1864 $2.50 MS (PCGS#7800)
August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5286
- 等级
- XF45
- 价格
- 355,749
- 详细说明
- Exceedingly Rare 1864 Quarter Eagle
1864 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. EF-45 (PCGS).
Outstanding Choice EF quality for this legendary rarity among Civil War era gold issues. Evenly patinated golden-honey surfaces retain overall sharp striking detail and traces of original mint luster. The latter are most intense in the protected areas around the devices, and then again when the coin is observed with the aid of a strong light source. Uncommonly smooth in hand for the assigned grade, this is one of the nicest survivors of this key date issue that we have ever had the privilege of bringing to auction.
The circulation strike 1864 is a highly elusive quarter eagle in any grade, a mere 2,824 pieces struck for commercial use while specie payment remained suspended as the Civil War continued to rage in the Eastern states. Attrition was also high due to the War, with most examples eventually melted for one reason or another. Today, it is likely that only a dozen or two circulation strikes are extant, the issue ranking as one of the great rarities in the Liberty Head series.
Provenance: From the Maurice Snow Collection. Acquired from Harry J. Forman, date not recorded. Earlier from Kreisberg & Cohen's Windsor Collection sale, November 1981, lot 335.
PCGS Population: 5; 9 finer, just one of which is Mint State (MS-61).
PCGS# 7800. NGC ID: 25K4.
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