FROM THE BIGMO CIVIL WAR COLLECTION This coin is a totally ORIGINAL and super nice GEM! There are NO problems with the planchet or rusty dies, as often seen. The surfaces are an even satiny texture with no rough patches, and there are faint traces of prooflike mirrors. A strong luster shows off a beautiful shade of deeper original yellow gold. There are NO spots or stains. Miss Liberty and the details are frosty and have sharp strikes. The eye appeal is terrific! A large mintage of 1,361,355 were struck and is a common date in all grades up to MS65. It does become quite scarce in MS66 and is extremely rare any finer. After the defeat at Antietam, General Lee retreated back to Virginia. In late November, the Union Army of the Potomac, now led by Ambrose Burnside, pushed Lee’s forces across the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg. Taking a position on a ridge, known as Marye’s Heights, Lee’s troops dug in. On December 13, Burnside’s Army attacked the entrenched Confederate line in a series of bloody charges that were in the end, nothing but a slaughter of Union soldiers. PCGS 7, NGC 8, CAC 9 (high probably due to resubmissions). PCGS has graded 2 finer, both MS67+. The last one sold at a major auction brought $9,694 in our July 2018 Regency Auction. The current PCGS Price Guide value is $12,500 and the CAC CPG value is $12,000. This is one heck of a Civil War coin, bound for any world class set! Cert. Number 25286639 PCGS # 7560