1881 $2.50 MS(PCGS#7833)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

3232

Erhaltungsgrad

MS61

Preis

10.800

Losbeschreibung

Pretty pale pink iridescence is seen on both sides of this attractive golden-honey quarter eagle. The devices exhibit overall sharp striking detail, the finish noticeably prooflike with flashy reflectivity in the fields.<p>With a circulation strike mintage of 640 pieces, the 1881 quarter eagle is a key date issue in the classic U.S. Mint gold series. There was little numismatic interest in this issue at the time of production, as most contemporary collectors were content to acquire an example of the year's 51-piece Proof delivery. As a result, most circulation strike 1881 quarter eagles entered commercial channels, with the typical survivor grading EF or AU. Even at those levels of preservation this issue is rare; <em>PCGS CoinFacts</em> allows for fewer than 100 coins extant in all grades. This offering is for a rare Mint State examples, most of which survived purely as a matter of chance. An important opportunity that is sure to appeal to advanced gold enthusiasts.