Lot 3491
1844-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Hazy orange gold luster on the obverse, with more coppery tones on the reverse. A fairly good strike for the issue, with all but the uppermost curls showing definition, and similar on the reverse where the usual weak culprits won out on the eagle, although the claws are sharp enough to show separation. Charolotte pounded out 11,622 in 1844, and most of these circulated down into lower grades or were melted. NGC has graded 5 as MS-61, and 2 higher, both as MS-62. PCGS has also graded 2 as MS-62, and one above as MS-63, but none as MS-61. Hence, this one is in the top 10 graded of the date, and quite important as such.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
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| Realized $10,925 |
