(1853) G$1 BG-501, "Humbert" Eagle MS(PCGS#10478)

August 2011 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

9905

Grade

VF25

Prix

978

Description du lot

Undated (1853-1854) Octagonal $1. BG-501. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. VF-25 (PCGS). Olive-gold toning on the high points deepens to vivid navy blue and crimson in the fields. This piece bears mute testimony to the fact that small denomination gold coins actually served in the channels of commerce during the early years following the discovery of gold in California