Lot 1474
1859-C $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Well struck with scattered marks on both sides, all lightly toned. A total of 31,847 struck. A few faint hairlines in the fields struggle to gain your attention, but the bold detail on Liberty and otherwise clean surfaces throughout give it the edge. One tiny rim mark between stars 3 and 4. Characteristic of 1859-C, grading must be done by the obverse side. The reverse on all of these was from a ramshackle die, possibly overused from earlier years, causing the impressions to be weak even on a coin (such as this) in full, obvious Mint condition. Taken as a whole, the choiceness of the fields and devices put this in the running for Condition Census rank. Pop 7; 2 finer with 1 in 62, 1 in 63 (PCGS # 8281) .
Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000.
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