1844-C $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS No: 7735
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 11,622
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, North Carolina) below the eagle on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7163, illustrated, not sold
NGC MS-61. Ex - Bowers
and Merena Galleries "The Rarities Sale", July 31, 2002, Lot
711, illustrated, sold for $11,500.00
NGC AU-58. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
647, illustrated, sold for $9,200.00
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1243, illustrated, sold for $8,338.00
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1244, illustrated, sold for $7,762.00
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities
Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 438, illustrated, not sold
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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