Lot 1715
1855 $20 Liberty. AU-55. Cracked out of a PCGS holder where this coin was graded AU 55. Subtle coppery toning on the obverse over lustrous fields. Trivial hairlines probably from circulation rather than cleaning, and well preserved. Sharp on all the stars, devices and lettering. Minimal contact marks for the grade, usually these coins have fields which resemble mine fields after the war, not so here, so bid accordingly. A common date in pristine condition. Struck by a lapped obverse die that shows faint outlines surrounding the first four stars, and the last one too. Broken A in STATES reverse, not corrected by hand, with about one third of the central bar present on the right side. There is a tiny die dot below the first S of STATES.
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