1841-C $2.50 MS(PCGS#7721)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4447

Grade

AU58

Price

11,400

Lot Description

Rich reddish-orange color greets the viewer from both sides of this minimally worn survivor. Flickers of original softly frosted luster are readily evident in the protected areas around the peripheral devices, and more direct angles also call forth very modest hints of brilliance from the open fields. Sharply struck - and uncommonly so for a product of the Charlotte Mint - with no particularly worrisome marks on either side. Simply put, the 1841-C is a very scarce quarter eagle in all grades with only 10,281 pieces produced. Survivors probably number only 125-175 coins, and Doug Winter (<em>Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint: 1838-1861</em>, 2008 edition) also states that the 1841-C is the rarest Charlotte Mint quarter eagle in high grades after only the 1842-C. Our offering of this premium quality near-Mint survivor is sure to catch the eye of advanced Southern gold enthusiasts.