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1853/2 $10 MS61 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:13,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1853/2 $10 MS61 NGC
<B>1853/2 $10 MS61 NGC.</B></I> Ex: <I>S.S. Republic. </B></I>FS-301, formerly FS-007. The <I>S.S. Republic,</B></I> a sidewheel steamer en route to New Orleans, plunged to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean off the Georgia coast in a hurricane in October 1865. Opinions among numismatic experts are divided as to whether this is a true "3/2" overdate or not, but what is not at issue is the rarity of the variety, one that in Mint State is extremely rare, even after the recovery of the <I>S.S. Republic</B></I> bounty. This is the finest-graded and only Mint State NGC-certified example with the <I>S.S. Republic</B></I> designation at that service. Even lacking the <I>S.S. Republic</B></I> designation, there are only two other MS61 examples at NGC, with one piece finer, an MS62 (3/08).<BR> This piece boasts pleasing luster over the orange-gold surfaces that show a few light obverse field abrasions accounting for the grade, although none are overly distracting.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Christian Gobrecht<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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