1868 $2.50 MS(PCGS#7807)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

5087

Grade

MS61

Prix

3 904

Description du lot

Offered is a desirable example of a key date Liberty Head quarter eagle issue. Both sides exhibit bold frosty to semi-prooflike luster and vivid honey-rose and orange-olive colors. Sharply struck in all areas with strong visual appeal for the assigned grade. Circulation strike quarter eagle production at the Philadelphia Mint amounted to just 3,600 pieces in 1868, as gold coins remained absent from commerce in the East and Midwest, with little bullion obtainable for new coinage. As the mintage might imply, this is an elusive issue at all levels of preservation, the typical survivor grading AU. Mint State examples are few and far between, highlighting the significance of this offering for collectors of Liberty Head gold.