Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 10

Coin and Currency Auction

$2.50 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1228		1796 $2.50 Capped Bust. No stars on obverse. NGC graded AU-58. Here is a classic rarity in high grade, this is the Miles coin from the Stack's sale in 1968, and prior to that in the Grant Pierce sale. This particular coin is exceptionally well struck, including the E of LIBERTY which is almost always found weakly struck (being behind the eagle's tail feathers). The reverse stars are exceptional too, each boldly executed and preserved. The Philadelphia Mint struck only 963 of these, and most entered circulation or were eventually lost or remelted. The no stars obverse design lasted less than a year, and stars were added late in 1796, making this one of the rarest and shortest lived type coins produced at the Philadelphia Mint. NGC has graded 18 this high with just 11 graded higher. As to the surfaces, they show minimal handling marks and this coin is clean for the grade. In the color department it is untoned, no sign of the copper shades frequently seen these days, just rich yellow gold. We note some trivial adjustment marks on the upper right side of the shield, but they are not deep or problematic. If you have been looking for a truly superb example of this date, and one of the only ones known this well struck, then take a look and study this one during lot viewing. You will see a splendid example of our first Quarter Eagle, wonderfully preserved and worthy of an aggressive bid. Estimated Value $75,000-UP. Ex: Stack's Grant Pierce Sale and later Stack's R. L. Miles, Jr. Sale 10-1968:79 at $7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1229		1834 $2.50 Classic Head. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck and with loads of luster in the fields. This is a rare coin that is perfect for the type collector who needs a choice example. One of 34 graded, with 39 graded higher by PCGS. Minor handling marks on each side, none of consequence or distracting. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 1230		1835 $2.50 Classic Head. VF-25. A few trivial circulation marks, as expected for the grade. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1231		1836 $2.50 Classic Head. Script 8. NGC graded MS-64. One of a small group that has been graded this high, as prescious few were saved from the ravages of time and circulation. Critical examination will note a few scattered hairlines, but virtually no signs on handling on the soft gold surfaces. Experienced collectors know how unusual this state of affairs is, as virtually every gold coin from the 1830s is heavily abraided, even if the devices show little or no wear, the coins are almost always nicked and bagmarked. Not so here, the surfaces are pristine and show satiny mint frost throughout. As to the strike, it is full and complete, with every tiny radial line crisp on each star, and the design elements are perfectly presented. A fine die crack extends through the sixth star through Liberty down to the rim between the last two stars, and another fine crack extends down her cheek from above her ear into the field below her jaw. The 3 was cut into the die a bit low, and the 6 used in the date was too large, and extends well above the other digits. As to the rarity, the recent NGC Population Report shows just 19 graded this high, with a single coin graded higher. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 1232		1836 $2.50 Classic Head. Script 8. NGC graded MS-63. A choice coin with frosty luster in the fields and well struck devices. Note the die crack through star six down through Liberty's head which ends near the last two stars. Clean surfaces which show only minor handling marks in the fields while Liberty's cheek is still nice. An excellent choice for the type collector. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1233		1836 $2.50 Classic Head. Script 8. VF-20. Nice and original throughout. One tiny rim mark above the fifth star, and a die crack from the rim through the sixth star down towards Liberty's ear. Coppery toning on both sides. Estimated Value $200 - 250. From Stack's Sale of the Wilson-Rueter Collection, October 16-17, 1959, lot 794, envelope included. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1234		1839 $2.50 Classic Head. PCGS graded Proof 62. Breen, when he originally wrote his epic Encyclopedia of United States And Colonial Proof Coins 1722-1977 stated that quarter eagles in proof were "unknown". A few years later, when Breen's Encyclopedia of United States Coins was published he noted that 3 were known of this date in proof. NGC hasn't graded any of this date in proof yet, and PCGS has graded 2 coins, both as PR62. Examination with a glass fails to locate distracting ticks or bumps, and the surfaces are very nice for the grade assigned. Perhaps the moderate hairlines discounted the grade to its rather moderate level. The coin is toned a rich gold color, and Liberty's face and cheek are especially nice. The die diagnostics are the 839 all show mispunching or repunching, the eighth star shows heavy recutting, others very light, and a large centering dot is noted left of Liberty's ear, hidden a bit by the curl. On the reverse, we note a lump between the leaves where most of the branch or another leaf has virtually been lapped away, and a centering dot is located near the top of the shield on the second horizontal line. Needless to say, this is an exceptionally rare coin in Proof, and this opportunity may not present itself for decades to come. Estimated Value $65,000-UP. No provenance information included, but we could find no record of this being offered in the last 5 years. Previously in the Ed Trompeter collection and sold privately. