1859-D $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS No: 7789
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,244
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-60 (illustrated
above). Part of the Duke's Creek Collection of Southern
Gold as of October 16, 1999.
Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 452,
illustrated, not sold
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 179, illustrated,
sold for $6,900.00
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities
Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 453, illustrated, sold for $5,060.00
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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