1802/'1' $2.50 BD-1, Spike Shield MS(PCGS#45506)

June 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2327

等级

AU58

价格

126,701

详细说明

Choice AU 1802 BD-1 Quarter Eagle 1802/'1' Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. BD-1. Rarity-4. Spike Shield. AU-58 (NGC). This superior quality example of the type, date and die pairing will please even the advanced gold enthusiast. Satiny surfaces retain much of the original mint finish, and there is modest semi-reflectivity in the fields. The strike is ideally centered, the border universally denticulated around both sides, and the design elements bold apart from a touch of softness in the centers. Vivid golden-yellow color provides strong eye appeal and rounds out a impressive list of physical attributes. BD Die State b/c. Among dates of this type, the 1802 is not elusive in lower circulated grades. Many collectors choose an 1802 or 1807 to represent the design type, and with perhaps 200 specimens of the 1802 surviving in all grades, there are generally enough for collectors to at least locate one. At the threshold of Mint State, however, this scenario changes. This is one of our finer offerings so far during the 21st century, highlighting the significance of this opportunity for advanced bidders. The Mint used only a single obverse die for this issue, and for many years numismatists believed that the digit 2 in the date was punched over a 1, a feature seen on its big brother the half eagle of this year, which often shows the overdate feature rather sharply. However, more recent scholarship has discounted the presence of an underlying 1 on the sole 1802-dated quarter eagle die. NGC Census (all die marriages of the issue): 20; 23 finer (MS-65 finest). PCGS# 7650. NGC ID: 25F6. Click here for certification details from NGC.