1838 $2.50 MS(PCGS#7696)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6529

Grade

AU53

Price

2,520

Lot Description

1838 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-3. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. Vivid olive-honey and pale rose colors blanket both sides of this overall sharply defined, appreciably lustrous example. The 1838 quarter eagle exhibits a distinct portrait style in the Classic Head series that John H. Clapp referred to as the Silly Head. Provenance: From the Jerome S. Reznick Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of December 1971, lot 794. Collector tag with provenance notation included. PCGS# 7696. NGC ID: 25FY. 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.