Lot 1350
1838 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice light even gold toning. Scarce type coin. A lustrous example, fully original with rippling frost beneath the color. Substantial detail to the centers on this fine example, although an ineffectual imprint was left in a few areas by the recoil of the dies such as some of the stars and rim dentils (though hardly a matter of concern to the specialized collector of early seated coinage). The year 1838-40 comprise the scarce No Drapery variety, being Christian Gobrecht's original model for the seated figure of Liberty. In the latter year, the mint had Robert Ball Hughes revise Gobrecht's design. Hughes cloaked Liberty in a thicker dress and rounded out the design with the addition of a drapery fold at the elbow, the distinguishing characteristic between the later design and this one. Pop 18; 2 in 65; 3 in 66; 1 in 68. (PCGS # 5391) .
Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000.
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