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1235		1839-C $2.50 Classic Head. NGC graded AU-58. Charlotte coined 18,140 during 1839. Most of those struck show extensive die cracks on both sides, as the dies broke early, but held together long enough to coin the number noted. This one is well struck on Liberty, but the stars lack their central points, On the reverse, a hint of luster remains in the lettering, and the eagle and surrounding letters are sharp enough, despite the die cracks through the denomination and around the eagle. NGC has only graded 32 this high, with 6 graded in various mint state grades. Popular for the obverse Mintmark above the date. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 1236		1839-C $2.50 Classic Head. NGC graded AU-55. Moderate handling marks from limited circulation and well preserved from this Southern Mint. Struck from cracked dies, as are most of this issue, with cracks through the 3 in the date, second star and ninth star towards the center. Similar on the reverse, with heavy breaks through the first 2 in the denomination, above the left wing and through the eagle's beak into the field above. Nicer than most, and ever popular for the obverse mintmark above the date. Well struck by the dies, and pleasing for what it is. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 1237		1841-D $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. This is one of the finest certified examples of this date known. Similar to coin offered in the recent Harry Bass Jr sale (part II) but this is a different specimen. Flashy yellow gold in color with minor surface ticks from brief handling. The strike is full and complete, which is probably unusual as this issue is normally weak and well worn in grade. Further, this is an extreme condition rarity, only 4,164 were struck, and few are seen above VF grades. NGC has graded this coin and a single coin higher above AU-55. PCGS has graded none in AU-58, but 2 higher. Therefore, this is likely in the top half dozen known for the date! Fully struck stars, curls and claws, everything is sharp. We note a faint die crack from near the third star through Liberty's nose into her cheek, and on the reverse through the tops of OF to the wing and further. An important coin and worthy of a strong bid. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 1238		1841-D $2.50 Liberty. Sharpness of VF-30 but lightly burnished above the eagle. A rare date, only 4,164 were struck and few remain for date collectors. This one has been lightly burnished above the eagle on the reverse, and moderate circulation marks can be seen on both sides. Nice rims and decent for the grade. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 1239		1842 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. An extreme rarity in high grade, only 2,823 were struck as demand apparently was very low that year. Only 2 coins are reported in the NGC and PCGS Population Reports, each grades MS-62 (the same coin?) and even in AU, this is an extremely rare coin. NGC reports only 2 have been graded this high, while PCGS has graded 2 a notch below, but none as AU-58 from that service. As a date collector, experience will no doubt show that very few are offered, and most collectors fail to locate an example of this extremely rare date. No signs of die cracks or wear, as not enough were struck. An important offering for the specialist who demands the finest available. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,188
Lot 1240		1842-D $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. With a mintage trickle of 4,643 coinage stopped for the year. This is one of the top 20 known, with none yet graded as full Mint State by either PCGS or NGC. Boldly struck for this Mint, with full device detail throughout. We note minor handling marks on the surfaces, and delicate coppery tones on the few worn curl tips. Luster in the fields, and a choice coin for the advanced specialist. The PCGS Population Report shows 6 graded this high, with a scant 4 graded in AU-58, and again, none higher. Estimated Value $9,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,775
Lot 1241		1843-C $2.50 Liberty. Large date, plain 4. PCGS graded MS-64. This coin is simply stunning, the surfaces are very choice for the grade and the luster is unbroken. Examination will note a few trivial ticks here and there, but none deep or worth describing. This is the finest graded example yet seen, it previously was offered in Heritage's February 1999 sale where it was NGC graded MS-64. When this piece came to us, we sent it to PCGS to cross it over into their holder, which they did without hesitation. We note this coin is far better than those offered in the massive Harry Bass Jr., auctions by Bowers and Merena the last few years, and therefore we can only conclude that this particular coin is the Finest Known of the date. Initially the Charlotte Mint struck small date coins, only 2,988 were delivered in April, 1843. Then the large date dies were delivered to Charlotte and coinage began again. The large date pieces were delivered from June 30 through December 30. Only 23,076 were struck and most circulated. Only a couple have been graded as mint state, and this is far and away the finest seen. A foremost opportunity for the advanced numismatist. Estimated Value $40,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $24,150
