Lot 1185
1830 $2.50 Capped Head. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely golden toning. Well struck with reflective surfaces. Only 4,540 minted. Rich orange gold with all the cartwheel flash one could hope for at this choice grade level. Somewhat Prooflike on both sides, as is often the case with the 1830 issue, especially noticeable at the peripheries, with more satiny luster capping the frosty devices. Well struck and finely detailed, with the centers being a skosh soft. The fields exhibit some very subtle inherent beauty far in advance of its grade. The only significant post-striking flaw is short line of marks inside the cap above the E in LIBERTY, plus a shorter-still mark on the 4th vertical shield stripe. A very desirable example of the date and type, an issue that is sought after in all Mint grades though mostly seen in lower (and often optimistic) circulated grades. An MS63 such as this is unusual. Pop 7; 9 finer; 4 in 64; 5 in 65. (PCGS # 7670) .
Estimated Value $24,000 - 26,000.
The Mark Gordon Collection.
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| Realized $24,150 |
