1905 $2.50 MS(PCGS#7857)

1905 $2.50 MS (PCGS#7857)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Lot Description: This outstanding Ultra Gem is sure to attract strong bids from collectors of high quality gold type coins. Both sides are lustrous and softly frosted wit beautiful wheat-gold color. The strike is razor sharp throughout, and the silky smooth surfaces approach numismatic perfection. It is difficult for us to imagine a more appealing example of either the type or issue. Lovely!<p>This is a true condition rarity among Liberty Head quarter eagles, not only for the 1905 date, but for the type as a whole, as very few of these classic U.S. Mint gold coins have been preserved with enough care to grade higher than MS-67 at PCGS or NGC. Obviously the opportunity to acquire a virtually pristine example of this type is a rare occurrence in today's market - a reality that should not be lost on quality-conscious collectors.One of the longest running types in U.S. coinage history, the Liberty Head quarter eagle was produced without major design modification for a staggering 68 years. Proofs are universally rare, with those struck during and prior to the Civil War seldom encountered. Assembling even a partial set of Liberty Head quarter eagles in Proof or circulation strike format is a major challenge, and many collectors choose simply to add a single example of this design to a type set of classic U.S. Mint gold coinage.<p><p>