Lot 3838
1855-D $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Nice strike and mostly untoned. Only 22,432 minted. Very rare date in Mint State. Pop 1; 1 in 63; 1 in 64. This example, illustrative of the choice quality rarely seen in its grade class, has iridescent gold surfaces and warm colored toning. There is a very small nick at Liberty's chin, a few equally small marks on the eyebrow, plus a small area of toning at star 9. Clear-cut devices point to it having been giving a decent strike on the obverse; however, a weak eagle points to a weaker strike by the dies on the reverse. Weakness occurs on most D and C mint issues, however, and is accepted by the specialists in this series and part and parcel of rare gold collecting. If a panel of experts were chosen to rank this piece, it would be near the top in the Condition Census for the year.
Estimated Value $13,000 - 15,000.
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