Lot 1712
1853-O $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. One of the scarce, low-mintage dates that boasts just 71,000 struck, and fewer than 100 graded by PCGS. In this choice About Uncirculated grade, only 9 have been graded as such, with 8 graded higher, including a single coin in mint state. This example is very well struck, including each obverse star and tiny curl on Liberty. The reverse is similar, with clear lettering even on the tiny ribbon, and quite a bit of the original luster in the fields. Free of all but minor circulation marks, and identifiable by a small spot on Liberty's shoulder and a pair of bagmarks behind her head. There won't be any of these found in the S.S. Central America hoard, as only San Francisco coins were in general circulation where the passengers had departed from. A rarity in this grade.
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| Realized $3,795 |
