LOT #5558 |
Sold on Apr 28, 2011 for: Not Sold
1855 $50 Wass Molitor Fifty Dollar Genuine PCGS. K-9, R.5....
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1855 Wass Molitor Fifty, K-9
1855 $50 Wass Molitor Fifty Dollar Genuine PCGS. K-9, R.5. The PCGS number ending in 98 suggests damage as the reason, or one of the reasons, that PCGS deemed this coin not gradable. In our opinion, this coin has the details of a Good specimen that has had the surfaces smoothed. The Wass Molitor fifty dollar gold pieces were issued at the request of local businessmen, at a time when the newly established San Francisco Mint was unable to supply the needs of the regional economy. Thousands of fifty dollar pieces were produced, along with other denominations, but the operation shut down by 1856. Examples are scarce-to-rare in all grades today.The present coin is a well worn example, with slightly granular greenish-gold surfaces. Most design elements are still recognizable in outline, but the denomination has been largely erased. Extensive tooling is evident in the fields. Listed on page 377 of the 2011 Guide Book.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# ANJU, PCGS# 10363, Greysheet# 11888)
Auction Info
2011 April Rosemont CSNS Signature & Platinum Night US Coin Auction #1154 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Apr-May, 2011
27th-1st
Wednesday-Sunday
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