate of this quality may not be found in another collection anywhere. PCGS-graded gems have sold at auction just twice since this piece emerged from the Bullowa Collection in 2005. Few early eagles of this date or any other can compare in terms of overall quality.

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