1885 $2.50 MS(PCGS#7837)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6534

Grade

AU55

Price

4,320

Lot Description

1885 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS). A vivid and attractive example, both sides of this otherwise honey-gold example are further enhanced by blushes of iridescent pinkish-rose. Sharply to fully defined throughout with ample evidence of a semi-prooflike finish from the dies. One of the most eagerly sought issues in the long running Liberty Head quarter eagle series, the 1885 boasts a paltry circulation strike mintage of 800 coins. This is an uncommonly well defined example that will have no difficulty finding its way into an advanced gold collection. Provenance: From the Jerome S. Reznick Collection. Earlier from Paramount's New Orleans ANA Auction, August 1972, lot 2524. Collector tag with provenance notation included. PCGS# 7837. NGC ID: 25L9. 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.