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Rare Sands' Ale Five Cents Encasement Sands' Ale. 5 Cents. HB-207, EP-90, S-151. Extremely Fine.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:3,079.00 USD Estimated At:10,263.75 USD
Rare Sands' Ale Five Cents Encasement Sands' Ale. 5 Cents. HB-207, EP-90, S-151. Extremely Fine.
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This item SOLD at 2018 Mar 09 @ 20:49UTC-6 : CST/MDT
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Rare Sands' Ale Five Cents Encasement Sands' Ale. 5 Cents. HB-207, EP-90, S-151. Extremely Fine. A excessively rare merchant and one of the keys for any collector in completing an issuer set. Hodder-Bowers states "Sands’ encasements are the second rarest in the series after Miles’, eclipsing Claflin’s." This Five Cent piece was from the 2012 Kelly sale where it was described as "A medium-brown XF case, a beautifully centered fully bright stamp, and a mica that is clear in spite of some very minor crazes and separations. Superior to the Mayer example which was lightly cleaned." we agree with those assessments and can only recall a single finer example being offered, appearing in the Tannenbaum Collection. That piece was described as About Uncirculated and fetched $12,925 in a 2012 sale. With offerings of this rare issuer, we are elated to be presenting both known denominations of this rare merchant in this magnificent collection.
Ex. William H. Kelly Collection, Lot 15637. 2012.