Lot 1383
1854-D $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. In PCGS holder 21485223. Boldly struck with nice frosty surfaces overlaid with pale olive and light golden-orange toning. Among the rarest coins in the Dahlonega mint quarter eagle series as only 1760 coins were minted. This wonderful specimen can only have one origin: a long ago estate or rare coin collection of early United States gold issues, because how else could it have survived in full Mint grade after more than a century and a half! And what an eye-opener for anyone familiar with the true scarcity of Mint States from the Dahlonega branch mint. The coin rocks! It is among the finest preserved, the second-highest certified, and clearly it is one of the most charming around. Sandwiched as it is between the other scarce C & D quarter eagles in the sale, this beauty will no doubt be acquired by a bidder whose own set of Liberty quarter eagles will grow and improve by its acquisition.
With so few made, nearly all reached circulation; many were either later melted or exported, leaving behind a relative few to supply the market's insatiable demand. Pop 2; 2 finer by a point (PCGS # 7771) .
Estimated Value $23,000 - 25,000.
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