3010

Original 1856 Issue

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:0.00 USD Estimated At:175.00 - 225.00 USD
Original 1856 Issue
SOLD
430.00USD+ buyer's premium (86.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 11 @ 20:50UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 3010
Year: 1856
Denom: 25C
Title: Original 1856 Issue
Description: 1856 octagonal ¼ Dollar, BG-111, Die State III (polished dies), PCGS MS62. Similar to preceding except for date. An original issue, certainly minted in 1856. When the S.S. Central America sank Sept. 12, 1857 (passengers boarded the S.S. Sonora in San Francisco Aug. 20, 1857), some passengers had examples of this type mixed with their gold dust; 21 pieces of this type were recovered in the two searches. Two of these coins are of a later die state, IV. Select Brilliant Uncirculated, unbroken luster, tiny scratch before face. PCGS MS62 6565William C. O'Connor (PCGS# 10380).
Low Estimate: 175
High Estimate: 225
Grading Co: PCGS
Gr: MS
Gr2: 62
OGH:
PCGS#: 10380
NGC#:
Cert#: 40624985
Pedigree/Collection: The William C. O'Connor Collection