Lot 1242		1843-D $2.50 Liberty. Sharpness of AU-50 but carefully repaired on the face and neck. The face and neck of Liberty have been carefully repaired, probably to remove circulation marks. This can scarcely be detected, and a glass and careful examination is needed to see the work done. Still a rare date, and seldom offered in any grade. Well struck. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 1243		1844-C $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. One of the finest graded of this date, 11,662 were struck and few survive in high grades. This one is well struck by the dies, with full details on Liberty and minor weakness on the lower eagle. Yellow gold in color and with the usual and expected handling ticks. PCGS has graded 4 this high, with just 3 graded higher. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1244		1844-C $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Mintage of only 11,662 as the Charlotte Mint was burglarized on July 27, 1844 and the Mint was burned down as a cover. It took two years to get the Mint rebuilt and coining again. Needless to say, coinage was interrupted abruptly by this event. We note minor weakness in the strike, with the fine details soft on Liberty and the eagle. Nice luster near the devices, and the usual minor hairlines and handling ticks from even brief circulation. Liberty has some faint scratches on her face and others in the fields, but these are scarcely worthy of note. Downright rare this nice and virtually unobtainable better, PCGS has graded 5 this high, with only 3 higher. NGC has graded only 1 as AU-58, with none higher. That makes this coin well up in the top dozen known for the date. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 1245		1846-C $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. One of the finest graded of this rare date, only 4,808 were struck and this is well within the top half dozen known. Struck from rusted dies with small lumps noted around the date and upper obverse, similar on the reverse with rust noted in the fields. This die state is identical to the Eliasberg-Bass coin offered in 1999, which is PCGS graded MS-64. Only 2 coins grade higher than this particular example, and just 2 have been graded MS-62 by PCGS. Struck with clash marks on the reverse, above the eagle, and with generally clean fields and devices for the moderate grade assigned. An important opportunity for the specialist. Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $17,250
Lot 1246		1846-D $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. This is one of the scarce "double D" Mintmark examples discovered by Harry Bass some years ago. The Mintmark was cut into the die far to the left, then moved way to the right where it was firmly punched in place. Sharply struck from dies that exhibit clash marks and a light die crack through the reverse legends. We note a curious mark on the rim between stars four and five, which appears to be part of a large 8. As a variety, this is a very rare coin and one of the top grades found, and almost certainly well up in the Condition Census for the variety. Tied with the finest offered in the recent Bass Sale, and a worthy coin for the specialist. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,485
Lot 1247		1847-C $2.50 Liberty. VF-25. This one was likely cleaned in the distant past and the surfaces have the usual circulation marks. Scarce and desirable from this mint, with a low issue of 23,226. Estimated Value $350 - 450. From the ANA sale by Leo Young, August 26-29, 1959, lot 455 with envelope. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1248		1848 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. This is an overlooked coin because of the 1848 "CAL." issue. Nevertheless, this is one of the 3 finest graded by PCGS, with none graded higher! Choice original luster in the fields and well struck by the dies, with sharp stars around Liberty, and even her tiny curls are bold. Similar on the reverse, with fine details on the eagle and few signs of weakness anywhere to be found. A condition rarity that is seldom found in grades even approaching this. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,500
Lot 1249		1848 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Back in 1958 "J. F. Bell" circulated a want list for this date. No dealers could locate an example, and the hunt was on (Breen). Despite a mintage of 7,497, few are found today. Breen notes this date is "Ex. rare AU" and doesn't even mention mint state coins. Similar readings from the grading services, NGC has only graded 3 this high, with 7 graded higher. Not many coins to satisfy a country full of date collectors! Orange-gold toning and minimal hairlines and surface problems, despite the rather moderate grade. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 1250		1848-D $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Here is a nice coin for the grade, only 13,771 were struck, and this is one of the very nicest to come down through the ages to todays collector. We note a couple of minor ticks, one on the obverse in the field behind Liberty's lowest curl, on the reverse there is a scrape on the AM of AMERICA. Liberty's cheek, and the field nearby is quite nice and has the appearance of a higher grade. PCGS has graded 5 this high, with just a single coin graded higher, so this is clearly one of the best of the issue. The date logotype is punched in a bit left, with the top of the 1 touching Liberty's truncation, and just missing the denticle below. Both the obverse and reverse dies appear to be dished or basined, as seen on the Harry Bass example of this date. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 1251		1850 $2.50 Liberty. VF-25. Minor handling marks on both sides, but still a decent coin for the moderate grade assigned. Estimated Value $120 - 140. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1252		1850 $2.50 Liberty. VF-25. Fresh from circulation and undiminished since then. Estimated Value $120 - 140. