Lot 1797
1852-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Well struck with light golden toning. Brilliant fresh gold surfaces with a tinge of rose. A splendid MS61 example, few finer seen by the grading services. Douglas Winter's reference on Charlotte gold coins, whose data was compiled only a few years ago, lists just a single piece at the Mint State level, so the coin has always been rare in Mint condition.
Once again, bidders have before them a coin which unites rarity, celebrity, and exceedingly high grade, the type of coin that only appears on the market once a decade, if indeed that often.
Diagnostics for 1852-C, pulled from the Harry Bass Foundation database, a priceless online source of information: "Date logotype small, assuring a comfortable fit on the die if properly placed. In the present instance the date is somewhat left, and slightly closer to the neck truncation than to a dentil. The first two digits are repunched at the bottom, the third digit less so. Striation marks indicate that this may have been a very early striking from the dies." 9,712 coins minted. Pop 5; 2 finer in 62.
Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000.
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