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1852 Wass, Molitor & Co. $10
Short Neck, Blunt Bust,
Small Close Date
Breen: "Unique?"
Kagin: Rarity-8
1852 Wass, Molitor & Co. Short Neck, Blunt Bust, Small Close Date. (Guide Book: "Small close date"). $10 gold. K-5, B-7926, VF-30. (PCGS). High Rarity-7. Called R-8 by Kagin in 1981; noted as "Unique" by Breen (1988). This specimen, previously unknown to the numismatic community, emerges now as one of the greatest finds among S.S. Central America treasure coins.
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1852 Wass, Molitor & Co. Short Neck, Blunt Bust, Small Close Date. (Guide Book: "Small close date"). $10 gold. K-5, B-7926, VF-30. (PCGS). High Rarity-7. Called R-8 by Kagin in 1981; noted as "Unique" by Breen (1988). This specimen, previously unknown to the numismatic community, emerges now as one of the greatest finds among S.S. Central America treasure coins.
A lovely specimen of this incredible rarity, a variety absent from just about every advanced collection of California gold coins ever formed. Breen suggested "Unique?" in 1988, listing the sole specimen known to him: Ex Jack Klausen; 1973 ANA: 1019; 1983 ANA: 3652. Kagin called the variety R-8, but did not list the example(s) known to him. It seems reasonable now to suggest a population of three or four pieces.
An incredible opportunity for the connoisseur and specialist. One of the highlights of this sale.
A lovely specimen of this incredible rarity, a variety absent from just about every advanced collection of California gold coins ever formed. Breen suggested "Unique?" in 1988, listing the sole specimen known to him: Ex Jack Klausen; 1973 ANA: 1019; 1983 ANA: 3652. Kagin called the variety R-8, but did not list the example(s) known to him. It seems reasonable now to suggest a population of three or four pieces.
An incredible opportunity for the connoisseur and specialist. One of the highlights of this sale.
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Die notes: Obverse die of a different styling than either of the preceding. Liberty Head with 13 stars surrounding, date 1852 below. On the present die the portrait is large, with the coronet tip extending upward into the space between stars 6 and 7-an easy identification point. The die is only slightly basined (not at all like the deep basining of the preceding lot). The date is crudely aligned and slants down to the left. o Reverse die identical to preceding (also used for the 1850 Dubosq $10). Die state: Obverse with no visible cracks (but the grade of the coin and the shallowness of the relief combine to preclude careful study). Reverse displays a state later than the preceding. Although the surface does not permit detailed examination in all areas, a large crack now completely connects the letters in CALIFORNIA, extending from the 2nd A to the border. Other cracks are advanced as well. PCGS Data: This is the finer of two examples from the S.S. Central America treasure certified by PCGS. Just one other example, an AU-55, has previously been graded by PCGS.