1796 $2.50 BD-2, No Stars MS(PCGS#45501)

The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction Rarities Night

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

13176

等级

XF40

价格

398,283

详细说明

1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars on Obverse. BD-2. Rarity-4. EF-40 (NGC). The offering of a 1796 No Stars quarter eagle is always an important event. How fortunate our clients are to have this piece in our American Numismatic Association auction as well as one from the Ferrendelli Collection. Nice things come in pairs, it is said. The present piece is warmly toned in light olive-gold with pale orange-rose highlights. The surfaces are very attractive for a lightly circulated pre-1834 U.S. gold coin. The overall definition is suitably bold for an EF 1796 No Stars quarter eagle, with all major design elements clear including sharp definition noted for Liberty's hair curls and the eagle's plumage. A touch of surface glossiness is noted for accuracy, but this is still a well-balanced coin for the assigned grade. From the first year and design type in the quarter eagle series, the famously elusive 1796 No Stars quarter eagle enjoys constant demand from early quarter eagle specialists and type aficionados alike. Only 963 examples of the date were struck, representing a small beginning to the quarter eagle series. Later in the year, 432 examples of the new With Stars design type were struck, a true rarity in its own right. Fortunately for collectors, there are several dates in the new design type with obverse stars struck between 1796 and 1807, making acquisition of the type much easier. However, there is no "other" No Stars quarter eagle date save for the 1796 issue. If you mean to own a complete gold type set, this is the only date you can obtain within the type. The grade range for the date runs from well-worn VG right up through a small gathering of Mint State coins, and includes coins with physical problems throughout that range. A pleasing EF-40 1796 No Stars quarter eagle is high on the want list of some and on the wish list of many. With this coin your dream can come true. It is a truly exceptional example within the assigned grade. We are certain that the importance and rarity of this one year type will result in keen bidder interest. PCGS# 7645. NGC ID: 25F2. Provenance: From Dr. Richard Aghababian's Early Impressions Collection. Acquired from Rare Coins of New Hampshire, Inc., October 1999.