1853-C G$1 MS(PCGS#7522)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4156

等级

MS65

价格

248,772

详细说明

The Sole Finest Certified 1853-C Gold Dollar Ex Norweb Collection 1853-C Gold Dollar. MS-65 (NGC). It is impossible to overstate the significance of this offering, representing the sole finest certified 1853-C gold dollar. Warm shades of peach and sandy-gold patina dominate the complexion, aided by satiny luster and faint reflectivity. The strike is pleasing for the issue with intricate detail to Liberty's hair. A natural flaw beneath the second L of DOLLAR provides a convenient marker for tracking this to our sale of the Norweb Collection, Part II in 1988. It is the very finest graded at either PCGS or NGC, and PCGS has not certified any examples finer than MS-63+. A true crowning jewel for advanced collectors of this series. The 1853-C is a surprising challenge for both production quality and preservation. Only 11,515 pieces were struck but just about 150 are thought to survive for today's collectors. Of this population, merely 15 or so are in Mint State grades, or around 10%. Even among the Uncirculated survivors, most are found in grades of MS-62 and lower. In his reference Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint, 1838-1861, specialist Doug Winter opens his commentary on the strike of this issue with, "This is the worst struck Type One gold dollar from the Charlotte Mint." Indeed, many show remarkable weakness at the central reverse and elsewhere, but this coin is a notable exception. The strike on these coins can be so bad that Doug Winter further comments, "…I have not seen very many that had a fully legible 18." Again, this coin is a pleasing exception and one of the most impressive examples in every respect. Provenance: Ex our sale of the Norweb Collection, Part II, March 1988, lot 1669. NGC Census: 1; none finer. PCGS# 7522. Click here for certification details from NGC. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]