1846-O $1 MS(PCGS#6933)

June 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

2171

Erhaltungsgrad

AU58

Preis

3.840

Losbeschreibung

1846-O Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. OC-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2--Rotated Dies--AU-58 (PCGS). A particularly scarce and desirable example of this historic New Orleans Mint silver dollar issue. Minimally worn with most design elements sharp, both sides retain appreciable luster beneath an overlay of pleasing golden-gray patina. Warmer russet highlights further enhance the obverse periphery. One of the most significant Liberty Seated silver dollars, the 1846-O was the first mintmarked silver dollar in United States coinage history. Produced in the South during a decade in which coins of this denomination saw considerable domestic circulation, most examples of this 59,000-piece delivery were worn and eventually lost through commercial use. There was no numismatic interest in them at the time of striking, and the few high grade coins that have survived did so purely as a matter of chance. This coin would serve as a highlight in an advanced collection of silver dollars or Liberty Seated coinage. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees clockwise from normal coin alignment, which is significant for the issue, as described by Dick Osburn and Brian Cushing in their 2018 reference Liberty Seated Dollars: A Registry of Die Varieties: "In the latest state, the dies rotated 45 degrees. This rotation is rare. We estimate it to be R5...We've included this rotated die state as one of our Top-30 varieties." Provenance: From the Midnight Collection. PCGS# 6933. NGC ID: 24YH. Click here for certification details from PCGS.