1804 $2.50 14 Star Reverse MS(PCGS#7652)

1804 $2.50 14 Star Reverse MS (PCGS#7652)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: This boldly to sharply struck 1804 quarter eagle offers pleasing quality for an early U.S. Mint gold coin. The surfaces are frosty to semi-reflective in finish and display vivid deep olive-orange color. Numerous light adjustment marks (as made) slant trough the central reverse, an artifact of an early Mint practice of filing away excess gold from an overweight planchet. BD Die State c/a.<p>The 1804 date has long had a special aura among collectors. First and foremost this is due to the legendary 1804 dollars, but also results from the general rarity of all the other denominations struck that year, with only the 1804 half cent an exception to the rule. Of the two known die pairings used to coin 1804 quarter eagles, the BD-2 is by far the more available variety, though it is still quite scarce. An estimated 2,324 to 2,827 quarter eagles with the 14-star reverse were struck, of which fewer than 200 are known. With die steel at a premium, the BD-2's reverse die was also used to strike the JR-2 dimes. There is considerable cross-over appeal with devotees of early dimes and it is indeed good fortune that a small group of higher grade examples are available for the quarter eagle.