Lot 1628
$5 Gold Liberty. 1851. PCGS graded MS-63. A mintage of 377,505 misleads one from the true rarity of this issue in higher mint state grades. Radiating satiny luster over smooth and silky surfaces. Well struck on both obverse and reverse with the devices frosty. When catalogued in the Harry Bass, Jr Sale as Lot # 431, the following comments were made, "The present example is one of the very finest known of this issue". Identified instantly by the lumpy die crack that extends from star 2 almost completely to the border. Tied for Finest Known with 3 other examples at PCGS. (PCGS # 8246) .
Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500.
EX: H W Bass Jr Collection.
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