Lot 1280
1856-S/S Seated Liberty Quarter. Large S over Small S. PCGS graded VF-25 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 803499.25/38277450. Listed in the Red Book. An untoned example with classic steel silver gray throughout and a few deeper gray traces when examined. the surfaces are nice for the grade, and this rare blundered mintmark variety is now represented by several previously unknown coins thanks to the recovery work from shipwreck site. Pop 1; only 6 finer at PCGS for the S.S. Central America Series. Estimated Value $3,500 - UP
Ex S.S. Central America, 2014 Recovery from Purser's Safe.
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