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FUN Signature US Coin Sale 1251 4-6 & 8-9 Jan 2017
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1854 $1 MS63 PCGS. OC-1, High R.3. From a business-strike mintage of 33,140 pieces, the 1854 is considered a key date by Seated Liberty dollar specialists Dick Osburn and Brian Cushing. The regular-issue coins were all struck from a single pair of dies, which were never employed on other varieties. Most examples either circulated heavily in the Western United States or were sent to China in foreign trade, never to return. High-grade pieces are especially elusive.
The present coin is an impressive Select specimen, with sharply detailed design elements throughout. The pleasing surfaces are visited by shades of greenish-gold and lavender-gray toning, with ample mint luster underneath. A scattering of minor, grade-consistent contact marks shows on both sides, but does little to detract from the outstanding overall presentation. Population: 7 in 63, 10 finer (11/16).
1854 $1 MS63 PCGS. OC-1, High R.3. From a business-strike mintage of 33,140 pieces, the 1854 is considered a key date by Seated Liberty dollar specialists Dick Osburn and Brian Cushing. The regular-issue coins were all struck from a single pair of dies, which were never employed on other varieties. Most examples either circulated heavily in the Western United States or were sent to China in foreign trade, never to return. High-grade pieces are especially elusive.
The present coin is an impressive Select specimen, with sharply detailed design elements throughout. The pleasing surfaces are visited by shades of greenish-gold and lavender-gray toning, with ample mint luster underneath. A scattering of minor, grade-consistent contact marks shows on both sides, but does little to detract from the outstanding overall presentation. Population: 7 in 63, 10 finer (11/16).