Photo Denom Date Grade TPG Variety GFRC Rating Price Description Buy
Seated 50C 1875 Seated 50C 1875
 MS62
 PCGS
25263279
Gem $1800 Exceptional Eye Appeal, Gem Original, Spring Branch Collection. Ex. Oregon Beaver Collection. Throw out the price guide on this one. For certain pieces, the traditional process of gathering published pricing data, along with auction prices realized, simply doesn’t get the job done. Pricing guide publishers are stymied when it comes to quantifying the superb eye appeal of examples such as this, and a single number simply can’t characterize the range of aesthetic appeal that one might find across one numerical grade. Indeed, it would not be hard to find a washed out, white example of this coin in a PCGS or NGC holder on a bourse floor, and yet that piece will sell for a fraction of the price, even if the same technical grade. This piece exhibits frosty centers that contrast boldly with mirrored fields, all framed by electric blue and russet patina at the rims. Surfaces are semi-prooflike, with intense, reflective luster. Coins with this level of eye appeal are difficult to price with the last GFRC auction appearance bringing a $1927 winning bid. Housed in a PCGS Gen 5.0 (2015) Dupont hologram holder with CAC approval.