Lot 3493
1845 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Here is the finest graded coin of this date by either NGC or PCGS! The surfaces show faint contact marks mostly in the fields, and we see the usually hazy luster on both sides. Fully struck with excellent details on the obverse, especially on Liberty's top curls, and nearly full on the eagle's thigh, but strong on his neck. Interesting bisecting die crack on the reverse, just touching the left side of the first 2 in the denomination, up the eagle's thigh, neck and to the rim just left of OF. One the obverse, we note a faint crack through stars three to six. As noted, this coin is the finest graded by NGC, and we note only 2 coins graded below in MS-64, similar at PCGS where they have graded only 3 in MS-64, and none higher. A foremost opportunity for the specialist. In NGC holder #956117-004.
Estimated Value $9,000-UP.
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