Feature Lot.
Lot 161 -
1846-O Normal Date NGC AU50 . Similar in rarity to the 1845-O (see comments for the previous lot.) There are overdates for the 1846-O $10 Eagle as well, but considered to only be of equal rarity to the normal date. At PCGS, of 176 total submissions for this issue, only 5 are mint state. The weakness in the strike is noted by Garrett and Guth who comment, "The striking qualities are generally weaker [on this issue] than on other O-Mint dates from this era, and surfaces normally show exces.... Est. $2,750-3,200 HWC-SE
Sold for US$ 2,700
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