Lot 2159
1852-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. Housed in NGC holder 1721044-018. A much better than normal strike with no serious marks or bumps. Semi-reflective surfaces. Untoned. Lustrous, light greenish gold surfaces. Taking a closer look at the detail, we see that the obverse is fairly well struck, considerably better than typically seen on a quarter eagle of this era. The stars are partly sharp although several show rounding, and but nicely three-dimensional overall. The date 1852 is punched midway between the rim and the neck truncation on the die, with the tip of the 1 away from the curve of the neck truncation. The reverse has typical (but only slight) softness of the design features on the middle part of the eagle, including the shield's outline, but all in all this is a highly presentable, and definitely high grade, example of the elusive 1852-C issue. Only 9,772 coins minted. Pop 3; 7 finer; 5 in 61; 2 in 62. (PCGS # 7764) .
Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000.
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