1852-D $2.50 MS(PCGS#7765)

Internet Auction #1102

Auctioneer

David Lawrence RC

Lot Number

2366

Grade

AU50

Price

6,250

Lot Description

1852-D $2 1/2 NGC AU50 ex: Pittman DLRC #: 1977077 // PCGS #: 7765 A very low mintage issue of just 4,078 pieces, this coin hails from the collection of John Jay Pittman, a historic numismatist from the 20th Century. A man who mortgaged his house to participate in the sale of King Farouk's collection, he was known to be very precise and persistent when he found something that he wanted or needed. A mentor of mine when I met him in the late 1980s, this coin is one of the few pieces that remain pedigreed to him. * Category : Gold Coinage * Series : $2.50 Liberty Gold * Type : Liberty head * Years for Type : 1839-1907 * Strike : Business * Denomination : Gold quarter eagle * Mint Location : Dahlonega * Designer : Christian Gobrecht * Composition : 90% gold; 10% silver & copper * Weight : 4.18g * Edge Type : Reeded * Mintage : 4,078