1868-S $2.50 MS(PCGS#7808)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

9034

Grade

AU53

Price

1,680

Lot Description

1868-S Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. Partially lustrous antique-gold surfaces are boldly to sharply defined throughout. Exceptionally smooth for a lightly circulated early date San Francisco Mint gold coin, this is a significant survivor of an issue that suffered a high rate of attrition through commercial use. Mintage: 34,000 coins. Provenance: From the Dr. Theodore Charles Failmezger Collection of Quarter Eagles. PCGS# 7808. NGC ID: 25KC. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.