Lot 3314
1853-C $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Boldly struck on slightly granular surfaces. Plenty of mint luster remains. Only 11,1515 minted. The strike on both sides of this coin is typical of the issue. There is some softness of detail on the obverse over Liberty's brow and on top of the hair curls; rim dentils are nearly all missing; and on the reverse over the 18 in the date and the second L in DOLLAR, with similar lack of detail in the dentils. There is a short horizontal distraction through the 1 of the denomination and a tiny mark on the rim above E in STATES; a small pit by the lowest star. Extensive luster everywhere. Truly exceptional for the issue, which tends to come circulated, and in the realm of surface preservation it has very few peers (see the population figures below). The fields are frosty, not prooflike -- a feature that suggests it was struck later in the die's life. Vivid-gold color flows over both sides. Pop 13; 3 in 64, 1 in 65. In a new NGC 4 pronged holder (PCGS # 7522) .
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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