Lot 1688
1850-C. PCGS graded MS-62+. Only 9,148 minted. Lovely golden toning with reflective fields. The warm yellow- to orange-gold color comes with some reflective highlights present in the field areas. Regarding this date, Douglas Winter noted: "Specimens which grade About Uncirculated are extremely rare." Which can only mean that Mint States are the very essence of rare, the grading Census below explains this. Only 9,148 examples of the date were struck, with most of the survivors from that mintage are in the Very Fine range from hard circulation. A great opportunity, a heady challenge if you miss this chance to bid.
Obverse with date logotype moderately impressed into the die, with date slightly to left, 1 infinitesimally closer to dentil than truncation. The 0 is also closer to the dentils, and is marginally lower than the other digits. The C mintmark is overlapping the claw and tucks up against the branch, high, with the lowest tips of the arrow feathers visibly closing the opening in the C. The tip of the fraction bar ends well to the right of the mintmark. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 7756) .
Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000.
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