1849 $5 Norris, Reeded Edge MS(PCGS#10282)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3489

Grade

AU55

Price

19,800

Lot Description

Attractive deep honey-olive color adorns both sides of this vivid and boldly defined Choice AU example. The persistent viewer aided by strong lighting will also discern blushes of pinkish-rose iridescence - very attractive. The scattered marks are small in size and commensurate with the assigned grade. While there is a touch of glossiness here that points to an old, light cleaning, flashes of luster persist and further strengthen the eye appeal. Rich in history and charm from the very beginning of private coinage in Gold Rush California, this specimen will certainly form the basis for any advanced cabinet of territorial gold.