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***Auction Highlight*** 1872/1 25c BG-869 California Fractional Gold Grades ms65 (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:4.00 USD Estimated At:450.00 - 900.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1872/1 25c BG-869 California Fractional Gold Grades ms65 (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1872/1 25c BG-869 California Fractional Gold Grades. A splendid Premium Gem with mirrored sun-gold surfaces and a sharp central strike. BG-869 is among the voluminous varieties of Christopher Ferdinand Mohrig. One of the scarce overdates from this series, and the reverse die has special features too, as that die was used, then reannealed, reworked and rehardened for further coinage of this variety. Watery mirror fields on the obverse and reverse while the devices show three dimensional depth. The overdate was crudely executed on the die, and reverse die breaks on the wreath further complicate the aesthetics.