1857 $1 MS(PCGS#6945)
1857 $1 MS (PCGS#6945)
November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3024
- 等级
- MS61
- 价格
- 22,171
- 详细说明
- 1857 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. OC-2. Rarity-3. MS-61 (NGC). Warmly toned in dominant sandy-silver, intermingled blue-gray and pale russet highlights further enliven both sides. The toning is iridescent in quality and allows ready appreciation of a soft satin finish from the dies. The circulation strike 1857 is a notorious strike rarity in the Liberty Seated dollar series but, while the present example is typically soft on Liberty's head and around much of the obverse periphery, the reverse is sharper overall with uncommonly bold detail to the eagle's right leg and talon. Impressively smooth in hand for both the issue and the assigned grade, this piece is sure to catch the eye of astute Liberty Seated dollar enthusiasts. Survivors are rare and number no more than 400 or so coins in Mint State and circulated grades combined (per Osburn and Cushing, 2018), perhaps as few as 250 to 300 pieces (per Q. David Bowers, 2016). In either case worn coins constitute the majority of 1857 dollars in collectors' hands, and fewer than 100 coins are believed extant in Mint State. Perhaps not surprisingly, most of the Uncirculated survivors are tightly held, market appearances such as this few and far between in today's highly competitive numismatic market. We expect strong competition when this noteworthy condition rarity crosses our auctioneer's block. PCGS# 6945. NGC ID: 24YW. Click here for certification details from NGC.