Regency Auction 29

THE REGENCY AUCTION 29
LOT 303
$2.50 1908 PCGS MS65
A GEM example of the first year of Bela Pratt’s unique, incuse
Indian Head design. Lovely olive-gold accents over rose-gold
fields, this frosty quarter eagle has a great look. Only a few tiny
ticks are noted, but none that are distracting. Fresh to the market,
housed in a first generation PCGS holder.
PCGS 565, NGC 354. The last one sold in June 2018 for $2,400;
prior to that, one sold in March for $2,040. The current PCGS
value is $2,500 and these are very scarce finer.
PCGS# 7939 | ESTIMATE: $2,000+
LOT 304
$2.50 1911 PCGS MS65+ CAC
This is a special 1911 quarter eagle, among the FINEST graded,
just a single MS66 finer at PCGS.
We love the coin’s look! Satiny brilliance can be seen on both
sides accentuating the smooth fields. The details are crisply
impressed into the planchet. The eye appeal is excellent.
PCGS 162, NGC 163, CAC 56. There are fifteen graded in 65+
with a SINGLE MS66 finer. There hasnt been a PCGS MS65+
CAC sold in auction since February 2016, which realized
$5,405. Since then, two PCGS MS65 CAC have sold in excess
of that, one from the AJ Vanderbilt collection that brought
$9,000 in March 2018 and one in November 2017 for $7,200.
Today, if the MS66 was to sell in auction it would likely sell for
$45,000-$50,000! What a great opportunity for the advanced
collector of Indian Head quarter eagles.
PCGS# 7942 | ESTIMATE: $6,500+
LOT 305
$2.50 1912 PCGS MS64 CAC
A vibrant golden luster blooms on both sides of this pleasing,
well struck, near-GEM example. Some minor contact and a single
toning spot on the obverse but the eye appeal is very strong for
the assigned grade.
PCGS 599, NGC 636, CAC 126. The most recent PCGS/CAC
example to sell in auction realized $2,056 in July 2018 and before
that one sold for $2,880 in December 2017 and the prior one sold
in November 2016 for $3,055. The current PCGS price is $2,350.
Keep in mind at PCGS/CAC MS65 will cost $11,000 or more! If
you are building a set of $2.50 Indians, this 1912 will fit nicely in
any GEM set without breaking the bank.
PCGS# 7944 | ESTIMATE: $1,800+
LOT 306
$2.50 1914-D PCGS MS64
Here is a nice example of this semi-scarce date--it is common
in lower grade Mint State, but RARE in GEM, making MS64 a
great level for most collectors. The present coin is just a single
abrasion from CAC approval and perhaps an even higher grade.
Frosty surfaces show a honey wheat gold with accents of olive
that contrast with the sharply struck, incuse devices.
PCGS 800, NGC 1044. The current Collector’s Universe value is
$2,250 and the most recent to sell brought $1,680 in September
2018. Keep in mind that the CU value in MS65 is $20,000! This
handsome coin will fit nicely in any Mint State set.
PCGS# 7947 | ESTIMATE: $1,500+
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