1858-C $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS No: 7787
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 9,056
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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Images courtesy of The
Charlottegold Company
Significant examples:
PCGS MS-60 (illustrated
above). Sold as part of the
"North Georgia Collection" of Southern Gold coins in January,
1999 by Heritage Numismatic Auctions.
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Ira & Larry
Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust
Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1266, illustrated, sold for
$10,925.00
ANACS AU-55. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature
Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8862, plated, sold for
$3,795.00 From the Clyde Godfrey Collection
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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