Lot 1201
1850-D $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Well struck with a nice deep depression. The surfaces exhibit delicate golden sunset toning. We note some tiny marks about the outer rims. Only 12,148 minted. A very scarce year in Mint condition (Bass's was only AU58). Identifiable by a slight rim mark above star 6 and a small field mark (equally insignificant except for provenance tracing) beside star 8. Lustrous honey gold with considerable brilliance and frost through all areas. Better struck than typically encountered circulated specimens of the date, with exceptional eye appeal and fairly strong obverse & reverse details as well. (The typical specimen extant today is Extremely Fine or lower in grade.)
On 1850-D, the date is set far too high and right, piercing the neck of Liberty and distant from the dentils. On the reverse the center of the D mintmark is about 50% occupied by a diagonal part of the arrow feather. Pop 14; 2 finer with 1 in 62, 1 in 63 In a new NGC 4 pronged holder (PCGS # 7757) .
Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000.
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