Liberty Double Eagles
1854 $20 Small Date AU55 NGC. Breen-7167. The variety is designated as VP-001 on the NGC insert, but it is the well-known repunched date. The 1 is doubled south, below the flag and base, and the 54 are doubled north. The date was initially entered with an upward slant, then corrected. Obverse star 6 is partially lapped, and the crossbar of the A in STATES was lightly added by hand on the working die. This nicely struck caramel-gold representative exhibits pockets of luster and the expected number of obverse abrasions.
HID02901242017