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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 22483189, member: 112"]Regarding the coin mentioned with the $2 million figure, the coin never sold for $2 million. That was merely the asking price.</p><p><br /></p><p>" That Stack’s cataloger stated, “It is a challenge to adequately describe the gorgeous appearance of this coin. If we employed all the superlatives necessary to do justice to its magnificent colors and surfaces, we might be criticized for saying too much.”</p><p><br /></p><p>There it was sold uncertified and graded by Stack’s as Superb Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, bringing $414,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was later offered at Legend Rare Coin Auctions in October 2017 where it went unsold on an estimate of $1.3 million to $1.5 million. It had been purchased by its then-consignor from Legend via a private treaty sale in October 2008 for a price “in excess of $1,000,000” according to Legend, <u>and was later offered privately with an asking price of $2 million. "</u></p><p><u><br /></u></p><p><u></u>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 22483189, member: 112"]Regarding the coin mentioned with the $2 million figure, the coin never sold for $2 million. That was merely the asking price. " That Stack’s cataloger stated, “It is a challenge to adequately describe the gorgeous appearance of this coin. If we employed all the superlatives necessary to do justice to its magnificent colors and surfaces, we might be criticized for saying too much.” There it was sold uncertified and graded by Stack’s as Superb Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, bringing $414,000. It was later offered at Legend Rare Coin Auctions in October 2017 where it went unsold on an estimate of $1.3 million to $1.5 million. It had been purchased by its then-consignor from Legend via a private treaty sale in October 2008 for a price “in excess of $1,000,000” according to Legend, [U]and was later offered privately with an asking price of $2 million. " [/U][/QUOTE]
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