Lot 4564
1854-D $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Mostly well struck and ablaze with lovely sunset golden-orange luster. A rare coin, more so in this lofty grade. Most examples of this extremely low mintage issue were poorly produced. This beauty is the exception. Only 1,760 minted. Pop 7; 4 finer, 2 in 61, 2 in 62 (PCGS # 7771) .
Die finishing marks below the date and elsewhere. Date deeply sunk into working die. Positioned high and into the truncation. On the reverse the upper part of the mintmark is occupied by part of the tailfeather. This same die was employed earlier in 1852 and 1853.
Estimated Value $16,000 - 17,000.
Ex: Ashland City Collection.
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