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Lot:4041 1831 Capped Head Left Half Eagle. Bass Dannreuther-2. Rarity-6. Large 5D. Mint State-65+ (PCGS).

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SBP-苏富比2016年5月纽约波格集藏IV

2016-05-25 07:00:00

2016-05-25 12:00:00

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The Louis G. Kaufman coin collection, declared to be one of the most valuable and complete in the United States, is a perennial attraction for visitors to Marquette, Mich.&rdquo; &mdash; Detroit Free Press, July 13, 1930</em>Dramatically reflective on both sides, this half eagle&rsquo;s obverse displays rich and even light yellow gold while its reverse is a shade darker, with coppery highlights at the peripheries and a splash of orange and violet near the denominator. The satiny luster is abundant, but it is overwhelmed in direct light by the bold reflectivity. Designs are crisp and elegantly rendered, with each detail perfectly elevated into relief but for the curl left of Liberty&rsquo;s ear and some feathers of the eagle&rsquo;s wing at left. The fields are fresh and bright, showing only the most trivial lines here or there, along with a few light marks above the eagle&rsquo;s head. A nearly invisible abrasion is noted on Liberty&rsquo;s nostril. The only marks that keep this coin from a far more elevated grade are found on the rim; their presence tells the story of an interesting chapter in this coin&rsquo;s history. A very tiny semicircular depression is noted on the rim below 83 of the date; a faint scuff affects only the raised rim directly right of it. Nearly identical marks are present atop the obverse between stars 6 and 7 and stars 7 and 8, but they are hidden in the PCGS holder&rsquo;s gasket and thus invisible for the foreseeable future.Though this variety was described by Bass and Breen as the second of the two 1831 half eagle varieties to be struck, this coin shows that the die emission sequence was perhaps not so simple. Both varieties of 1831 share this obverse, one whose crack through star 5 makes it easy to identify and makes its die state easy to track. The course of the die crack is the same on both varieties, extending from the rim beyond star 5, over its lower two points, and over the forecurl into the center of the portrait. The break between the points of star 5 is far earlier on this coin than the Pogue BD-1, and the break as present here has not yet filled in near the lowest point. The crack at star 11 is also not yet present. This coin was without question struck before the Pogue BD-1 and other examples of the die variety that have been examined, including the Bass coin. &nbsp;The reverse shows a lengthy crack that extends from a denticle above O of OF, through the top of F and the adjacent wing, then through the bases of AMERI and the midpoint of C before reaching a denticle above the final A. Rather than a simple and consecutive sequence between the two 1831 die marriages, it appears that after this reverse broke beyond a usable state, it was abandoned and Reverse A was put back into use, creating a remarriage of the BD-1 combination.Mystery surrounds the formation of the Kaufman Collection. The collection was undertaken by Nathan M. Kaufman, who apparently built upon the beginnings of an early cabinet assembled by his widowed wife&rsquo;s former husband, Edward Breitung. After the death of N.M. Kaufman and his wife, in 1918 and 1923, respectively, Kaufman&rsquo;s brother Louis assumed possession of the collection and made it the centerpiece of an educational exhibit at the First National Bank of Marquette, where he served as president. The collection was affixed to several mats using broad-headed tacks and framed for wall display. The unorthodox display method left nearly imperceptible flat spots on the rims of many coins that serve to connect the Kaufman coins to their famous and unusual provenance.Louis Kaufman was one of Marquette&rsquo;s leading citizens. He sat on the board of General Motors and was one of the original partners in the construction of the Empire State Building. The most famous coin in his collection was the second known 1825/4 half eagle, but this was perhaps the finest, also ranking first among all survivors of this die variety. The only 1831 half eagle graded higher by PCGS is the one in the preceding lot.PCGS# 519949. NGC ID: 25RD.

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