1836 $2.50 Script 8 MS(PCGS#7694)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6207

Grade

MS63

Price

6,600

Lot Description

Sharply struck with a lustrous, satiny texture to bright golden-olive surfaces. The Classic Head quarter eagle made its debut in the aftermath of a weight reduction for the denomination as mandated by the Act of June 28, 1834. Designed by William Kneass, this portrait of Liberty is radically different than any previously used on coins of this denomination. Liberty's head now displays tight curls held in place with a headband inscribed LIBERTY. The portrait is smaller with sharper lines, while on the reverse the ribbon with E PLURIBUS UNUM is now absent and the eagle stands alone as the central device. The Classic Head series saw largest yearly mintages of quarter eagles since its debut in 1796, as well as the first mintmarked issues with deliveries from Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans. With one of the highest mintages in the early quarter eagle series, the 1836 vies with the 1834 as the most frequently encountered issue of this type. Select Mint State survivors are scarce relative to combined demand from type collectors and advanced gold enthusiasts, however, and we anticipate this coin to be a strong performer in the present sale.