Lot 1292
1843-C/C $2.50 Liberty. Large date, plain 4. PCGS graded Extremely Fine Details (Bent). 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 676094.98/35631755. An untoned example. The bend is from a sharp dent on Liberty's chin and below in the field, which punched deeply into the coin on the reverse as well. Scarce and historic. Only 23,076 struck. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP
Ex S.S. Central America, 2014 Recovery from Purser's Safe.
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