Lot 643
Quarter Eagle. 1840-D. NGC graded AU-55. One of the very finest of this extremely rare date in existence. The surfaces have a scattering of marks from brief circulation, but the coin is still lustrous and eye appealing in every respect. Boldly struck too, with full curls on Liberty, and full details on the claws and wings of the eagle. This is in fact, quite amazing when one considers the numerous die cracks on both dies, the obverse has a sharp bisecting crack from the rim between the fourth and fifth stars through Liberty's forehead, eyebrow, ear and out the rim between the last two stars. The reverse has totally shattered, with six wheel spoke cracks extending from the rim towards the center of the coin. Curiously only 3,532 were struck, of which only 3 have been graded higher by the two main services. A single coin grades Mint State 60, and two are graded About Uncirculated 58, with this coin alone in the About Uncirculated 55 category for NGC, tied with a single coin also graded the same by PCGS. An outstanding example of this great rarity in superlative condition.
|
| |
| Realized $18,700 |
