Lot 1351
1839 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. . No Drapery. NGC graded MS-66. Encased in NGC holder 917769-008. Lovely golden toning with semi reflective surfaces. A lovely coin. Low population condition rarity. Fresh silvery surfaces are accented with natural heather and steel toning on this well struck seated Liberty quarter. Similar to other examples of the year, there is no drapery at the elbow. As an early example of the 1838-1853 design type, the specimen offered in this lot has few peers. NGC has certified only one specimen at this level, and one in a finer grade (MS67), a further witness to its excellence among others of this issue.
Design: Liberty Seated with stars, reverse with perched eagle. Type used 1838-1865, except for 1853-1855. Designer: Christian Gobrecht. For reasons that are not clear today, choice and gem Liberty Seated quarters of the late 1830s and 1840s are significantly rarer than their counterparts among half dimes, dimes, and half dollars. Although the present coin will fit superbly in a type set, we expect that it will draw wider interest from specialists in the quarter dollar series, for few similar quality pieces have ever crossed the auction block. Pop 1; 1 in MS67.
Estimated Value $40,000 - 45,000.
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