Lot 1495
1850-D $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Lightly toned. Only 12,148 pieces struck. The surface on this handsome '50-D quarter eagle shows smooth lustrous texture throughout with both sides clean as a whistle as they approach the Choice level. It does not appear that this coin has ever been cleaned, nor does not exhibit any mint-made defects that are sometimes often found on Dahlonega quarter eagles. That said, the 1850-D is the most affordable Dahlonega issue of the 1850s. There may be as many as 150 known in all grades, although in Mint condition, this date is very rare. Only a few are known. (A small percentage of those that have been graded Mint State by third-party graders are more properly "sliders" and suffer a discount.) Again, a very rare date in Choice Uncirculated, which is verified by the following census: Pop 12; 1 finer in 63 (PCGS # 7757) .
Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000.
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