Lot 1699
1852 $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Frosty with light golden toning, the lovely reddish hue comes out nicely in the frosty luster.
Life seems to have been far simpler back in 1852, the year of this $20 gold coin. On Dec. 29, 1852, Emma Snodgrass, referred to by East Coast newspapers as "the girl who has recently been visiting parts of New England in pants" was "again" arrested in Boston on a charge of vagrancy. Since Emma was regularly employed as a clerk, and paid her bills, the vagrancy charge didn't hold. She was released after the judge had given her some "wholesome advice about her eccentricities," to which she "responded with becoming grace and promised reformation." The next day, however, Emma was back on the street in her "male attire." (PCGS # 8906) .
Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300.
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