Lot 1274
1856-S/S Seated Liberty Quarter. Large S over Small S. PCGS graded EF-45 In special PCGS Ship of Gold holder which contains One Pinch of Gold Dust recovered from the S.S. Central America treasure.
Special PCGS number 803499.45/38277449. Listed in the Red Book. The S over S mintmark blunder is the result of the much smaller dime mintmark for San Francisco being pressed into the quarter die, the engraver realized the boo boo and swapped up to the much large Quarter "S" mintmark. The placement wasn't quite perfect so the underlying small S can be easily seen, especially on this high grade coin. Mint blunders like this are always out there to delight collectors, as errors like this are few and far between, but always "humanize" the whole process of producing coins into a way which makes us all relate to them in a comforting way. Who hasn't had a bad day now and then? Here's an S over small S mintmark blunder to show it still can happen in San Francisco in 1856. Why not add this American classic to your collection today? Pop 1; none finer for the S.S. Central America Series and tied with another regular issue for the finest examples graded at PCGS for this rare variety. Estimated Value $7,000 - UP
Ex S.S. Central America, 2014 Recovery from Purser's Safe.
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