Lot 676
1851-O $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. One of the top dozen of this date in Mint State, this nearly choice coin boasts mint fresh luster in the fields with choice orange-gold color. Minor handling marks visible with a glass, and Liberty's cheek is free of the usual problems. As to the strike, it is full on the obverse, and a bit weak on the eagle's thigh (as usual). Double punched on the date, with the base of a mispunched 51 showing below the date (Breen-6214). The July 2000 NGC Population Report shows only 6 graded as such, with 4 graded higher, showing this to be well up in the Condition Census for the date.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000.
From Paramount's sale of November 1971, lot 1013.
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| Realized $5,750 |
