1854-C $2.50 MS(PCGS#7770)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7135

Grade

MS61

Price

16,800

Lot Description

Condition Census 1854-C Quarter Eagle 1854-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC. A superior example that ranks among the finest obtainable for the 1854-C quarter eagle. It shows a better than average strike as Liberty's hair curls and the eagle's right leg have more definition than usually encountered. Still a bit soft on LIBERTY and the shield, however, although this is to be expected for the issue. A single pair of dies was used, and most examples have a fine reverse die crack from the rim to the fraction bar, as here. The surfaces are deep honey and orange-gold with good luster quality for the assigned grade. The stars are nearly full and the date punch was crisp and even. From a mintage of just 7,295 pieces, this is one of the finest seen by both PCGS and CAC. Provenance: From the Augustana Collection. Earlier from our Chicago ANA Auction of August 2013, lot 5069. PCGS Population: 2; 6 finer (MS-63 finest). CAC Population: 1; 3. PCGS# 7770. NGC ID: 25HY. To view all items from the Augustana Collection, click here. Click here for certification details from PCGS.