1846-C $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS No: 7741
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 4,808
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 MS-62. Ex - Ira & Larry
Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust
Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1245, illustrated, sold for
$17,250.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-64.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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