1877 $2.50 MS(PCGS#7826)

1877 $2.50 MS (PCGS#7826)

The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale

Lot Description: 1877 Liberty Quarter Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS). One of the three or four finest-known examples of a 1,632-piece issue, this 1877 Quarter Eagle is sure to see spirited bidding among advanced numismatists. Semi-prooflike in finish, both sides shimmer with a vivid, mostly reddish-gold sheen. A touch of haziness to isolated areas is easily overlooked at most angles, as are a few wispy abrasions that do little more than define the grade. Sharply struck throughout, and high in the Condition Census for an elusive issue that is typically offered no finer than AU.