Lot 1468
1836 $2.50 Classic Head. Block 8. PCGS graded MS-64. Light even gold toning on both sides. Popular classic head type coin. Quality and eye appeal: those are the keys to any early Quarter Eagle of the William Kneass design; in the instance of this MS64, this seems to be the rule not the exception since its beauty reinforces every decisive factor of the strict PCGS grade. There is a sampling of better quality 1836 quarter eagles in numismatic collections. Some may be slightly sharper. Few can ever equal the aesthetic look or overall loveliness of the one seen here, however. The obverse has a better-than-average strike, with hair details aplenty except at the brow, the stars full, the dentils full, and the date full -- the things collectors like to see with this design. The reverse, for those with a keenly analytical nose for detail, is also an ideal of striking excellence, with each feather in the eagle's wings and legs detailed excepting a few leg feathers near the shield outline, the leaves in the olive branch are complete with central veins, the arrowheads showing their features. Best of all, the fields are smooth and golden lustrous. Were this certified as Mint State 65 we would have agreed. All the same, being Mint State 64, perhaps a strong buyer can outbid competition. Pop 7; 3 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 97694) .
Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,000.
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