Lot 1360
1851-C $2.50 Liberty. . Ex Ashland City. NGC graded MS-61. Light adjustment marks diagonally left on the obverse with all details including the mint mark nice and strong. Minor adjustment marks diagonally right on the reverse. The lustrous surfaces are untoned on this well struck and lustrous ex Ashland City example, where it was described as "One of the better struck examples of this moderately scarce issue with slight softness apparent on the hair curls around the face of Liberty and some weakness on the eagle's left (facing) leg. The green-gold surfaces have subdued mint luster that has taken on a slight reddish tint." Only 14,923 minted. Pop 10; 3 finer in 62 (PCGS # 7760) .
Walter Breen, an authority on the series, reported that of three pairs of dies made available for the coinage this year, just one pair is known to have been used. The date logotype is lightly impressed into die and placed far left, with tip of 1 overlapping the neck truncation. The reverse has the C mintmark high and overlapping the claw (mintmarks were added to the dies after the main device was completed). A feather vein touches lower right of C, below the opening, indicating a particularly high position.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500.
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