Lot 1241
1853 $10 Liberty. 3 over 2. NGC graded AU-58 FS-007. Lightly toned. A lustrous, reddish tinted example of this scarce variety. The date logotype on the 1853/2 is very low, far from neck truncation and very close to a denticle. Two lines are within the bottom of the final digit, 3, and are said by Breen to represent an underdigit 2. A comparison of the final digit on the 1852 eagle logotype shows that the lower part of the two contains an element, right above the base, that is somewhat similar to the artifact seen within the 3 of the 1853/2, but the angle does not seem correct. The Guidebook of United States Coins unequivocally lists the piece as an overdate, as does Breen as noted. Thus, it may well be, although some, like the Bass Foundation website, do not view the situation as definitive. Pop 14; 1 better.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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