OPERATOR 5 PULP MAGAZINE RARE RING & VERSION FOR USA DISTRIBUTION.
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Winning Bid:
$1,391.50 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
3
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #213 - Part II
Item numbers 1063 through 2753 in auction 213
Value Code:
L - $2,000 to $5,000 Help Icon
Item Description
From 1934 in stark black and white enamel and brilliant silver luster. Band is a non-adjustable size 9 and inner surface carries symbol of the ring maker Uncas. It does not say "Made In U.S.A." which was added to rings intended for Canadian distribution. Our last NM example in Auction #199 exceeded $10,000.00. While overall we grade this example as Fine Plus, in fact 85% of the ring base to the naked eye appears NM. The worst of the wear is limited to a short .5" segment at the very bottom of the ring band. About 40% of the silver is off this half inch long narrow band and its edges are just a trifle rough to the touch. Not showing are three 1/16" dots of silver luster off the inside surfaces. The exterior silver luster on the ring remains over 90% intact. On the ring top there are a few pinpoint flakes of black enamel off the outer edge but nothing that reveals underlying metal nor is even large enough to see from 8" or so away. Similarly there is some tiny dots of silver off the edge around the black enamel all but 100% invisible without magnification. Both the enamel top and 90% of the ring base remain lustrous and glossy as issued. Fine, but displaying NM from top and side views. A most conservative opening bid for a ring this rare and this nice.
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