Lot 3839
1855-D $5 Liberty. Medium D. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely rich orange-gold toning on both sides. Wonderful eye appeal. 22,432 mintage. Pop 1; finest graded at PCGS. Only 4 graded in total. Always frosty for the issue, as seen here, the bright orange gold surface is nearly gem quality with only a few tiny bagmarks. Mathematically exact standards would seen in the sharp centers, but this date is noteworthy for its "average" to soft detail in the key high points, such as the hair below Liberty's ear; on the reverse, the soft detail softens even further as though either the dies were worn or their spacing did not impart the requisite force to insure that the planchet would fill the recesses completely. All the same this is a very attractive of a scarce year, one that will go down in the record books (PCGS # 98263) .
Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000.
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| Realized $16,100 |
