1852-D $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS No: 7765
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 24,078
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 MS-62. Ex - Superior
Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", June 5-7, 2000, Lot 2101 @ $29,900.00
PCGS MS-61 (illustrated
above). Part of the Duke's Creek Collection of Southern
Gold as of October 16, 1999
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-61. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 444,
illustrated, not sold
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities
Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 445, illustrated, not sold
PCGS AU-55 (illustrated below). Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 677
@$7,762.00
NGC AU-53. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities
Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 446, illustrated, not sold
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
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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