Feb 18-19, 2002, The Benson Collection Part 2, Sale 13
Lot 1512
1903-O. Lot of 2.
Both grade MS-64. Both examples are very choice. One with delicate
golden peripheral toning. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value $475-525.
Lot 1513
1904. PCGS graded
Proof 63. Hazy gray toning with gold at the edges on this scarce proof
issue. Mintages were light in 1904 for proofs; 650. These were struck in the
all mirror finish with reflective devices as well as fields. Scattered
hairlines and lightly toned with golden hues in the fields surrounding the
devices.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,200.
From the Benson collection
and purchased from B. Max Mehl on July 29, 1945 for $21.00.
Lot 1514
1904. PCGS graded
MS-64. Bright and untoned, with lots of luster in the fields. Especially
nice on the reverse, the obverse has a few small ticks accounting for the
grade. In an old green insert PCGS holder.
Estimated Value $350-UP.
Lot 1515
1904. MS-63.
Iridescent peripheral toning on both sides and frosty and original.
Estimated Value $125-150.
From the Benson collection and purchased
from Ira S. Reed on March 28, 1944 for $2.50.
Lot 1516
1921 Zerbe. PCGS
graded Proof 64. One of the rare proofs from the 1920s when the
Philadelphia Mint eliminated proof coinage for several years before and after
this issue. This one is toned a medium gunmetal gray with blue highlights in
the fields. It is believed that 200 were struck in Proof, and many were
mishandled over the years. PCGS notes 22 graded this high with 20 graded
higher. A rare opportunity. Color photo.
Estimated Value $4,000-5,000.
From the Benson collection and purchased from B. Max Mehl probably from
a 1944-46 sale, lot number 508 with envelope included.
Lot 1517
1921. SEGS graded
MS-63 VAM-1, So-Called Zerbe Dies. These were the dies (apparently) that
struck the Zerbe proofs in 1921, but this is a mint state coin. Delicate gold
toning.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Lot 1518
1921 lot of 15 pieces.
These grade MS-60 to 64. A couple are toned, but most are bright
white. Lot of 15 coins.
Estimated Value $150-200.
From the Benson
collection.
Lot 1519
1921 (2 pieces), 1921-D
and 1921-S. Both grade MS-60 to 64. We note lovely toning on each in
this group. Lot of 4 coins.
Estimated Value $60-70.
From the Benson
collection, and purchased from Ira S. Reed on May 9, 1945 at face value.
Lot 1520
1921-D (2 pieces).
Both are PCGS graded MS-64. Further we note both are in an old green
insert PCGS holder.
Estimated Value $100-125.
Lot 1521
1921-S. PCGS graded
MS-65. Gorgeous frosty and white, with excellent surfaces throughout. PCGS
has graded 197 this high, with just 12 higher, making this certainly one of the
better examples of this date. Important as such.
Estimated Value
$750-1,000.
Lot 1522
Way off center Morgan
silver dollar, no date. SEGS graded AU-55. This one is about 25
percent off center towards the date, so no digits show at all, but it was
coined in Philadelphia. Minor hairlines in the fields, and we suspect this may
have been briefly carried as a pocket piece. Some luster remains, and well
struck on the devices that show. All Morgan silver dollar errors are rare and
seldom encountered, especially one that is so dramatic. Certain to the
centerpiece of a specialized error collection.
Estimated Value $9,000-UP.
Lot 1523
A group of PCGS graded
Morgan dollars. These are all PCGS graded MS-64 and the dates are as
follows: 1879-S; 1880-S; 1883; 1885; 1885-O; 1888-O; 1890-O; 1896; 1898;
1899-O; 1899-O Prooflike and 1921. We note that these are all very old
small PCGS holders, which are seldom encountered these days. A few have light
toning, but most are bright. An investors delight. Lot of 12 coins.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Lot 1524
A group of slabbed Morgan
silver dollars. These grade from AU-58 to MS-64 and are graded by
various grading services. Lot of 19 coins.
Estimated Value $300-350.
Lot 1525
A group of 8 Morgan
dollars. This group includes 1880, 1881-S, 1883-O, 1885-O, 1884-O,
1899-O (2 pieces) and 1900-O, and grades range from AU-55 to MS-64. Some
are toned, but all are nice coins from the Benson collection.
Estimated
Value $175-250.
From the Benson collection.