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1854-C $2.50
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1871
1854-C
.
PCGS graded MS-62
. Delightful khaki-gold with
soft green iridescence for the planchet stock. A scarcer date
with a meager mintage of just 7,295 pieces for the entire
year. Few survive in Mint State condition, with a total of
about 20 reported between both PCGS and NGC, with the
finest being a single MS-63 coin at the top (NGC). The
strike is decent but not bold at the centers, as these are
seldom if ever found with sharp definition throughout.
Clean and attractive surface quality as Liberty's face and
neck are free of heavy marks as are the reverse fields. Tied
with about ten others (at most) as the second finest certi-
fied of issue and a desirable coin.
Pop 4; none finer at
PCGS.
(
PCGS # 7770
)
Estimated Value .................................... $22,000 - 24,000
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1857 $2.50 L
IBERTY
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1872
1857
.
PCGS graded MS-65
. Rarer than the 1855 and
1856, the 1857 quarter eagle is particularly elusive in
grades of MS-64 and above. Here we offer a solid Gem
example with eye appeal to spare. In fact, this coin easily
qualifies as Condition Census piece. Both sides are covered
in softly frosted luster and handsome yellow-gold color. The
surfaces are expectably smooth for the assigned grade.
Overall sharp in strike, with only minor weakness on a cou-
ple of the obverse stars. This one is sure to sell for a strong
bid.
Pop 1; 3 finer, 1 in 66, 1 in 67, 1 in 68.
(
PCGS #
7782
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $6,000 - 6,500
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1873
1859-D
.
PCGS graded AU-55
. The 1859-D is the final
Dahlonega Mint Quarter Eagle in U.S. coinage history, and has a
very small mintage of just 2,244 pieces. Numismatists and col-
lectors of the day must have realized that this issue signaled the
end of an era, as a fair number of coins were set aside within a
few years of issue. Today, between 120 and 140 coins are
known to exist -- a limited total in an absolute sense but one
that is great enough to establish the 1859-D as only a median
rarity in the Dahlonega Mint quarter eagle series. This lightly
circulated survivor is finer than most seen with partial mint lus-
ter remaining and no mentionable marks or other distractions.
As is entirely normal for this issue, some striking incomplete-
ness is seen at the centers on each side. Medium honey-gold in
color, there are some deep reddish-gold highlights visible on the
reverse.
Pop 16; 25 finer at PCGS.
(
PCGS # 7789
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$4,000 - 4,400
1874
1860-S
.
NGC graded AU-58
. Frosty orange-gold with great
overall eye appeal for the near-Mint grade. No mentionable
marks are present, and the remaining luster is nearly complete.
Additionally, the strike is quite bold for this often weakly defined
date. One of just 35,600 examples struck, most of which saw
heavy circulation near the West coast. The typical survivor is
just VF or so, and we note that only 10 examples have been
certified finer by NGC.
Pop 22; 10 finer, 2 in 60, 6 in 61, 1
in 62, 1 in 63.
(
PCGS # 7793
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,700 - 1,800
1875
1861 New Reverse
.
NGC graded MS-61
. Nice honey-gold
color overall with a few scattered marks that explain the grade
assignment.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 650
