1853 G$1 BG-505 MS(PCGS#10482)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5750

Grade

AU50

Price

529

Lot Description

1853-FD Octagonal $1. BG-505. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-50 (PCGS). OGH. Reeded or plain edge. Deep yellow gold with a definitive olive glow. Lightly and evenly worn with no marks that assail the viewer's eye. The first of the Frontier, Deviercy issues with the beaded circle reverse that replaced the "Humbert Eagle" style reverse. Maker's mark, FD, on reverse at bottom rim, inverted G in GOLD. Die State II: "Reverse polished, GOLD and ORN fragmented, beads smaller." PCGS# 10482. Provenance: From the Ronald Lyle Collection.