1842-C $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS No: 7724
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 6,729
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±18
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 64.5
grains (4.18 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark:
"C" (for Charlotte, NC) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 435,
illustrated, not sold
Extremely Fine. Ex - Stack's
"The University of Notre Dame Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 991,
plated, sold for $2,300.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, April 2004" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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