August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Seldom Offered Premium Gem 1894-O Dime
The Clapp-Eliasberg Specimen Purchased Directly from the New Orleans Mint in 1894
1894-O Barber Dime. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC.
This impressive condition rarity from the early Barber dime series is very well produced for a New Orleans Mint coin of this type. The striking detail on both sides is actually very close to full. The surfaces are fully lustrous with a smooth, satiny finish. Original toning in cobalt blue and champagne-pink iridescence adorns the peripheries and adds to the appeal of this highly desirable coin. The 1894-O has a low mintage (720,000) that, like most New Orleans Mint Barber coins, suffered a high rate of attrition through circulation. It is the second rarest Barber dime from this mint in terms of total number of Mint State examples known, and it is actually the rarest in MS-65 and higher grades, surpassing even the more highly regarded 1895-O. (These rankings are per your cataloger [JLA] in his 2009 book Collecting & Investing Strategies for Barber Dimes.) A highlight of the extensive Barber coinage offering in this sale, and a perfect choice for another highly regarded cabinet.
PCGS# 4804. NGC ID: 23DU.
PCGS Population: 6; 5 finer (MS-67+ finest). CAC Stickered Population: 3; 2.
From the Srotag Collection. Earlier from J.M. Clapp, purchased directly from the New Orleans Mint in November 1894; Clapp estate, 1942; Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, May 1996, lot 1249; Bob R. Simpson Collection; Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency Auction X, December 2014, lot 67.
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| Price realized | 20'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 20'000 USD |
