Lot 1860
1851-O $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. This is lovely example of the date. First off, the fields are prooflike, and the dies were carefully prepared. Toned with antique copper hues. At a glance, one would assume this is a very early strike, but upon examination one sees a die crack from the upper rim down to nearly the curl on Liberty's forehead below her crown. Another horizontal crack is seen from the rim to above her eye and to the rim through the points of a star opposite. Sharply struck throughout, and one wonders if this may have been a branch mint proof, although none are reported. PCGS has graded 23 this high, and 19 higher, all MS-64.
Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200.
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| Realized $2,530 |
