Lot 1252
1837 No Stars Large Date. SEGS graded Proof 62. Flat Top 3. Ahwash-1. One of 30 Proofs minted. Nicely toned and well struck. The artistic No Stars design is by assistant engraver at the Philadelphia Mint, Christian Gobrecht. He'd been employed in the establishment for several years when the chief engraver, William Kneass suffered a stroke before completing a project to redesign the capped bust coinage. Kneass stepped aside to let Gobrecht provide new dies (based on sketches by artists Thomas Sully and Titian Peale). The design features Liberty seated on a rocky outcrop supporting a shield by her side with one hand while in the other she holds a pole surmounted by a liberty cap (PCGS # 4718) .
Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000.
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| Realized $4,830 |
