Lot 1250
1848-D $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Here is a nice coin for the grade, only 13,771 were struck, and this is one of the very nicest to come down through the ages to todays collector. We note a couple of minor ticks, one on the obverse in the field behind Liberty's lowest curl, on the reverse there is a scrape on the AM of AMERICA. Liberty's cheek, and the field nearby is quite nice and has the appearance of a higher grade. PCGS has graded 5 this high, with just a single coin graded higher, so this is clearly one of the best of the issue.
The date logotype is punched in a bit left, with the top of the 1 touching Liberty's truncation, and just missing the denticle below. Both the obverse and reverse dies appear to be dished or basined, as seen on the Harry Bass example of this date.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000.
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| Realized $10,350 |
