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*Highlight Of Entire Auction* 1869-p TOP POP FS-301 & OC-2 Seated $1 Graded Choice+ Unc By USCG fc

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:7,156.25 - 28,625.00 USD
*Highlight Of Entire Auction* 1869-p TOP POP FS-301 & OC-2 Seated $1 Graded Choice+ Unc By USCG fc
***Auction Highlight*** 1869-p TOP POP FS-301 & OC-2 Seated $1 Graded Choice+ Unc By USCG. Highlight of the entire Auction. TOP POP ALERT Up for Auction is a Near Gem example of the Ultra Rare FS-301 MPD & RPD OC-2 1869-p Seated Liberty Dollar A Top 30 Variety. The 1869-p Seated Dollar is rare in and of itself in Uncirculated condition with a scant 90 examples estimated by PCGS to have survived. To quote the legendary Q. David Bowers of PCGS “ In Mint State, 1869 dollars are very rare, far rarer than Proofs, and are seldom encountered.” The Also Legendary and infamous Breen stated on the topic of varieties of 1869-p Dollars “1-3. Normal Date: Breen-5481. At least three obverse die varieties are known, distinguished from each other by minor variations in the position of the date, not by date size or other dramatic differences” But the FS-301 is a Numismatic Rarity, and is now accepted as the ultimate 1869-p Dollar rarity, a variety that even Breen failed to address. To date PCGS claims to have graded 2 examples as the fs-301, but in fact they are both the same coin, an ms62, which has a tell tale damage by the left star on the obverse. NGC has graded none as the fs-301, but one coin was Identified as an fs-301 by Heritage in their August of 2018 Auction. So to date 2 examples of the fs-301 are known...Until today. Today Sandi and I are very proud to offer you, the single finest known fs-301 and one of only 3 known of a coin already rare in and of itself. It is the Osborn-Cushing Die State a/d. A Top-30 Variety. One of three obverse dies used to strike proofs, and later brought into service to coin circulation strikes. This near-Gem example was struck for circulation, yet it retains proof like tendencies at the borders with frosted, pearlescent centers. Sharply struck, the obverse displays repunching at the base of the 1 and remnants of a misplaced 6 in the dentils below the primary 6. The reverse shows faint die cracks throughout the legends and at the base of ONE DOL., with noticeable die doubling of the motto. The coin is the single finest of the fs-301, and one of 3 known, and of the entire 1869-p population it is tied for 5th finest known. The coin it is tied with is the common 1869-p (if any coin with only 90 known can be called common), and it sold at auction in September of 2019 for $19,388. Trends are ms65 $80,000 ms64+ $20,000 and ms64 $11,500, and that's for the non fs-301. As the finest known fs-301, I would have to estimate value at $30-$35K A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin. I give this coin my highest recommendation