1899 $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS Nos: 7851, 7925, 87925,
97925
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 27,200
Proofs: 150
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: 18
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 64.5
grains (4.18 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-64. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7511, not illustrated, sold for $517.50
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer 2001
Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8871, not
plated, sold for $1,495.00
MS-64 Cleaned. Ex -
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 3958, not
illustrated, sold for $443.00
NGC MS-63. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7510, not illustrated,
sold for $718.75
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-67.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 4 PR-67's (The finest Proof example
graded by PCGS in the October 2001 Population Report was a single PR-68).
The finest Cameo Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PR-65.
The finest Deep Cameo Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PR-68.
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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