Lot 3844
1859-C $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. 31,847 minted. Untoned. Pop 1; 1 in 63. Light marks on the face and in the fields on both sides. This conditionally rare contribution to the sale is brilliant with rich frosty reddish gold surfaces. Impressive too is the strike, at least for the obverse, which we find is free of censure, being sharp in all areas. Meticulous strike on an 1859-C reverse, by contrast, is virtually unobtainable. What one sees is what collectors expect and accept, that this coin's reverse appears to be struck by worn-out dies. The eagle looks sickly or just plain scrawny like it is molting, with a rough raggedness extending across the fields and in all of the legends and devices as well. Just the same, the numerical condition is precise with no hint of slackness, and obviously was fully weighed by the grading service in arriving at the MS62 grade (PCGS # 8281) .
Estimated Value $17,000 - 19,000.
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| Realized $15,525 |
