1856 G25C BG-111 MS(PCGS#10380)
1856 G25C BG-111 MS (PCGS#10380)
August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 6344
- 等级
- MS66
- 价格
- 27,987
- 详细说明
- 1856 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-111. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. Gold S.S. Central America Label. MS-66 (PCGS). Gorgeous satin to semi-prooflike surfaces are bathed in bright, vivid reddish-gold color. This upper end Gem was one of four examples of the variety discovered among the treasure of the S.S. Central America, which went down in the Atlantic on September 12, 1857. These coins were probably in the personal belongings of passengers who were aboard during the ill-fated final passage of the steamer; the passengers may have survived, but the tiny golden coins went to the bottom of the Atlantic. Their discovery decades later confirm BG-111 as a variety that definitely saw commercial use in Gold Rush California. Provenance: From the Oregon Collection. Earlier ex S.S. Central America. PCGS Population: 3; with a single MS-66+ finer in this category. PCGS# 10380.