1806/4 $2.50 Stars 8x5 MS(PCGS#7654)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2005

等级

MS64

价格

856,887

详细说明

BD Die State b/b. Supremely attractive green-gold surfaces are semi-prooflike in finish with considerable reflectivity shining forth from the fields under a light. The strike is typical for the issue and for the type, being noticeably soft in the centers yet appreciably bolder toward the rims. Wispy handling marks do little more than define the grade, as none are sizable or otherwise worthy of singular concern.<p>This is a difficult coin to find in any grade at all - only 75 to 90 examples exist today from a reported mintage of 1,136 pieces (this estimate per John W. Dannreuther, 2006). While this variety is one of the more available in the Capped Bust Right quarter eagle series, all such quarter eagles are rare by any numismatic standard. Few collectors will have the opportunity to own one at any level of preservation, while only the most fortunate can secure a Mint State example on the rare occasions when such coins appear at auction.<p>Prior to our offering of the PCGS MS-62 Pogue specimen in May 2015, in fact, it had been nearly five years since any certified Mint State coin of this issue had appeared in our auction sales. The 2010 offering was for the present specimen which, in NGC MS-64, is the single finest reported by the major third party certification services. David W. Akers, whose grading would be described as conservative today, stated "strictly Mint State examples are exceedingly rare and I have never personally examined one, although a few are reported to exist." Possibly a once in a lifetime bidding opportunity for advanced early gold enthusiasts, our reoffering of the CC#1 1806/4 quarter eagle warrants serious consideration and an aggressive bidding strategy.