FROM CODY'S COLLECTION This is a SENSATIONAL GEM and what a great way to start off this incredible 19th century gold type set! This jewel is absolutely beautiful! Thick, creamy frosted luster radiates boldly with a strong satiny glow throughout. Rich and warm honey gold patina graces both sides of this original and HIGH END example. The surfaces are remarkably clean and all you can find with a strong glass are some minor breaks in the frost. Every detail is exacting in its strike and execution, the eye appeal is absolutely gorgeous! We can tell you that this GEM is exceptional for the assigned grade and we could see this coin grading higher on resubmission (no guarantees). With a mintage of over four million pieces, the 1853 is a common date in an absolute sense, but in CAC-approved GEM grade it is quite scare indeed! Ex. Stack's Bowers 2011 ANA auction, August 2011, lot 3643, where it sold for $5,750. PCGS 211, NGC 195, CAC 49. The most recent example sold in our December 2020 Regency Auction for $2,820. The current CAC CPG value is $3,620 and this coin, with its auction record from a decade ago should bring a strong bid today. Cert. Number 13359291 PCGS # 7521