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Lot 1162

1839-O. SEGS graded MS-63. Our grade is Sharpness of MS-60+, we note some light hairlines. This piece exhibits an the usual sharpness of strike for an early date Quarter Eagle from the New Orleans Mint, and there really is no significant lack of detail to report. Satiny in sheen with gleaming golden color, the surfaces are also praiseworthy, barring the light hairlines, due to a general lack of sizeable or otherwise individually distracting abrasions.

The first Quarter Eagle issue from the New Orleans Mint, the 1839-O is also the only O-mint strike of the William Kneass-designed Classic type (to include also the Classic Half Eagle). It is a scarce issue in an comprehensive sense with Doug Winter (2006) accounting for only 350-400 survivors from a mintage of 17,781 pieces. Mint States are necessarily rare and seldom seen in numismatic sales.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500.

 
Realized $5,750



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