Lot 3715
1869-S $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-50. A few areas of weakness but generally lustrous and displaying clean surfaces. Only 29,500 minted. While gold never circulated in the eastern half of the country after the Civil War, in the western states, gold was king while paper money was often shunned. That is why mintage, though still low by today's standards, was larger for San Francisco in the 1860s than at Philadelphia, with only one or two exceptions. Pop 18.
Estimated Value $800 - 850.
Frank McCarthy Collection.
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