1838 $2.50 MS(PCGS#7696)
1838 $2.50 MS (PCGS#7696)
August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- Auctioneer
- Stack's Bowers
- Lot Number
- 2928
- Grade
- AU53
- Price
- 1,320
- Lot Description
- 1838 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-3. AU-53 (PCGS). Vivid reddish-honey patina blankets both sides of this overall sharply defined, appreciably lustrous example. The 1838 quarter eagle exhibits a distinct portrait style in the Classic Head series that John H. Clapp referred to as the Silly Head. PCGS# 7696. NGC ID: 25FY. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.