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1253		1850-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. As the Nineteenth century crossed its midpoint, the Charlotte Mint coined 9,148 of these. The economy was in good shape at that time, and most entered circulation and worked hard. A few were saved for various reasons, and not spent repeatedly. Here is such a coin, the surfaces have minor handling ticks and we note trivial roughness on the upper devices, perhaps from when the planchet was rolled or due to die rust and wear. NGC has graded 3 as such, with 6 more graded as MS-61, and a single coin as MS-63 above. Another rare and desirable coin for the specialist. Estimated Value $10,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 1254		1850-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. A sputtering 9,148 were coined in 1850 from the Charlotte Mint, not many survive today. This one has decent surfaces which retain the usual and customary ticks and light scratches that are always attracted to the soft gold coins of the era. Well struck, from heavily clashed dies. We note 4 eagle's wings in the right obverse field behind Liberty's ear, as the reverse die clashed and rotated a bit during the coining of these. NGC has awarded this grade to 12 coins, with 21 graded higher, most of those as AU-58. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1255		1852 $2.50 Liberty. One grades VF-30, the other EF-40. One has deep coppery toning while the other may have been lightly cleaned. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1256		1852-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Another example of this scarce date in high grade, this one has some luster in the fields and moderate handling ticks. Fairly well struck for Mint, but minor softness is noted on the eagle. One thin scratch down through Liberty can be seen with a glass. NGC has graded 10 this high, with only 3 graded higher. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,613
Lot 1257		1852-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Bright yellow gold and untoned, examination will note average surface marks and the usual softness in the strike. One of just 10 so graded by NGC, with 3 graded higher. This one of the best of those offered in this sale, which contains a small hoard of high grade examples of this date. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 1258		1852-C $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck for this date, which is often found weak at the centers. We do note some faint surface scratches in the fields, and the devices seem to have a graininess a bit more than one would expect for the grade. PCGS has graded 7 this high, with 3 graded in AU-58 and just 3 more graded in various MS grades. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 1259		1853 $2.50 Liberty. VF-30. Decent surfaces. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1260		1854-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. While the mintage of 7,295 was decimated by its tiny brother from San Francisco (mintage:246) this one deserves attention in its own right. Sharp on the stars and Liberty, minor weakness on the eagle's fine feathers. One small nick on Liberty's cheek, and another near the rim at the top of the obverse. Luster in the fields, and typical handling marks elsewhere. One of 9 graded by NGC this high, with 24 graded above. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1261		1855-D $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. A rarity in any grade, Dahlonega ticked off just 1,123 when the counter stopped for the year. Here is one of the finest, with nice surfaces and pleasing color on both sides. Quickly identifiable by planchet laminations and a crack on the upper obverse, not affecting the design or stars, but close. PCGS has graded 11 this high, with one in AU-58 above, and 3 more as MS-60. There are none graded higher by PCGS or NGC. One for the specialist. Estimated Value $14,000 - 17,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $16,675
Lot 1262		1856 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck on the devices and the fields retain flashy mint luster. Scarce in any mint state grade, this would make an excellent type coin in this affordable grade. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 1263		1856-O $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58 Bass. Nicely struck by the dies, with good definition on the stars and rounded curls on Liberty. Minor flatness on the eagle and trouble free wear for the brief time in circulation. Nicer surfaces than usually seen on early mintmarked gold of the era. PCGS has graded just 6 this high, with only 2 graded higher, making this one of the finest to survive. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. From Bowers and Merena's Harry Bass II Sale. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 1264		1856-S $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. The digit 6 in the date is a bit bigger than the surrounding digits. Well struck and preserved, with few signs of handling. We note one minor scrape in the field near the second to the last star inner point, and on the reverse we note just the usual ticks in the open field areas. Sharply struck on the obverse, with each star complete and even the small curls on Liberty nicely rounded. A bit weaker on the high points of the reverse, where softness is visible on the high points. One of 4 graded as such by NGC, with 9 graded higher. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 1265		1857-O $2.50 Liberty. VF-25. There is a pin scratch in the lower left obverse field. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1266		1858-C $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. One of the top graded pieces of this scarce date, PCGS has awarded this grade to just 10 coins, with a single coin graded higher. As noted in the Harry Bass Sale (part 2) under lot 501, the various grading service population reports are becoming more and more skewed as the same coins are resubmitted many times, making rarities appear to be "common" by virtue of the high numbers recorded as the same coin is sent in over and over until the desired grade is achieved. It is possible that there are 10 different MS-62 specimens out there in PCGS holders, but there may be far fewer, we just don't know. This coin is identifiable by a small tick mark under the forward tip of Liberty's bust, and a small rim scrape above ST of STATE in the denticles. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,925
