1846-O $1 MS(PCGS#6933)

The Regency Auction 38

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

1

等级

MS62

价格

56,335

详细说明

FROM THE BLUE HILL COLLECTION While the Seated Liberty dollars began being coined in 1840, it was not until 1846 when the New Orleans mint began making them. In that first year, the production run recorded only 59,000 struck, all in June of that year, and went right into circulation. Any Mint State example is a real prize for the collector, and because it would not be for another 45 years until August Heaton's Treatise on Mintmarks, no one paid attention to mintmarks. Any example that survived in Mint State from antebellum times is a real marvel! Seated Liberty dollars were struck in New Orleans in only four years, 1846, 1850, 1859, and 1860, the latter two dates are easier to locate in Mint State thanks to several bags that were located in old treasury holdings. The present coin is essentially fully CHOICE. A satiny, semi-glossy mint bloom glistens from below a layer of pewter and gold iridescent toning that betrays hints of steely-lilac and pale rose when rotated in a light. Some light weakness of strike is noted on Liberty's thighs and on the eagle's wing, but this is normal. A scattering of small contact marks that account for the MS62 grade assigned by PCGS do not detract from the outstanding visual allure the worst of which is a minor bump on the rim at 9:30 on the obverse. PCGS 10, NGC 8. The most recent PCGS-graded example sold in December 2019 for $7,800. The current PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $9,500. Just a bakers' dozen are graded finer, coins that rarely appear in auction. This very pleasing coin will certainly fit nicely in any set of Seated Liberty dollars or type coins. Worthy of another amazing New Orleans set! Cert. Number 81751487 PCGS # 6933.00