Lot 3210
1850-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Small mark on Liberty's chin. An untoned example.Only 9,148 struck. Splendid gold surfaces show much original mint bloom off the dies. Some lightness of strike is noted near the centers, as typical for this date. With so few pieces struck, the bulk of today's floating supply grades no better than Very Fine or so. For long underrated as a rarity, the 1850-C has come in to its own with the advent of grading reports that list a census. This attractive specimen is in higher grade than usually reported. On the 1850-C quarter eagles, the date logotype is well centered between the bust and dentils, given the small amount of clearance available. A tiny blob at the lower left bottom of 5 is seen, as are several prominent diagonal die lines from the border at star 12. This also uses the reverse die from 1849, and features the C mintmark high, with the top overlapping the details of the design above. Pop 18; 3 in 60; 14 in 61; 2 in 62; 1 in 63. (PCGS # 7756) .
Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500.
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