1883 $2.50 MS(PCGS#7835)

November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2029

Grade

MS62

Price

9,000

Lot Description

1883 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS). A fully struck, semi-prooflike example of this key date Liberty Head quarter eagle issue. Predominantly medium gold in appearance, the surfaces also reveal tinges of more vivid pinkish-rose iridescence around the borders. Clearly with little need for new quarter eagles in commerce, the Philadelphia Mint produced a mere 1,920 circulation strikes in 1883. Survivors are understandably elusive in numismatic circles, the present example numbering among the finest known to PCGS. PCGS# 7835. NGC ID: 25L7. PCGS Population: 7; with a mere two finer (MS-64 finest). Provenance: From the Alexander Collection.