1859-D $2.50 MS(PCGS#7789)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6069

Grade

AU53

Price

8,400

Lot Description

1859-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 22-N, the only known dies. AU-53 (PCGS). The multiple examples included in this collection confirm the popularity of this final year Dahlonega Mint quarter eagle issue with advanced Southern gold enthusiasts. The present lot highlights a vivid AU survivor with blushes of pale pink and powder blue iridescenc enlivening impressive reddish-honey surfaces. D-Mint quarter eagles from the 1850s are seldom fully struck, and while soft both in the centers and around the peripheries, this piece exhibits enough detail to be pleasing in hand. Impressively lustrous for the grade and quite smooth for a lightly circulated example of this challenging issue. PCGS# 7789. NGC ID: 25JM. Click here for certification details from PCGS.