1856 G25C BG-111 MS(PCGS#10380)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5740

Grade

MS63

Price

320

Lot Description

1856 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-111. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC). Reeded or plain edge. Deep gold with rich crimson and royal blue iridescence throughout. An Antoine Louis Nouizillet issue, 1852-1858. Die State IV: "Both dies repolished; bow ends partially fragmented, some cracks." Choice for the grade with no marks of measure to be seen. PCGS# 10380. Provenance: From the Ronald Lyle Collection.