1861-S $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS No: 7795
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 24,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±18
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 64.5
grains (4.18 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 457,
illustrated, sold for $2,990.00
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Ira & Larry
Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust
Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1271, illustrated, sold for
$3,220.00
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1272, illustrated, sold for $3,335.00 Ex Bass
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-62.
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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