1856-C $2.50 MS(PCGS#7778)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

9277

Grade

AU53

Price

4,080

Lot Description

1856-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-53 (NGC). An attractive straw-gold example of this scarce and ever popular Charlotte Mint quarter eagle, a variety of which just 7,931 pieces were minted, or less than 1/600th of the Philadelphia Mint production. A nice example at this grade level for the Charlotte Mint specialist. Provenance: From the Augustana Collection. PCGS# 7778. NGC ID: 25J8. To view all items from the Augustana Collection, click here. Click here for certification details from NGC.