1826 Erie Canal Completion. Silver. 45 mm. HK-1000. Rarity-6. MS-62 (PCGS).；The silver Erie Canal Completion dollar is one of the most desired of so-called dollars, and a classic rarity that has been prized from the time it was originally issued. This very conservatively graded example is sure to attract significant bidder interest. There is no trace of friction on the faces of Pan and Neptune, nor on the eagles breast feathers on the reverse. Potential bidders should compare the details of this piece to the Proof-66 (NGC) example that fetched $13,512.50 in our November 2016 Baltimore Auction. Superior reflective surfaces adorn both sides, the attractive patina enhanced with swaths of electric blue and golden-orange on the obverse; gold, fuchsia and blue combine to provide a lighter touch to the reverse (the medal is incorrectly oriented in its PCGS slab with the reverse up). Light hairlines and contact marks are noted on both sides under magnification, but none are significant enough to call out individually. Like the Baltimore Auction example cited above, this piece is accompanied by the original round wooden box (made by Duncan Phyfe) made of timber carried by the first barge on the Erie Canal, the <em>Seneca Chief</em>. The base of the box and its attached label is sound and complete, but the lid is damaged, partially crushed into several fragments, but it and its attached label is still more than 90% complete. (Total: 2 items)；
