Lot 3332
1852-D $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Well struck and untoned. Nice for the grade. A marvelous and highly important specimen of this major rarity, and an eye-appealing coin. Not only is this piece important for its grade, but in contrast it seems to stand well ahead other 1852-D quarter eagles with reference to overall quality. Douglas Winter notes: "Most examples have very heavily abraded surfaces…there are usually conspicuous marks in the field." Again, here is something for the connoisseur and high-quality buyer.
On the 1852-D, the date is set very high and about three times closer to the neck truncation than to the dentils. Higher grade specimens show a raised die line from border through star 3 as noted here. On the reverse the D mintmark is high. About half of the interior is covered by a diagonal arrow feather. Only 4,078 pieces minted. Pop 14; 20 finer (PCGS # 7765) .
Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500.
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