1853 G50C BG-414 MS(PCGS#10450)

November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3512

Grade

MS60

Price

480

Lot Description

1853-GG Round 50 Cents. BG-414. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-60 (PCGS). A popular scarcity with a federal-style head of Liberty and the maker's mark, GG, for the firm of Gaime, Guillemot & Co., active in San Francisco circa 1852 to 1854. This is an example of one of the varieties that was recovered in the early 1960s from the wreck of the S.S. Winfield Scott which sank in December 1853. Provenance: From the Oregon Collection. PCGS# 10450. NGC ID: 2BK2. Click here for certification details from PCGS.