1850-D $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS No: 7757
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 12,148
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: 18
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 64.5
grains (4.18 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark:
"D" (for Dahlonega, GA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Images courtesy of Hancock & Harwell Rare Coins
Significant examples:
PCGS AU-58 (illustrated
above). Part of the Duke's Creek Collection of Southern
Gold as of October 16, 1999.
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-61. Ex - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Lake Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1206,
illustrated, not sold
AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 174, not illustrated, sold for $5,750.00 Purchased from Joe Flynn, August 1,
1972
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake
Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1207, illustrated, sold for
$3,680.00
PCGS AU-53. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 442, illustrated, sold for
$2,300.00
EF-40, Field Tooled, Brushed. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions,
Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot
5975, not illustrated, sold for $661.25
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-62's.
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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