Lot 1267		1859 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. This old style reverse is scarcer than the updated one used from midyear onward. NGC has graded 9 as such, with 7 graded higher. A nice coin for the grade, with clean surfaces and only minor ticks. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1268		1860-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Moderate circulation marks on the surfaces, but still lustrous and well preserved. A touch of friction on the upper curls of Liberty, and on the eagles feathers too. We note minor die rust on the reverse, which gives the appearance of planchet laminations around the eagle. Rare in this grade, NGC has graded 7 as such, with 7 graded higher. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 1269		1861 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Yellow-gold luster in the fields and well struck, we note a light haze of toning over the luster. Scarce this nice. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 1270		1861 $2.50 Liberty. MS-60. Clean surfaces and lustrous. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1271		1861-S $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Just 24,000 struck and few were saved. This one boasts a strong strike and clean surfaces for the grade. PCGS has graded only 8 as such, with 9 graded higher. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1272		1861-S $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55 Bass. Choice color and surfaces throughout, although the coin may have been very lightly wiped at some point in the past. Boldly struck for a San Francisco product, with full details on all the high points. One of 8 so graded by PCGS, with 7 graded a notch higher, and 2 graded in various MS grades. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. From Bowers and Merena's Harry Bass II Sale. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 1273		1862/1 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. One of the very finest known of this rare overdate issue, PCGS has graded just 2 coins this high, with none graded higher. When Walter Breen wrote his Encyclopedia (published in 1988), he noted about this date "Possibly 12 known, none Unc." Today, a few more have turned up, but this is certainly amongst the best! The surfaces are highly lustrous and the bagmarks are typical for the grade. As to the overdate, it is clear with the aid of a glass. Discovered by Aubrey E. Bebee in 1962, it took 100 years since the date of issue to notice this curious feature. Certainly a foremost opportunity to purchase a very rare coin. Identifiable by a minor surface mark in the field above the last two stars and a copper spot below the denomination on the reverse. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,475
Lot 1274		1862/1 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Wonder of wonders, here are the two known MS-62 1862/1 quarter eagles in the same auction. These are interesting times. This one has flashy luster and clean surfaces for the grade, and the overdate feature is clear with the aid of a glass. The 1 was partially effaced at the Mint, and does show when examined. This one is identifiable by a small edge nick above the fourth star. Nice luster and surfaces, and well struck. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 1275		1862-S $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Tied for the finest seen by NGC, this important coin grades in a tight cluster of 21 pieces which just miss the mint state qualifications of NGC. Better than average surfaces and a good strike add to the appeal of this scarce coin. 8,000 were struck and just a handful remain in high grade. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 1276		1863-S $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Mint luster near the stars and well struck by the dies. We note a minor tick mark or two on Liberty's cheek, but it blends in nicely with the surrounding surfaces. Note the strong curls on Liberty's head, and also sharp on the reverse eagle, with just a few signs of weakness on the thigh. As a date, this is very difficult to obtain better than this, in fact NGC reports they have graded 8 this high, with just 4 graded higher. PCGS is similar, they have graded 6 as AU-58, and 2 higher. Keep that thought when calculating a bid. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,520
Lot 1277		1865 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. This is one of the finest graded by NGC, with a total of 5 graded as such. Struck from polished dies which tend to magnify every tiny tick mark in the fields, even after brief circulation. There are two marks that need mentioning here, a short scratch on Liberty's bust, and a couple of scrapes below her bust point near the first star. Sharply struck and scarce in this grade as only 1,520 were struck, and just a handful survived in all grades. Estimated Value $15,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,075

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