Lot 1788
1849-D $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. Untoned. Lustrous medium greenish gold with some olive undertones. Nicely struck, with fairly full details present in all places except the reverse dentils at 3:00 to 6:00. A scarce date with a modest mintage of 10,945 pieces and comparable to the 1849-C in overall rarity in lower grades.
The obverse of the 1849-D has a, tightly spaced high date, with the 1 much closer to bust than dentils. There are some logotype artifacts around 49 in date, as is common, some in the past mistaking these for an overdate. Date slopes progressively downward from left to right. D mintmark high and touching branch, inner loop of D about half filled with feather details. Tip of fraction bar under right inside upright of D. Only 10,945 coins minted. Pop 4; 9 finer; 2 in 61; 7 in 62.
Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000.
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